Flower Diagram Guides Career Goal Focus
A summary of Richard N. Bolles method from What Color Is Your Parachute? showing a flower diagram where a job seeker lists preferred work place, skills, environment, goals, conditions, responsibility and salary, and transferable skills. The example tracks a salesman aiming to switch to computer programming with clear targets for work setting, compensation, and life balance.
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Gail Cooper-Evans
Richard N. Bolles
California
Vinton
Bolles
Job Application Letters Tailor to Specific Openings
The piece advises tailoring a résumé cover letter to the exact job and company. It urges ending the letter with a stated follow up date and notes professional presentation should match the résumé. It also mentions professional appearance even when using personal stationery.
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Rogers
A Big Loser This Sunday in Parade
Dr. Stuart Berger reveals his approach to losing 200 pounds in a feature set for Parade. The piece outlines his methods, motivations, and expected impact on readers seeking weight loss guidance.
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Stuart Berger
Skills for a Career Change and Transferable Abilities
The piece highlights transferable skills for sales and career shifts, stressing research writing persuasion and managing using computer work. It cites Howard Figler and others on universally valued skills and suggests volunteering, shadowing, and courses such as Kirkwood Community College programs and Be All That You Can Be conference to aid transition.
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Howard Figler
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Figler
American Business Women’s Association
Kirkwood
Modern Parliamentary Procedure for Modern Meetings
The passage reflects on strict Robert's Rules and proposes simplified methods from Keesey's Modern Parliamentary Procedure. It discusses emotional dynamics, feminism in meeting participation, and a shift toward cooperative debate. It notes Virginia Woolf's death on this date in 1941.
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Keesey
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