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 behind the talk

Tips on Getting a Job for the College Graduate

The talk is thirteen minutes. The book is 174 pages, and every one of them is a cartoon panel — the resume, the search, the interview and your first days on the job, laid out so you can read it in a sitting or open it to one page the night before.

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What the book adds

Eleven things nobody sat you down and explained

The talk names the shape of the problem. The book is where each piece gets worked out in full.

  • 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 — and the people helping them

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

A few panels from inside

Cartoon panel of an employer shaking hands with a young graduate, captioned that having a college degree sure comes in handy.
The degreeIt opens the door. It does not walk you through it.
Cartoon panel showing a hiring manager asking a job candidate whether her resume closely matches the position she is applying for.
The resumeOne version per kind of employer, tracked in a spreadsheet.
Cartoon panel showing a job candidate answering questions across the table from an interviewer.
The interviewThe same nine questions, decade after decade.
Cartoon page titled Earn While You Learn - Carpenters, showing a graduate and his mother reviewing a carpenters apprenticeship application at a kitchen table.
The tradesA paid apprenticeship, and no tuition debt at the end of it.

Ready when you are.

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