What Color Is Your Parachute
Purpose
Support career transitions with interview and job search tools
How to Use
Richard Bolles' career planning framework. 1. Complete the Flower Exercise: map your ideal role across seven petals (favourite skills, favourite subjects, preferred working conditions, preferred people, preferred values and goals, preferred salary and level, preferred geography). 2. Identify the role that best matches the full flower. 3. Use the job interview commandments and mistakes lists as practical coaching tools. 4. Design a targeted job search or career transition plan from the flower.
Created by Richard N. Bolles
When to Use
This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:
| Context | Relevant |
|---|---|
| Individual Coaching | |
| Team Coaching | |
| Leadership Development | |
| Facilitation / Workshop | |
| Online / Virtual |