The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career - Oct 6

Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Katy Tynan. 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, Katy will talk about "The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career."

The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career

There’s no such thing as a straight line in career development anymore. Over the course of four (or more) decades in the workplace, people are now changing jobs an average of 15 times. While there are more opportunities in today’s marketplace than ever, it’s also more complicated. In this talk I’ll describe a new model for managing your career, and give you tips and tricks for successfully navigating the complexities of today’s career paths.

Katy Tynan

Katy Tynan is the Managing Director of CoreAxis Consulting. A technology and operations strategy advisor to companies large and small, Katy works at the intersection of technology and people. Bestselling author of Survive Your Promotion: The 90 Day Success Plan for New Managers, and Free Agent: The Independent Professional’s Roadmap to Self-Employment Success, Katy’s management guidance has been published in Harvard Business Review and the American Management Association (AMA) blog. She has been advising businesses and educational institutions on how to leverage technology for operational efficiency, growth, and strategic advantage for over 20 years.

She has a new book coming out in November of 2017 from ATD Press called "How Did I Not See This Coming? A New Manager’s Guide to Avoiding Total Disaster."

Recap of HNG Meeting of September 15, 2017

Our 197th meeting had 26 people, this is 13 more than the previous meeting; seven signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were six introduction speeches:

1. Myra Astorga Client Sources
2 . Abbas Bagasra Product Management
3. Amy Berfield Department Coordinator
4. Paula Cavalcanti Tech person
5. Nancy Haskins-LeBlanc Med. Tech.
6. Lisa Pedulla HR Business Partner
7. Donna Hall Project/Program Manager

We had a speaker, Linda Waters who talked about "Interviewing With Confidence."
This comprised the following:
* Interview preparation tips
* Using the Myers-Briggs to improve your communication style
* 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 6, 2017 Katy Tynan The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career
October 20, 2017 Tad Mayer Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews

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

HNG: F.A.C.T. – Financial Answers in Career Transition

Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Tom Alessi. 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 "F.A.C.T. – Financial Answers in Career Transition."

F.A.C.T. – Financial Answers in Career Transition

* Budget and 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

Tom Alessi

Tom Alessi is President of Westwood Wealth Advisors a firm that is dedicated to working with our clients to help bring clarity and purpose to their financial decisions. Born and raised in Needham, MA, Tom now resides in Westwood, MA, with his wife and 2 daughters. Prior to Westwood Wealth Advisors Mr. Alessi worked at Citizen’s Bank, AXA Advisors, and has been working as an Advisor in Financial Services for more than 17 years.

Mr. Alessi works within four main areas of focus; Financial Planning, Retirement & Distribution Strategies, Education Funding, and with Small Business Owners. The economics-based approach that Tom takes with his clients helps them to understand that every decision they make is not a decision unto itself, but rather how that decision could be coordinated, integrated and organized around their specific and personal financial goals.

Tom has been a Volunteer of the Year for the Chamber of Commerce. He is currently coaching Softball and Basketball in Westwood Youth Sports. Tom’s pastimes include golf, keeping his kids amused, making his wife’s life a little easier, and occasionally watching a really bad movie.

Recap of HNG Meeting of April 15, 2016

Our 166th meeting had 33 people, this is 25 less than the previous meeting; 6 signed the New Member list. Bill Wilson was our facilitator. There were 6 introduction speeches.

One landing:
Kate Davie Wood - Neglected to capture all her relevant information.

We had a speaker, Robert Gaughan, who talked about "If you have to pay for your own Health Insurance – maybe I can help……"

He is a Licensed Insurance Agent and Broker in Massachusetts, and represents all of the Health Insurance companies in Massachusetts and gets compensated by them –
so his help costs you nothing. He can assist in the enrollment process and answer questions related to the ins and outs of health insurance.
If you have lost coverage –
* had Mass Health – but recently disqualified,
* laid-off, on COBRA, or contemplating COBRA
* turning 26,
* recently moved into Massachusetts,
* divorced, widowed, etc.
Or – self-employed/small business trying to get coverage for yourself and/or employees.
Or never had Health Insurance in Massachusetts – and totally confused about how to go about it.
Also Medicare questions/concerns.
He discussed the following-
1.) Who can enroll and when
2.) How Health Insurance plans are structured
3.) How to decide which plan is best for you
4.) What we need to do to enroll.

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

1st and 3rd Friday's

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
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com

Sports and Entertainment Career Fair - Mar 28

The New England Revolution and Kraft Sports Group will host their annual Sport Management and Entertainment Executive Lecture Career Fair on Saturday, March 28 at Showcase Live at Patriot Place. College students and members of the general public who are interested in a career in the sports industry are invited to attend the fair, which will take place just prior to the Revs’ home game against the San Jose Earthquakes at Gillette Stadium. 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

The four-hour event will begin at 10 a.m. and feature a series of panels and presentations from sports professionals throughout the New England region. The career fair offers prospective employees an opportunity to network and interview with high-level professionals in the sports business that are looking to offer internships as well as part-time and full-time positions with their organizations.

Additional info on the career fair can be found here
http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2015/03/new-england-revolution-kraft-sports-group-host-career-fair-march-28

Sports and Entertainment Career Fair - Mar 28

Best Kept secret - Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers

Hello Everyone, 
Surprise! We are in the winter months, clearly demonstrated by the too many snow storms, if the Hopkinton schools are cancelled on the day of our meeting then we do not meet; however, if there is a delay, then we do meet. Even if the schools are not closed, if the weather is bad, it is best to stay home then risk an accident.

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker, Lee-Ann Johnson. 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, Lee-Ann will talk about "Best Kept Secret - Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers."

Best Kept secret - Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers

Being unemployed is a challenging time and the Career Centers are here to help. This is an opportunity to stop and assess your skills and career path. Many jobseekers realize they may need training and the career center can assist you with guidance and funding. On the Job Training is another alternative that can help you get a foot in the door at an employer. Let us help you find your next job

Lee-Ann Johnson

Lee-Ann Johnson is a Career Center Manager at Employment and Training Resources in Framingham. She has been with the organization for 11 years in various roles. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She is passionate about providing jobseekers the individual assistance, guidance, encouragement and support they need during the transition to their next job. 

Recap of HNG Meeting of February 6, 2015:

Our 139th meeting had 13 people, this is nineteen less than the previous meeting; four signed the New Member list. William Lam was our facilitator. There were four introduction speeches. 

We reviewed the Goals / New Year's Resolutions made at our January 2, 2015 meeting. Only William Lam, Jeff Beauchaine, and myself listed what we had specified as our goals at the January 2nd meeting, and we met not only the two required goals, but others as well.

Of the eighteen people who attended the January 2nd meeting, only three returned to discuss whether their goals were achieved. This was a significant disappointment, and it is unlikely this exercise will be repeated.

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

February 20, 2015 Lee-Ann Johnson "Best Kept secret - Massachusetts One Stop Career Centers"
March 6, 2015 Stephen Gaughan "Medical Insurance Options"

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
Grace Carcich gracec814@gmail.com 
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com 
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net 
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com 
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net 

Time to Crtl-Alt-Delete Your Life

During the last practice interview question session, I found five new homes for some good books to read. One of them was Crtl-Alt-Delete Your Life by Mitch Joel. I just finished reading the book via Audible and had posted this recently on my own webpage. It is worth re-posting here.



During the course of this wonderful conversation, Match says:

"I don't get a world where people go to the gym everyday to fine tune their body and spend zero time on anything that happens above the neck."

That shows the passion for life long learning that drives Mitch. Any reader here should recognize I share that life long learning passion as well.

There are so many points to take off on this conversation between Jonathan Fields and Mitch Joel, I probably could do a series of posts to cover a month. However, it is not my takeaway that matters. It is up to you to do something. Start by spending about 45 minutes with Jonathan and Mitch here.




Listen to more of Jonathan's The Good Life Project  http://www.goodlifeproject.com/

Follow Mitch  on Twitter, or his Twist Image blog and podcast http://www.twistimage.com/en


You can find out more about Mitch's book here http://www.ctrlaltdeletebook.com/



You can find the original post on Steve's 2 Cents here
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2013/06/it-is-about-time-to-ctrl-alt-delete.html

Compass Lite

From my RSS Feed from TechCocktail I find this

Compass Lite is a free web app that asks users to choose between  “Me?” or “Not Me?” by way of a visual slider that presents a set of character traits and/or tasks. This winnowing down leads users to an interactive display of career opportunities that match the user’s personality, organized by education level.  Detailed information about careers, salary ranges, career outlook, and academic programs are offered as well. 

This is a far cry from searching through lists of majors and careers, or making career decisions based on projected salary. It’s easy to lose track of time choosing between “Me?” or “Not Me?” and before you know it, you’re presented with an interactive dashboard tailored to your answers – with actionable recommendations.

As an experiment of one, I tried the survey answering me or not me for each photo. Quick and easy, it seemed to peg me pretty well.

How does this work for you?

Note: it seems to require a login via your Facebook account. I didn't find a way other than that. It does let you select how you'll broadcast the updates (and for the trial I selected "only me").

You can try Compass Lite here   https://compasslite.woofound.com/sign_in

Want an encore career in health care? Explore 80 health careers with a new, free website

Dear friend, Did you know that over half – 57 percent – of the more than 10 million nonprofit jobs in the U.S. are in health care? And that health care will generate millions of new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry? If that situation gets you thinking about your encore in a big-picture sense, a new, free website can help you drill down to the details. The Virtual Career Network can help you explore 80 different health care careers: what kind of training is required, where to get the training and where the jobs are. You can even take online  classes (some free, some not) and search for health care jobs by zip code. The American Association of Community Colleges built and operates the site, with funding from the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and with help from nine other partner organizations. The site's goal: to serve as a resource for people to transition into high-paying, high-growth health care careers. The demand for such a service is great: A recent New York Times article highlights labor needs in the health system, and describes both paid and unpaid work being done by people in the second half of adulthood. Interested? Be one of the first to check out the Virtual Career Network. The site welcomes your comments. Just click on a box at the bottom, right corner of the homepage that says, "Tell us what you think." If you like the site, spread the word to friends, relatives and colleagues who are thinking about health-related encore careers. All best, Phyllis Phyllis Segal, Vice President Civic Ventures, Encore.org This email was sent to: shersteve@gmail.com. To unsubscribe, go to: http://action.encore.org/unsubscribe

eBooks for the job search

Position Ignition has a couple of new additions to their eBooks for the job search. You might want to check out these and then go exploring for others that they have available.

http://www.positionignition.com/blog/2011/5/5/unmissable-ebook-85-mid-life-career-change-tips.html

http://www.positionignition.com/blog/2011/5/3/unmissable-new-ebook-125-linkedin-job-search-tips.html

The full listing can be found here:  http://www.positionignition.com/free-resources/
(note - not all are free, some charge a nominal amount)

Use LinkedIn to change your career path!

Supposed you did want to change your career path, how would you do that?

There was an article I found earlier this week that I shared as part of #the5 for that day:

Jobs before they were president of USA http://bit.ly/fza0ar me: good idea look at how someone got there, not always a direct path! #the5

This is a great example of one of the hidden or not so obvious uses for LinkedIn and especially relevant for those looking to change careers.

When you want to change, what does the career change path look like?

Since most folks on LinkedIn have included at least three prior positions (to get the 100% complete profile), you can look for the position where you want to be. Search for it, then look into some of the folks who hold that position now and see how they got there. The mileage may vary for your but the information on how they got where they did is open.

If you want more details, there is a warm call or contact you can now make! The odds are, with a good lead like you can craft, they will be most willing to share some of their story.

Career Explorer Journal

The 2011 Edition of The Career Explorer’s Journal is here to bring something new to the way we think about and experience work – one career, one person at a time. Maybe your something new will be a better idea of what you want for the future or a clearer picture of what you’re working towards. Maybe you’ll discover something a little more fundamental, like new feelings of progress on a job search or a sharper sense of focus on that all important next milestone and what it looks like for you.

The Career Explorer’s Journal is free now and for the rest of 2011 and it offers something new to everyone who finds it. ExploreYourCareer.com is also here for you to tell us what you think and share your experiences before, during and after your reader’s journey. It’s my hope that 2011 will be a year full of new career discoveries for everyone who picks up this book. From your very first choice to become a career explorer you’ll join me and everyone else who has already taken exactly the same first step. Every single one of us on a mission to discover where we want our careers to go.

My good buddy from 'across the pond', Paul Diamond, has updated the Career Explorer Journal for 2011. Click through to obtain your copy and subscribe to Paul's writings.

If you can make it to the PodCamp WesternMA in Westfield St Univ, you can practice exploring there. If you can go, you should see if you can go for free. The details can be found here

Where would you prefer to sit in your ‘Career Car’?

A guest post by Lenore Mewton on Tim's Strategy says:


Knowing yourself, fully, is key to navigating the present and future. While job search strategies are crucial, your greatest career strategy is self knowledge. A house without a foundation crumbles. A career strategy ‘house’, without a solid foundation of self knowledge, is vulnerable to all the elements.

Greater knowledge, e.g. strengths, motivators, what makes you ‘tick’, values, creates more choice, building career resilience.

Think about it this way—where would you prefer to sit in your ‘Career Car’:
- Driver (you’re at the controls)
- Passenger (helps driver, but has no controls)
- Kids in backseat (headsets and texting – just ‘along for the ride’), or last, but not least . . .
- Trunk (no vision, trapped, no choice).


I hope this resonates with you as much as it does with me.

Read the full guest post by Lenore http://timsstrategy.com/the-key-to-career-resilience-know-yourself/

Where do you want to sit in the car?

Recovery - a step at at time!

Via the Position Ignition Career blog, comes this good story of recovering from multiple layoffs.




It takes time, but you know, it takes only one step at a time.
Take that first step for yourself today!

You can use LinkedIn to find out how to get there!

Matt Youngquist has a great posting on how to use the search features of LinkedIn to figure out how people have changed from one profession to another. He provides a few examples like this one for a lawyer who is not happy with law.

Example #2: “Matt, I’m an attorney who is sick of the stress, the billable hours, and the constant jokes being made at parties at my expense. What else am I qualified to do, though? I’m really not in a position to start over, go get a new degree, and work my way up from the bottom of the ladder again.”

Proposed Solution: Again, mosey on over to the LinkedIn Advanced People Search page, and this time, type “law degree” OR “juris doctor” in the Keywords box. Then type the phrase -attorney -counsel -lawyer -partner -paralegal -judge -candidate -juris -doctor in the Title box. You have to use a bit of trial and error, of course, to figure out the exact words to exclude (using the minus signs) in the search, so don’t worry if it takes you a couple of searches to narrow down the best set of results. This time, however, my search unveiled 20,000+ people across the country who hold law degrees, but who are NOT currently working in an obvious role within the legal system. Pretty cool, eh? Each of these people blazed a trail before you — and figured out how to parlay that expensive degree in a different direction!

Read the full posting at Matt's blog:
http://careerhorizons.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/linkedin-tip-career-path-brainstorming/

Good luck exploring your new path!

JSJS2: Bob Heiselmeyer's Presentation

Bob Heiselmeyer of the Milford Career Center shared this presentation at the Job Search Jam Sessions to provide an overview of the services offered by the State.

JSJS2 - Presentation from Milford Career Center

Making Memories Technician

Greg BD has a new job. He calls himself a "making memories technician."

Isn't that a good title? It says a whole lot if you think about it.

Kirk is a Chief Morale Officer.
Mignon is "The Grammar Girl"
Phil is the "Make it Great" guy
Scott is know as "That nametag guy."


What would your new title be? Have you thought about it?


There will likely be at least one session that should help you determine your next career opportunity at the upcoming Job Search Jam Sessions, October 1. Register here to take part: