Don Pieta

Front cover of Tips on Getting a Job for the College Graduate by Don Pieta, showing graduates in caps and gowns celebrating outside a university building.

The book

Tips on Getting a Job for the College Graduate

Congratulations on your degree. Now what? This book has some advice on getting a new job and then working in that new job — laid out in cartoon format for simplicity on what you should know quickly.

Hardcover  ·  Paperback  ·  Kindle

What you’ll learn

Eleven things nobody sat you down and explained

  • What to do on day one after graduation, before the panic sets in
  • How to make your resume match the position you are actually applying for
  • Where the jobs are hiding — including the listings at the bottom of corporate websites
  • How to research a company properly before you walk in
  • How to answer “why do you want to work for this company?”
  • What to physically bring with you to an interview
  • The questions worth asking your interviewer
  • How to keep networking working for you after graduation
  • What to do in your first weeks once you have the job
  • How skilled-trade apprenticeships let you earn while you learn
  • How to get licensed in a trade without taking on more debt
Cartoon panel of a young man at a computer, with advice to look for job opportunities listed at the bottom of corporate websites.

Who it’s for

Written for the person holding the diploma

A

New graduates

You have the degree and an empty calendar. Start here, and you will know what to do on Monday morning.

B

Soon-to-be graduates

Still a semester or two out. Reading this before you finish means you arrive at graduation already ahead.

C

Parents & career centers

A gift that gets read, because it is drawn. Career offices and libraries can order in quantity — just ask.

Details

Book details

  • Title — Tips on Getting a Job for the College Graduate
  • Author — Don Pieta
  • Pages — 174
  • Published — May 5, 2026
  • Publisher — Kindle Direct Publishing
  • Formats — Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle
  • ISBN — 979-8-19571-126-9
  • Language — English
Back cover of the book, describing it as advice on getting a new job laid out in cartoon format, with an illustrated portrait of author Don Pieta.

Sample pages

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Ten full pages from the book, free to read right now.

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Available now in hardcover, paperback and Kindle.

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