I am currently attending my 25th college reunion at Stanford University. It is day #3 of a 4-day extravaganza. Stanford really knows how to host a grand event.

My goal for attending this reunion was to reconnect with old friends and to make new connections that might potentially develop into mutually beneficial relationships. I have long overlooked the rich resource of connections from my college days. I fully intend to reclaim my lost network and invest more time cultivating relationships with these intelligent, resourceful and motivated classmates. I encourage you to do the same.

I also had the opportunity to attend two special events facilitated by classmate Andy Chan. (see photo to right) Andy had run career services for Stanford Business School for several years until he was recently whisked away by Wake Forest University to build an exciting new platform of integrating personal and professional development into the college experience.

1. Career and Life Visioning workshop
2. Career Networking event

While attending Andy’s group networking event, I made several terrific new contacts that I am motivated to develop into potential relationships. I also gained a few new insights from Andy about networking, what it is and what it isn’t and how to do it even better. I felt compelled to share what I learned from Andy with all of you.

One of Andy’s insights about career development is that networking is like gardening. Read more about this relevant and important metaphor and how you could be networking more effectively. Gain pearls of wisdom about networking from Andy Chan:

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