Reflections on Richard Bolles’ 80th Birthday
On Sunday I attended a party, as a guest of the well-known career counselor and friend, Victoria Zenoff, to celebrate Dick Bolles’ 80th birthday. It was a special treat as I had not meet Dick before but like most career counselors have numerous editions of his bestselling book, What Color Is Your Parachute?.
There were many well wishers at the party, as would be expected. When I was introduced to Dick’s daughter, I asked her if her father had been involved in her job hunting. She replied that since she was a psychotherapist she did not need his wise counsel. This reminded me how useful this classic book on job-hunting is to those who are searching for a job, and how Dick has shown them how important informational interviews are to a successful job hunt.
When I looked around the room and saw many of the names in the career counseling field, I wondered who would be picking up the mantle to continue lending a hand to those looking for new work.