The document provides background information on finding an ideal job. It discusses Richard Bolles's job-hunting manual What Color Is Your Parachute? which advises job seekers to think about their skills, desired work environment or job setting, and potential job rewards. The manual emphasizes self-assessment over quickly answering job ads. Two brief readings are also presented, one highlighting skills and settings related to skydiving instruction and matchmaking, and the other integrating considerations of skills, settings, and rewards based on the readings.