Yes, You Can Get That Job! A unique resource helps new graduates land that first real job

April 1, 2009 - PRLog -- In today’s competitive job market fueled by rapidly increasing unemployment, job hunting is a challenge for everyone. But for new and recent college graduates looking to get off the couch and onto the payroll, the task is even more daunting. Now, career transition management consultant Joanne Meehl, aka The Resume Queen, has written a unique combination how-to manual and thesaurus to help the newly graduated become the newly employed.

Packed with practical tips on everything from making a professional sounding voice message to how to use and expand one’s personal network (online and off), Yes, You Can Get That Job! (Satya House Publications, April 2009) helps new job seekers develop the ability to “sell themselves” more effectively during every stage of the process. For example:

“Responsible for. . . .” Do not use this phrase! That’s why you don’t see it here. It’s a phrase that’s passive and it doesn’t highlight your accomplishments. If you managed, or organized, or coordinated something, say so. If you were asked to do something, talk about how you were selected to do this, recruited to do it.

Yes, You Can Get That Job! is a unique easy-to-use resource to help students and new graduates find the most effective ways to communicate their value to prospective employers. From A (ability, accelerate, accurate, achieve, acquire) to W (weigh, widen, win, withdraw, withstand, work, write), this little book is designed to not only take the stress out of resume writing, but change the way one communicates about oneself.

From the first cover letter to the final interview, Yes, You Can Get That Job! provides strategies and tips to enhance presentation skills and build self-confidence, helping new graduates bridge the connection between what they’ve accomplished in their own studies, internships and part-time or summer jobs and what the hiring manger is looking for.

Yes, You Can Get That Job! will be available from all major on-line booksellers, in bookstores, as well as directly from the publisher. The book is also available to colleges and universities at substantially discounted prices when ordering for their career services departments, campus store or job fairs. For more information, contact the publisher directly. Online at http://www.satyahouse.com

About the Author: Joanne Meehl is the president of Joanne Meehl Career Services, a career transition management firm with offices in Minneapolis, MN and Westborough, MA. She has extensive experience in career counseling, career planning and job search coaching. She is the author of The Resume Queen’s Job Search Thesaurus and Career Guide for Professionals as well as a widely published essay writer whose work has appeared in media outlets including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Monster.com, CareerBuilder.com and cnn.com. Ms. Meehl is available for interviews.

Title: Yes, You Can Get That Job!
ISBN: 978-09818720-0-1
Author: Joanne Meehl
Publisher: Satya House Publications
Paperback (8.5 x 5.5 inches)
100 pages
Publication Date: April 20, 2009
Price: $14.95

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About Satya House Publications: Satya House publishes books of contemporary interest. We focus on non-fiction in areas that have a strong niche market.