Wednesday, November 18, 2015

"Strategies to get to talk to the key person in your Job search."


The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Bill Lippincott. The facilitator for this week will be Sheri Ablaza, and in the event she is called for substitute teaching, then William Lam will fill in for her. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Bill will talk about "Strategies to get to talk to the key person in your Job search."

Strategies to get to talk to the key person in your Job search


Sometimes it is difficult to ID or talk to key people you need to talk to for an effective search. If you believe that people hire people and not emails this is the session for you. As a past skip tracer for a major national collection group, I can tell you how to find folks and talk to them direct!

Bill Lippincott


Financial Advisor, Northeast Wealth Management

Bill Lippincott is a results oriented professional with management experience in several industries specializing in financial services, customer relationship center operations, collections, project management, information systems, cost control and process engineering disciplines. He has a proven record of accomplishment of bottom line results through teamwork, customer focus, leadership and goal setting. His background includes many management leadership roles with P&L responsibilities; strategic planning and process design. He is an expert in succession planning strategies for small business owners and wealth distribution planning for individuals. He holds a Series 7 and 66 securities license and is an Investment Advisor Representative. Prior to his current work, Bill has held various managerial positions with NSTAR and GE Capital. He has held industry association leadership positions including a national speaker regarding data standards in a deregulated electric environment. Bill has authored several technical works adopted by the Electric Distribution industry. He is currently a member of the Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce, Co-Chair of Norton Founders Day, Chair of the Norton Economic Development Committee and facilitator for the Employment Support Group of Norton.

Bill is married to Pam his bride of 30 years and has two grown children. He is active in his community, his church and with the Boy Scouts of America. When not working he enjoys sailing, golf, gardening and outdoor activities.

Recap of HNG Meeting of November 6, 2015


Our 156th meeting had 14 people, this is 12 less than the previous meeting; 4 signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were 3 introduction speeches.

We made a formal presentation of the new Wireless Transmitter/Receiver System to Maureen Belger, Parish Hall Manager. The cost of the system was $549.00, and the sound of the system is incredible.

We had a speaker, Tom Alessi, who talked about "Financial Answers in Career Transition."
This included discussing the following:
* F.A.C.T. – Financial Answers in Career Transition
* Budget & Cash Flow Strategies – “The biggest fight is always about the money”
* Learn how to take control during a career transition
* The more prepared you are now the better off you will be later
* It’s not about your budget, it’s about where you spend your money.
* Financial Planning – “Don’t walk away…Just Run”
* Why doing a financial plan now probably isn’t in your best interest

Schedule for HNG Meetings:


December 4, 2015 Brian Coughlin TBD

General Information


The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Hopkinton Networkers Group: Various Topics

Hello Everyone, 

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Hari Narayanan. The facilitator for this week will be Sheri Ablaza, and in the event she is called for substitute teaching, then Emilia Gordon will fill in for her. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Hari will talk about "Various Topics."

Various Topics

* LinkedIn
* Networking sessions
* Family or social gatherings

Hari Narayanan

Hari comes to us from the Milford Workforce Central Career Center, and he has spoken to our group in the past and contributed to the Job Shop Jam Sessions. He will provide more personal info about himself.

Recap of HNG Meeting of October 2, 2015

Our 154th meeting had 26 people, this is 1 less than the previous meeting; 1 signed the New Member list. Vincent Rocheleau was our facilitator. There were no introduction speeches. 

We had a speaker, Linda waters, who talked about "Interviewing With Confidence."
This included discussing the following items:
* How to make sure it's the right job for you
* How to assess the company culture
* Tips to feel less nervous in the interview
* Interview follow- up tips
* How to stay positive during the interview process

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

October 16, 2015 Hari Narayanan Various Topics
November 6, 2015 Thomas Alessi TBD

General Information 

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.
We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com 
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com 
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net 
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com 
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net 
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com 

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

HNG: "Interviewing with Confidence"


Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Linda Waters. The facilitator for this week will be Vincent Rocheleau. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Linda will talk about "Interviewing with Confidence."

Interviewing With Confidence


* How to make sure it's the right job for you
* How to assess the company culture
* Tips to feel less nervous in the interview
* Interview follow- up tips
* How to stay positive during the interview process

Linda Waters


Linda Waters brings over 20 years of corporate sales and client management experience to her role as President and founder of Back to Business LLC. She is a career consultant, and has a passion for helping people develop the confidence, direction and strategy they need to be successful in their professional lives.

Linda speaks regularly to academic, professional and corporate audiences on career-related topics including networking strategies and professional image. She has enjoyed presenting at the Boston College Center for Work and Family, Ameriprise Financial, Momcorps University in Boston, the Massachusetts Conference for Women, the Back to Business women's workshop event at Gillette Stadium,The Women's Success Network, Leading Women of Central MA, Northeastern University, and Babson College, among others.

Linda is the recipient of the 2009 ATHENA award, given for business excellence, making an impact on women nationally and internationally, and helping women reach their full potential.

She resides in Franklin, MA with her husband and two children.

www.backtobusiness.org


Schedule for HNG Meetings:

October 16, 2015 Lee-Ann Johnson TBD

General Information

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

HNG Meeting September 18, 2015; Agenda: Speaker on "Get the Offer"


Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Stephen Martins. The facilitator for this week will be Ronaldo Lu. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM.  In the second hour, Steve will talk about "Get the Offer."


Get the Offer

Part 1 – Know your approach to job searching.  Is it good enough? 

*        Offensive
*        Defensive
*        Sales

Part 2 – Getting to the source with your resume.  Is my resume good, too long, right wording?  Common errors. 

*        Recruiter
*        Office worker
*        HR

Part 3 – **The Interview** (guaranteed success if they follow this step)

*        Confidence
*        Approach
*        Questions
*        The Close

Part 4 – Question areas

Hopefully by this point, everyone will be open with concerns and questions.  Steve will have a list that usually is discussed if we are looking to fill more time.  This presentation is very interactive.  He will boost them up, kick them in the butt, and pat them on the back.  He is a very motivated person, and he thinks they will leave that way too.


Stephen Martins

He has been in sourcing/recruiting/HR since 2001.  He has worked with the Commercial, Light Industrial, Technical, and Software Development fields.  His main experience has been working through Kelly Services, Johnson and Johnson, the Military and Software Quality Associates.  He has been a Guest Speaker for the Career Center in Fall River MA for 8 years supporting a Bi-Weekly job club. 

He has been in the military since 1987.  Currently he serves as a Chief Warrant Officer, the Commander for the 215th Army Band in the Army National Guard.  He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Liberty University and lives in Somerset.


Schedule for HNG Meetings:

October 2, 2015          TBD


General Information

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.


We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup


For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.


Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748


Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza            sheriablaza@gmail.com 
Emilia Gordon          emiliagne@gmail.com   
Gil Krispien              g.krispien@verizon.net    
William Lam             wmlam508@yahoo.com  
Ronaldo Lu              ronaldo.lu@comcast.net       
Vincent Rocheleau   vrocheleau@hotmail.com 
     

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

"10 Things you Should Know About Long Term Investing"

Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Tom Bodine. The facilitator for this week will be Gil Krispien. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Tom will talk about "10 Things you Should Know About Long Term Investing."

10 Things you Should Know About Long Term Investing


Whether they do it themselves or have someone do it for them most people have some level of retirement savings to invest. For many people there is a marked difference between what the investment textbooks would advise and what most people actually do. In this presentation Tom will highlight 10 interesting facts about investing that may cause you to question your current approach. This seminar can be particularly helpful to people wondering how to react to the recent turmoil in the global markets.

Tom Bodine, ChFC, CLU


Thomas Bodine is an advisor at 3D Asset Management, Inc.* Tom has held senior executive positions with Paul Revere, Allmerica Financial, and Conseco Insurance Group. Tom earned a BA in economics from Dartmouth College, as well as Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter designations from the American College. He has served as president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Central MA and the Society of Financial Service Professionals in Central MA and is a current board member for Habitat for Humanity North Central MA.

* 3D Asset Management, Inc. is a Registered Investment Advisor based in East Hartford, CT.

Recap of HNG Meeting of August 21, 2015


Our 151st meeting had 16 people, this is three more than the previous meeting; one signed the New Member list. William Lam was our facilitator. There was one introduction speech.

We had a speaker, Patricia Hunt Sinacole, who talked about "A Practical Guide to Landing a Job in Today’s Employment Market."
This included discussing the following items:
* The use/misuse of social media in a search
* Networking tips
* A job hunter’s elevator speech
* Resume and references
* Job search statistics

Schedule for HNG Meetings:


September 18, 2015 Stephen Martins TBD

General Information


The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:

Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

"A Practical Guide to Landing a Job in Today’s Employment Market."

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Patricia Hunt Sinacole. The facilitator for this week will be William Lam. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Pattie will talk about "A Practical Guide to Landing a Job in Today’s Employment Market."

A Practical Guide to Landing a Job in Today’s Employment Market

* The use/misuse of social media in a search
* Networking tips
* A job hunter’s elevator speech
* Resume and references
* Job search statistics

Patricia Hunt Sinacole

She is the CEO and Founder of First Beacon Group LLC, a Human Resources (HR) consulting firm that provide HR services to a wide variety of companies. Pattie holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from Babson. Pattie has 20 years of experience in Human Resources working a wide range of clients. Pattie has served as a Guest Lecturer at Babson College. Pattie has been featured in the Boston Business Journal, the Mass High Tech, and The Boston Globe. 


Additionally, Pattie is a regular contributor to the Job Doc and Career Makeover columns in the Boston Globe. Pattie also facilitates live career-related chats on boston.com


Schedule for HNG Meetings:

September 4, 2015 Brian Hawley and Tom Bodine "10 Things You Should Know About Long Term Investing"

General Information 

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com 
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net 
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com 
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net 
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com 

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

"The Changing World of Work"

Hello Everyone, 

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Brian Coughlin. The facilitator for this week will be Sheri Ablaza. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive befor10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, Brian will talk about "The Changing World of Work."

"The Changing World of Work"


This program is designed to have the members begin to look at the job search in a different way. The days of life time employment OR Long term employment are over. Today we are all Free Agents and we must begin to think like a free agent. In this job search, you are the President of YOU INC."

Brian Coughlin

Brian Coughlin has accumulated more than three decades of expertise in human resource management, and partnered with many business operations to help them control costs and maximize resources and profits. Brian is experienced in all facets of human resources, including: 

Employee Relations 
* Labor Relations 
* Compensation 
* Payroll Administration 
* Staffing 
* Benefits 
* Union Negotiation and Grievances 

Brian Coughlin has repeatedly and consistently demonstrated the ability to plan, direct, control and lead experienced human resource professionals at larger companies including Texas Instruments®, Smiths Group PLCTM, Liberty Mutual®, Tucker HousewaresTM, and others. He has a successful track record of introducing programs to build strong union-free organizations. While working at companies such as Tredegar Molded ProductsTM and Handy & Harman Electronics Materials Corp.TM, Brian developed a thorough understanding of the special needs of smaller organizations. With more than three decades of experience as an adjunct faculty member at Fisher College, and more recently at Dean College, Brian Coughlin has developed and delivered well-received courses in International Management, Operations Management, Human Resources Management, Principles of Management, and Micro- and Macro-Economics classes. Brian holds an M.S. Degree in Management from Lesley University, and a B.S. in Management from the University of Massachusetts. 

Schedule for HNG Meetings:


August 14, 2015
 Barbara Finer TechSandBox
August 21, 2105 Patricia Hunt Sinacole TBD

General Information 


The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:

Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,


Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com 
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net 
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com 
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net 
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com 

Friday, June 19, 2015

No HNG meeting in Hopkinton today

Hello Everyone,

There is no Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting tomorrow, Friday, June 19th, because of the Rummage Sale taking place in the St. John’s Parish Hall.

Our next scheduled meeting is July 3rd.

Regards,
Gil Krispien

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Hopkinton Networking Group: “Finding a Job That Fits When You are Older than 50”


Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a Moderated Panel led by Robert Dandrade. The facilitator for this week will be Ronaldo Lu. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, the Moderated Panel will discuss “Finding a Job That Fits When You are Older than 50."

Moderated Panel Discussion Talk on “Finding a Job That Fits When You are Older than 50”

A panel comprised of professionals who have a wide range of diverse experiences and knowledge in the job search and hiring: a Program Manager for a software provider, a Career Advisor and Workshop Facilitator at a local Career Center,a former Sales and Marketing Executive who has his own business, a Recruiter for Human Resources and Financial Services, and a Director of Human Resources.

Lyn Baird

After having been with Compaq and Hewlett Packard for a combined eighteen years, Lyn went through four turbulent transitions over the past nine years -- including two extensive periods of unemployment, as well as moves from commercial high-tech into defense contracting, and then back into commercial high-tech. Presently Lyn helps ready new products for market with MathWorks, a provider of software products for engineering and science. Lyn maintains Program Management and Project Management certifications with Project Management Institute. Lyn developed the “Networking” module for Job Search Workshops for MetroWest and holds the copyright. Lyn is married to Linée, his bride of 30 years, who is a commercial pastel artist. They have three adult special-needs children -- a daughter and two sons. Lyn and Linée live and serve among Trinity Church Congregational of Bolton, where Lyn presently serves as elder and pursues a passion to help the wider church move beyond being a closed club to genuinely engage with the community and the culture. Lyn is part of the leadership of Job Search Workshops for MetroWest.

Norma Brandt-Krevis

Norma Brandt-Krevis is presently employed by Metro Southwest Employment & Training Career Center in Framingham. She has been with the organization for over 11 years and works as a Resource Room Career Advisor and Workshop Facilitator. Her areas of expertise include Using Your Age to Advantage, Résumé Development, Avoiding the Black Hole and triaging customers for training eligibility. She is a PARW certified Résumé Writer. Norma originally came to the center as a customer who experienced first-hand the difficulties of a lay off. Armed with the information she gained through taking workshops, Norma discovered how to use her “transferable skills” to sell herself to an employer and was able to secure two job offers on the same day. Her past experience includes the NF Foundation, Neonatology Associates and Southborough Medical.

Norma is married to “Big Al”, a former NY Jets tackle, and together they have 6 grown children. They are actively involved in their church life at Church of the Nativity in Northborough

Robert Dandrade

For over 42 years he has worked in many roles in multiple industries, hiring hundreds of people. He has also had unexpected job loss twice. In 2012, as part of a 30,000 workforce reduction, he accepted early retirement and transitioned from being an Engineering Program Manager in Hewlett Packard. Rob’s experience also includes Fidelity Investments, Compaq Computer and Digital Equipment Corp, Pepsico and Carrier Corporation. At one point, with Fidelity, he was unexpectedly laid-off. Working with their out-placement agency he realized that his past job searches were based on many incorrect assumptions. Rob applied their recommended practices and he experienced success. Some of the teaching points of the non-profit Job Search Workshops for MetroWest, which he co-founded, emphasize what he learned.

Job Search Workshops for MetroWest is a non-profit organization which has helped over 700 participants address short term job loss situations. This “best practices” workshop is focused on professionals who don't have paid outplacement help when they lose their job. The Workshop summarizes advice the outplacement service firms might provide in two or three weeks into two nights and delivers the content in the context of one’s Christian faith.

With his wife Carol, Rob celebrated 46 years this past year. They have a 22 year old daughter (plus 3 other children over 39).Rob is a “Elder Emeritus” for Faith Community Church of Hopkinton, having served there in multiple capacities for 30 years.

Wende Malster

Wende has over two decades of search and placement experience in Human Resources and Financial Services. She is a meticulous “detective,” uncovering the real needs of each client and developing a detailed picture of the requirements for each position. Her proven discernment and genuine commitment to client satisfaction has resulted in exceptionally high rates of retention and advancement for her clients. Prior to starting her own practice, she was a Vice President at Gatti & Associates where she recruited HR professionals for companies such as GE, Bain Capital, Sonesta, Moderna Therapeutics, and Rhode Island School of Design.

Wende is a Principal with M2-Partners. She is considered to be one of the most successful Executive Search professionals specializing in Human Resources in the New England area. She finds outstanding HR leadership for high-growth Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up ventures. Our placement track record is exceptional: over 90% of our candidates are retained for more than one year and over 70% are promoted within three years.

Wende holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University, and completed several courses in the Human Resources Professional Certificate program at Bentley University. She is active in several Human Resources associations and is on the Board of Directors of a local non-profit organization. The content she developed for a Job Search workshop at New England Chapel in 2009 has been incorporated into the curriculum used today in the Job Search Workshops for MetroWest. Wende is married to Rob, and they have two daughters, Lindsay (17) and Lauren (15). They are active members of New England Chapel in Franklin.

Donelle Wright

Donelle Wright is a Director of Human Resources at EMC. She is the HR Business Partner for two global sales organizations--strategic alliances and global accounts. Donelle joined EMC three years ago after several years of working as an independent HR consultant and leadership coach. Prior to that, Donelle worked for the legacy Hewlett Packard Company for 18 years holding a number of positions in Human Resources at the regional, national, and corporate level. She is also a
professional certified coach. When not working, Donelle is the mother of two teenage daughters, and on the boards of three non-profit organizations in Worcester County where she lives in Holden.

Recap of HNG Meeting of May 15, 2015:

Our 146th meeting had 18 people, this is two less than the previous meeting; no one signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were no introduction speeches.

Landings:
Jocelyn Beauregard Started May 25th full time at People United Bank in Westborough as HR Manager; was out 10 months
Bob O'Donnell Started May 21st full time at Regal Beloit as District Manager of Sales; was out 4 months

We conducted an Interview Questions Workshop which went over very well. It was enlightening; it was informative; and it was interesting to hear the various suggestive responses to the questions. Jocelyn, since she is a HR person, gave a lot of good input for answers to the questions.

We had 8 people who took advantage of William's photo session and had their photo taken

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

June 5, 2015 Moderated Panel Discussion “Finding a Job That Fits When You are Older than 50”
June 19, 2015 Brian Hawley and Tom Bodine "10 Things You Should Know About Long Term Investing"

General Information

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Michelle Levesque mdlevesque222@yahoo.com
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com