HNG Meeting - Sep 2 - Sixty-second Introduction Practice Session

An apology to those who attended the HNG meeting on Friday, August 19th. I received an indication there was disappointment that there were no tables setup when everyone arrived. There is a simple explanation: I came in early and setup the greeting table with the nametags, New Member sign-in sheet, and the money jar. This was followed up by making the coffee, the hot water urn, and the table setup for the coffee cups, sugar, milk, lemonade, and napkins. This was then followed up by setting up the snack table with the cookies and napkins. I then setup the projector screen, the projector, the lectern with microphones and the sound system to make sure everything was alright for the facilitator and the speaker. I lastly had to setup the hall with the tables and chairs; however, since the tables were in the storage classroom and not easily accessible to remove by myself, I had only one alternative and that was to just setup the 40 chairs with no assistance. Since I was under a serious time constraint and had to leave as early as I could to help my daughter, this was all I could do. I will do my utmost to make sure the tables are setup for the next meeting so as to accommodate those who have grown accustomed to having them.

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by either a speaker or Sixty-second Elevator Speech Practice Session. 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, we will have either a speaker, which I am trying to arrange because our scheduled speaker cancelled to handle a family issue, or a Sixty-second Elevator Introduction Practice Session.

Speaker and Topic

Unknown at this time because arrangements are being made as of this writing to acquire a replacement speaker.

Or

Sixty-second Introduction Practice Session

This will be our Plan-B in the event a speaker could not be scheduled. We do not have individual introductions as often as we should simply because it is not a popular event, and the attendance suffers, yet it is one of the most important things we should do. We have had many new people give their introduction speeches during the past few months, and it is time for the new people to know who the rest of us are. I sincerely hope everyone who has attended the meetings thus far will attend this event to support our group.

Recap of HNG Meeting of August 19, 2016

Our 173rd meeting had 35 people, this is 5 more than the previous meeting; nine signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.

We had a speaker, Hannah David, who talked about "Risk Management - Job Search." She was very good.
This comprised the following:
The forecasting and evaluation of job search risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize or reduce their impact.

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

September 2, 2016 TBD
September 16, 2016 Kristen Beyer

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. CVS 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
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com

HNG Meeting August 19, 2016; Agenda: Speaker on "Risk Management - Job Search"

Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker Hannah Ranjani David.  The facilitator for this week will be Emilia Gordon.  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, Hannah will talk about "Risk Management - Job Search."

Risk Management - Job Search

The forecasting and evaluation of job search risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize or reduce their impact.

Hannah Ranjani David

Strong, adaptable, tactical and very decisive leader with huge impacts in record time in ambiguous environments. Accountable and can positively align aggressive enterprise-level goals with multiple business and IT partners through effective influence-based leadership. Fifteen+ years' of experience with growing responsibilities in stakeholder/expectation management, process improvement/ modeling, project/program planning, budgeting, risk management, course correction, customer/vendor interaction, international cross-functional team management in matrix environments, SDLC, data migration/analytics, infrastructure upgrades and virtualization. Best suited for roles that benefit from deep understanding of customer/ product needs, deep technology competency and efficient modern management practices.

Recap of HNG Meeting of August 5, 2016

Our 172nd meeting had 30 people, this is 5 less than the previous meeting; eight signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.

We had a speaker, Bonnie Petrovich, who talked about the "Power of Your Thoughts."  She was very good.

This comprised the following:

* How Thoughts Impact Your Career Efforts – Positively or Negatively – It's Your Choice!

* Explore tips, techniques and ah-has! for bringing the supportive influence of your thoughts to your job search.

* Ever wonder why some people get "breaks," good luck, and opportunities more easily than you?

Bonnie shared insights and strategies from her own, and some of her clients', experiences. Prepare to transform how you are approaching your job-search and your life!

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

August 19, 2016        Hannah Ranjani David    "Risk Management - Job Search."

September 2, 2016    Crystal Byron               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. CVS 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    

Ronaldo Lu              ronaldo.lu@comcast.net       

Bill Wilson               bill@williamjwilson.com

Back to Business with Linda Waters

Linda Waters has been to the Hopkinton Networking Group several times and recently sat down for an interview with #shopFranklin.

"#shopFranklin - supporting small business speaks with Linda Waters of Back to Business. Back to Business has changed the dialogue around re-entering the work force after an absence and empowers job seekers to own their many talents."

This video is especially good for anyone looking for work or considering changing careers. Linda is a great resource. I have been fortunate to have her as part of a couple of the Job Search Jam Sessions I ran a several years ago and her sessions were dynamite!

Back to Business, confident career transitions

Linda's Back to Business webpage   http://backtobusiness.org/

Linda was prepared for the session in 2010

Linda has returned to the Hopkinton Networking Group since then
http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/2014/09/hng-meeting-september-19-2014-agenda.html

HNG Meeting August 5, 2016; Agenda: Speaker on "The Power of Your Thoughts"

Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker Bonnie Petrovich. 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, Bonnie will talk about "The Power of Your Thoughts."

The Power of Your Thoughts

• How Thoughts Impact Your Career Efforts – Positively or Negatively – It's Your Choice!
• Explore tips, techniques and ah-has! for bringing the supportive influence of your thoughts to your job search.
• Ever wonder why some people get "breaks," good luck, and opportunities more easily than you?

Come join an interactive session with experienced career coach and trainer, Bonnie Petrovich, who will share insights and strategies from her own, and some of her clients', experiences. Prepare to transform how you are approaching your job-search and your life!

Bonnie Petrovich

Bonnie Petrovich, M.Ed., CPC, is a senior certified career transition consultant & executive coach with extensive professional experience in training & development, HR, and recruiting. She was voted "Career Coach of the Year 2013" by the International Coach Federation—New England. Her style of career-transition coaching focuses on what she sees as "The New Job Security"-- clarifying one's natural skills, "signature strengths" and interests and then compellingly marketing them to those looking for those skills and talents. Her passion is in partnering with individuals to help them connect with opportunities that are a right-fit for who they uniquely are. In addition to coaching clients privately, 

Bonnie does career consulting, coaching and training for Keystone Associates (one of New England's most prominent career management firms) and has consulted and coached for ExecuNet (a national career-management firm specializing in serving executives and senior-level managers). She is one of the inaugural coach volunteers in the MIT study on ameliorating long-term unemployment and also consults with Babson MBA students on their resumes and interview preparation.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/bonniepetrovich 
www.bonniepetrovich.com

Recap of HNG Meeting of July 22, 2016

Our 171st meeting had 35 people, this is 10 more than the previous meeting; nine signed the New Member list. Bill Wilson was our facilitator. There were nine introduction speeches.

One landing:
Vincent Rocheleau Started July 26th at Atlantic Importing Company as the General Warehouse Manager in Framingham and shortly moving to Holliston

We had a speaker, Patrick O'Connor, who talked about "Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn – How to Stand Out in Today's Crowded, Multi-Media World"

In this session Patrick:
* Defined LinkedIn account types and the reasons to upgrade from a basic account
* Breaked out the main functions of your LinkedIn profile
* Covered tips and tricks to get the most impact out of your LinkedIn profile
* Discussed keyword placements tips to increase your "findability"
* Reviewed the social media aspects of LinkedIn's service and how to best utilize these features
* Taught how to maintain your LinkedIn "brand" and keep its influence growing


Schedule for HNG Meetings:
Augusr 19, 2016 Hannah David 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. CVS 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
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com