FROM GRADUATION TO CORPORATION Author Continues Successful College Lecture Tour

Oct. 27, 2009 - PRLog -- Andy Teach, a 27-year corporate veteran and author of the career advice book FROM GRADUATION TO CORPORATION: THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER ONE RUNG AT A TIME, continues his successful college lecture tour in the 2009-2010 school year. Working closely with Career Centers and student organizations, he has spoken at several universities and colleges including California Lutheran University, Cal State Northridge, The Claremont Colleges, Loyola Marymount University, Point Loma Nazarene University, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC Annenberg, and Whittier College.  He is also scheduled to speak at several schools in 2010.

Teach covers several topics in his lecture, ranging from good vs. bad résumés, job interviewing, networking, dealing with difficult bosses and co-workers, dress codes, staying organized, office romance, standing up to the boss, and the generation gap at work. Teach also discusses some of his 72 corporate commandments, including: keep your supervisor informed of your progress, remember that one of your main jobs is to make the boss's job easier, it doesn’t matter how smart you are if you miss a deadline, and do whatever it takes to get the job done.

"I wrote this book, in part, as a vehicle which would allow me to have direct contact with my audience. There is no substitute for face-to-face communication and it gives me great pleasure when I can speak directly with college students. When they come up to me after a lecture and thank me for my time and for helping them in their job search, it makes it all worthwhile."

What makes this book and lecture unique is that its author not only gives us his candid account of his climb up the corporate ladder, but he also discusses the factors behind his fall from the top rungs, so that young people can learn from his long practical experience.

Teach’s college lecture tour has been well received by Career Center staff and students:

From Career Center staff:

"Thank you for presenting such an engaging and informative presentation.  From cross-generational dynamics to office etiquette, you really provided valuable advice.”

"It was my pleasure to host you on campus and I know that students benefited tremendously from your career advice.”

"The ‘thank you’ goes to you for giving of your time to speak to our students and providing them with great advice.  It certainly reflects your commitment and value for helping others.  I particularly enjoyed hearing about your career path and the lessons that you learned along the way."  

From Students:

"Very informative.  A wake up call."  

"The tips on closing the generation gap were very helpful. I liked the advice about networking and getting to know the people you are working with."

"Very down-to-earth with personal experiences. Enjoyed the types of bosses and employees discussion."

"The personal stories made the lecture more engaging. The resume and cover letter tips were especially useful and had parts that I had not known before."

"Andy Teach touches on many areas of the workplace that are a mystery for college students. The most helpful was his advice on office etiquette."

 
About Author Andy Teach

Teach graduated from Rutgers College with B.A. degrees in Business Administration and Human Communications. After working for two New York ad agencies and a Los Angeles television production company, he worked at a major television and motion picture studio in the research department for 23 years, earning six promotions from clerk to vice-president.

Teach has appeared as a guest and commentator on the nationally syndicated Cable Radio Network and also on the popular late-night syndicated radio show hosted by Michael Dresser "Dresser After Dark." He also serves the television industry as a research consultant. He is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

If you are interested in having Andy Teach speak at your school, email him at teachandyt@aol.com with “Career Advice Lecture” in the subject line.

For more information about the author, please go to his website at http://www.andyteach.com

From Graduation to Corporation
284-page paperback: $17.95
Published by AuthorHouse

Available for purchase on amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/GRADUATION-CORPORATION-PRACTICAL-CL... and barnesandnoble.com:   http://search.barnesandnoble.com/From-Graduation-to-Corpo...

ISBN-10: 1-4389-3063-1; ISBN-13: 978-1-4389-3063-3