Andy is currently giving career advice lectures and workshops at various colleges and universities. During his lectures, Andy engages students with personal stories and real-life examples from his thirty-year corporate career. It is these stories and examples that students truly relate to and appreciate.
In today's challenging economy, there are more job candidates vying for fewer jobs. Andy teaches students how to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. As a corporate executive, Andy read through more resumes than he cares to remember and interviewed hundreds of entry-level job candidates but only hired a select few. What was the difference between the candidates who got the job and those who didn't? Andy shares his expertise and knowledge in this area.
High unemployment and layoffs continue to make headlines-why do some employees escape the ax while others don't? Andy educates students about business etiquette and helps them realize that sometimes it's the little things that can make a big difference in the workplace.
For Andy's lecture schedule, please scroll down to the bottom of this page and view the calendar that lists Andy's upcoming speaking engagements. If you are interested in having Andy speak at your college or university and would like more information, you can contact him at teachandyt@aol.com
Andy has lectured at the following colleges and universities:
- California Lutheran University
- Cal State Northridge
- The Claremont Colleges
- Hope International University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- UCLA
- UC Irvine
- UC Riverside
- UC Santa Barbara
- USC Annenberg
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Whittier College
Upcoming lectures:
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California Lutheran University
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Florida Institute of Technology
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Mills College
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Mount St. Mary's College
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Stanford University
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Stetson University
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UC Irvine
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UC Santa Barbara
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UC Santa Cruz
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University of Miami
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University of Redlands
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University of Tampa
Andy covers several topics in his one-hour 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
- The generation gap at work
Andy also discusses some of his 72 corporate commandments, including:
- Keep your supervisor informed of your progress
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Remember that one of your main jobs is to make the boss's job easier
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It doesn’t matter how smart you are if you miss a deadline
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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."
Here are some comments from Career Center staff, as well as from students, which are based on Andy's career advice lectures.
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 that our audience could take away. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you again in the future."
Yas Djadali, Assistant Director of Career Counseling-Loyola Marymount University
"The 'thank you' goes to you for speaking 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."
Linda Drake, Interim Career Center Director-University of California, Irvine
"It was my pleasure to host you on campus and I know that the students benefited tremendously from your career advice. Best of luck with the rest of your tour and I look forward to planning another seminar in the future."
Ignacio Gallardo, Employee Relations Coordinator, University of California, Santa Barbara
"Andy is a great speaker on how to behave once you get a new job or for those who want to stay employed-what makes a great employee. Book is great for college grads but Andy can do presentations for any level for all industries."
Cindy Lewis, Director of Career Services-California Lutheran University
"I thought your presentation went really well. I personally found it to be very informative and I'm sure the students benefited tremendously from your advice."
Frank Ramirez, Career Counselor, University of California, Riverside
From Students:
"Thank you so much for contributing the valuable information you did at the career workshop. I came away with some great ideas. You were a great speaker."
Alumni, Loyola Marymount University
"Very informative. A wake up call."
Junior, California Lutheran University
"I like the professionalism of the speaker-very clean speech. Great PowerPoint, easy to follow. I didn't feel the time pass. It was all very useful."
Senior, UCLA
"The real-life stories made the lecture more engaging. The resume and cover letter tips were especially useful and had parts that I had not known before."
Sophomore, University of California, Irvine
"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."
Senior, University of California, Santa Barbara
"The tips were very helpful and I think that this lecture will help me with finding jobs in the future."
Junior, Whittier College
