The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
General Information
The buddy 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. 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) - Sep 7
Hello Everyone,
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
General Information
The buddy 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. 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
General Information
The buddy 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. 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Hopkinton Buddy Group - Aug 17
Hello Everyone,
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
General Information
The buddy 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. 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
General Information
The buddy 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. 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) changes to "Buddy group"
Hello Everyone,
Because of the continuous low attendance the last meeting of the Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) occurred on June 29th. We started as a "buddy group" starting Friday, July 6, 2018, and continue to meet the first and third Fridays of the month, unless there is a conflict with the Parish Hall schedule.
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
Schedule for HBG Meetings:
We meet as a buddy group the first and third Friday's of the month.
General Information
The buddy 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Because of the continuous low attendance the last meeting of the Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) occurred on June 29th. We started as a "buddy group" starting Friday, July 6, 2018, and continue to meet the first and third Fridays of the month, unless there is a conflict with the Parish Hall schedule.
The format for this Friday's Hopkinton Buddy Group (HBG) meeting will start off with each person spending approximately five minutes discussing what he/she did to look for work, any issues encountered during the process, and what to accomplish for the next meeting. After each person has had a chance to speak, we will follow this with the topic of choice for the remaining time and decide what topic will be discussed at the next meeting, and someone chosen to lead that topic.
Please make a concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM and end at 12 Noon.
Schedule for HBG Meetings:
We meet as a buddy group the first and third Friday's of the month.
General Information
The buddy 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.
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,
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2017 Year in Review - Feb 2
Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker Gil Krispien. The facilitator for this week will be Myra Astorga. 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, Gil will talk about the “Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2017 Year in Review”, and if time permits “E-mail Etiquette.”
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2017 Year In Review
This will be a brief slide show summarizing the significant statistics occurred during the 2017 year of the HNG group. This will include attendance, total money collected, expenses, gifts to St. John's church, landings, new members, HNG fund, speakers and proposed gifts to St. John's for 2018. At the end a discussion will take place setting the direction about the HNG meetings for 2018 in regard to speakers, network exercises, and open forum topics. Hopefully, the attendance will be high to provide input.
E-mail Etiquette
* E-mail addresses
* Subject line
* Body/content of e-mail
* Opening and closing or greeting and signing-off
* Before sending check for spelling and grammar both visually and spell-check
* Make sure invoking correct distribution: “Reply” versus “Reply All”
Subscribing to Acton networkers
Posting Message to Acton Networkers
Unsubscribing to Acton Networkers
Message to Owner/Moderators
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 15, 2017
Our 203rd meeting had 11 people, this is 15 less than the previous meeting; three signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were three introduction speeches.
1. Brendan Carrol Operations (Windows)
2. Patrick Tully Investments
3. Emily Lynch BSA – Financial
We had an “Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.”
Suggested topics:
* Positive attitude:
Emotion and mindset
Getting motivated / started in the morning
What to do to get motivated
* Recruiters: one-night-stand types versus long-term relationship ones
* Knowing the general job search/interview etiquette is also vital to carry out the entire search process. One example may be “Follow up and follow through”.
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* What are some difficult, tongue-tying interview questions that the the audience may have encountered and how have they responded to them?
* Other income
eBay
Survival jobs: contract / part / full time (can a survival job open an unexpected door?)
* Communicating effectively:
Value statement as presented by Bill Lippincott
Elevator speech: 10, 15, 30, and 60 second speech
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 19, 2018 Beth Logan 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@...
Gil Krispien g.krispien@...
Ronaldo Lu redroof357@...
We are in the winter months, so 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 Gil Krispien. The facilitator for this week will be Myra Astorga. 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, Gil will talk about the “Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2017 Year in Review”, and if time permits “E-mail Etiquette.”
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2017 Year In Review
This will be a brief slide show summarizing the significant statistics occurred during the 2017 year of the HNG group. This will include attendance, total money collected, expenses, gifts to St. John's church, landings, new members, HNG fund, speakers and proposed gifts to St. John's for 2018. At the end a discussion will take place setting the direction about the HNG meetings for 2018 in regard to speakers, network exercises, and open forum topics. Hopefully, the attendance will be high to provide input.
E-mail Etiquette
* E-mail addresses
* Subject line
* Body/content of e-mail
* Opening and closing or greeting and signing-off
* Before sending check for spelling and grammar both visually and spell-check
* Make sure invoking correct distribution: “Reply” versus “Reply All”
Subscribing to Acton networkers
Posting Message to Acton Networkers
Unsubscribing to Acton Networkers
Message to Owner/Moderators
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 15, 2017
Our 203rd meeting had 11 people, this is 15 less than the previous meeting; three signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were three introduction speeches.
1. Brendan Carrol Operations (Windows)
2. Patrick Tully Investments
3. Emily Lynch BSA – Financial
We had an “Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.”
Suggested topics:
* Positive attitude:
Emotion and mindset
Getting motivated / started in the morning
What to do to get motivated
* Recruiters: one-night-stand types versus long-term relationship ones
* Knowing the general job search/interview etiquette is also vital to carry out the entire search process. One example may be “Follow up and follow through”.
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* What are some difficult, tongue-tying interview questions that the the audience may have encountered and how have they responded to them?
* Other income
eBay
Survival jobs: contract / part / full time (can a survival job open an unexpected door?)
* Communicating effectively:
Value statement as presented by Bill Lippincott
Elevator speech: 10, 15, 30, and 60 second speech
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 19, 2018 Beth Logan 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@...
Gil Krispien g.krispien@...
Ronaldo Lu redroof357@...
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG): Open Forum Discussion - Dec 15
Hello Everyone,
We are in the winter months, so 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 an Open Forum Discussion. 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 and 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 conduct an “Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.”
One of our previous team members, namely, Pat Rosenthal, had an excellent suggestion to make the meeting more festive for the coming holidays, i.e., we come to the meeting wearing a holiday tie or hat/scarf, a piece of jewelry or funny socks, etc. The idea being that it can be turned into an ice breaker or a help to make you a more memorable candidate beyond the qualifications.
If you would like to bring any special food, i.e., cookies, cupcakes, or any baked item that would be nice also.
Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics and Networking:
Quote From the Internet:
"....networking is about being genuine and authentic, building trust and relationships, and seeing how you can help others."
Suggested topics:
* Positive attitude:
Emotion and mindset
Getting motivated / started in the morning
What to do to get motivated
* Recruiters: one-night-stand types versus long-term relationship ones
* Knowing the general job search/interview etiquette is also vital to carry out the entire search process. One example may be “Follow up and follow through”.
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* What are some difficult, tongue-tying interview questions that the the audience may have encountered and how have they responded to them?
* Other income
eBay
Survival jobs: contract / part / full time (can a survival job open an unexpected door?)
* Communicating effectively:
Value statement as presented by Bill Lippincott
Elevator speech: 10, 15, 30, and 60 second speech
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 1, 2017
Our 202nd meeting had 26 people, this is 6 more than the previous meeting; five signed the New Member list. Ronaldo Lu was our facilitator. There were five introduction speeches.
1. Joe Gibree Procurement
2. Salah Jaber Program Manager/Agile Coach
3. Rob Benson Product Management
4. Mary Carol Lodge Customer Experience
5. Colleen Cantin Social Worker
We had two landings:
1. Cindy Cantin Started Nov. 17th full time at Innovex in Lincoln, RI as a MSP Engineer; out three months
2. Nancy Maki Started Dec. 4th at Shire Pharmaceuticals as Manager Marketing Services in Lexington; out one year
We had a speaker, Bill Lippincott, who talked about "Networking and the use of LinkedIN."
The following was discussed:
Methods of Networking.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 5, 2018 HNG Summary for 2017
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
We are in the winter months, so 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 an Open Forum Discussion. 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 and 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 conduct an “Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.”
One of our previous team members, namely, Pat Rosenthal, had an excellent suggestion to make the meeting more festive for the coming holidays, i.e., we come to the meeting wearing a holiday tie or hat/scarf, a piece of jewelry or funny socks, etc. The idea being that it can be turned into an ice breaker or a help to make you a more memorable candidate beyond the qualifications.
If you would like to bring any special food, i.e., cookies, cupcakes, or any baked item that would be nice also.
Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics and Networking:
Quote From the Internet:
"....networking is about being genuine and authentic, building trust and relationships, and seeing how you can help others."
Suggested topics:
* Positive attitude:
Emotion and mindset
Getting motivated / started in the morning
What to do to get motivated
* Recruiters: one-night-stand types versus long-term relationship ones
* Knowing the general job search/interview etiquette is also vital to carry out the entire search process. One example may be “Follow up and follow through”.
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* What are some difficult, tongue-tying interview questions that the the audience may have encountered and how have they responded to them?
* Other income
eBay
Survival jobs: contract / part / full time (can a survival job open an unexpected door?)
* Communicating effectively:
Value statement as presented by Bill Lippincott
Elevator speech: 10, 15, 30, and 60 second speech
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 1, 2017
Our 202nd meeting had 26 people, this is 6 more than the previous meeting; five signed the New Member list. Ronaldo Lu was our facilitator. There were five introduction speeches.
1. Joe Gibree Procurement
2. Salah Jaber Program Manager/Agile Coach
3. Rob Benson Product Management
4. Mary Carol Lodge Customer Experience
5. Colleen Cantin Social Worker
We had two landings:
1. Cindy Cantin Started Nov. 17th full time at Innovex in Lincoln, RI as a MSP Engineer; out three months
2. Nancy Maki Started Dec. 4th at Shire Pharmaceuticals as Manager Marketing Services in Lexington; out one year
We had a speaker, Bill Lippincott, who talked about "Networking and the use of LinkedIN."
The following was discussed:
Methods of Networking.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 5, 2018 HNG Summary for 2017
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
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Opportunities supporting the Dept. of Defense at Hanscom AFB
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Stephen Trudeau. The guest facilitator for this week will be Myra Astorga. 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, Stephen will talk about "Opportunities supporting the Dept. of Defense at Hanscom AFB."
Opportunities supporting the Dept. of Defense at Hanscom AFB
Not many people are aware of all the various technical & engineering opportunities that are available working at Hanscom. So my goal is to assist folks out during their transition to think about positions that support the Dept. of Defense.
Stephen Trudeau
This is my 19th year that I’ve been supporting the DoD in a Human Resources / Recruiting capacity. As such, I’ve worked over the years to share my HR “secrets” with others in order to help them with their transition, whether that be networking groups or military members. By being in HR for so long, it’s my desire to see that everyone gets the assistance they need. Thus, I’m willing to be a new resource for folks by sharing my information about Hanscom with everyone, as there are plenty of good opportunities available.
Recap of HNG Meeting of October 20, 2017
Our 199th meeting had 21 people, this is 4 less than the previous meeting; two signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were two introduction speeches:
1. Aruna Kannan Software QA
2 . Catherine Walcott Partner/Channel
We had one landing:
Susan Beauregard Started Oct. 25th at Facilis Technology in Hudson as an Operations Manager for Lead Management; was out four months.
We had a speaker, Tad Mayer, who talked about "Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews"
This comprised the following:
To get the referral, what if you understand what’s important to that connector and can offer something of value to him or her? Instead of a rejection or a simple one-off meeting, you can create the foundation to gain valuable information, build a partnership, and gain a strong referral. And what about if in the job interview you demonstrate how you can not only do the job, but also help the decision maker achieve his or her aspirations beyond the job description? You’ll standout from other candidates.
This session focused on understanding what’s valuable to the other person—be it an informational or job interview—and what to do about it. We discussed how to figure out what interests connectors and decision makers have and how to bring them into the discussion. We looked at your own interests and how to get them met. This workshop changed the frame of both informational and job interviews to how you and connectors can work together, and how you can focus on meeting the broader aspirations of decision makers.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
November 17, 2017 Julia Gaynor 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
Opportunities supporting the Dept. of Defense at Hanscom AFB
Not many people are aware of all the various technical & engineering opportunities that are available working at Hanscom. So my goal is to assist folks out during their transition to think about positions that support the Dept. of Defense.
Stephen Trudeau
This is my 19th year that I’ve been supporting the DoD in a Human Resources / Recruiting capacity. As such, I’ve worked over the years to share my HR “secrets” with others in order to help them with their transition, whether that be networking groups or military members. By being in HR for so long, it’s my desire to see that everyone gets the assistance they need. Thus, I’m willing to be a new resource for folks by sharing my information about Hanscom with everyone, as there are plenty of good opportunities available.
Recap of HNG Meeting of October 20, 2017
Our 199th meeting had 21 people, this is 4 less than the previous meeting; two signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were two introduction speeches:
1. Aruna Kannan Software QA
2 . Catherine Walcott Partner/Channel
We had one landing:
Susan Beauregard Started Oct. 25th at Facilis Technology in Hudson as an Operations Manager for Lead Management; was out four months.
We had a speaker, Tad Mayer, who talked about "Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews"
This comprised the following:
To get the referral, what if you understand what’s important to that connector and can offer something of value to him or her? Instead of a rejection or a simple one-off meeting, you can create the foundation to gain valuable information, build a partnership, and gain a strong referral. And what about if in the job interview you demonstrate how you can not only do the job, but also help the decision maker achieve his or her aspirations beyond the job description? You’ll standout from other candidates.
This session focused on understanding what’s valuable to the other person—be it an informational or job interview—and what to do about it. We discussed how to figure out what interests connectors and decision makers have and how to bring them into the discussion. We looked at your own interests and how to get them met. This workshop changed the frame of both informational and job interviews to how you and connectors can work together, and how you can focus on meeting the broader aspirations of decision makers.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
November 17, 2017 Julia Gaynor 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
Thursday, October 19, 2017
HNG: "Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews."
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Tad Mayer. 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, Tad will talk about "Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews."
Very important: We must be out of the Parish Hall by 12:30 PM because the scouts will be entering the Parish Hall shortly after 12:30 PM to start their function.
Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews
How do you get a robust referral for a job interview when you don’t know anyone connected to the decision maker? And, what’s going to convince the hiring manager to give you the job?
To get the referral, what if you understand what’s important to that connector and can offer something of value to him or her? Instead of a rejection or a simple one-off meeting, you can create the foundation to gain valuable information, build a partnership, and gain a strong referral. And what about if in the job interview you demonstrate how you can not only do the job, but also help the decision maker achieve his or her aspirations beyond the job description? You’ll standout from other candidates.
This session will focus on understanding what’s valuable to the other person—be it an informational or job interview—and what to do about it. We will discuss how to figure out what interests connectors and decision makers have and how to bring them into the discussion. We will also look at your own interests and how to get them met. This workshop will change the frame of both informational and job interviews to how you and connectors can work together, and how you can focus on meeting the broader aspirations of decision makers.
Tad Mayer
Tad Mayer is president of Career Negotiations. As a career coach, trainer, and speaker, as well as an executive coach, he empowers professionals to move forward. As a career coach, he has co-authored the forthcoming book Own the Job Hunt. Tad uses the OJH model to create relief, hope, direction, and results in the form of fulfilling trajectories for people new to the workforce and frustrated professionals feeling stuck in their careers. As an executive coach, he helps leaders identify roadblocks and figure out how to surmount them. In addition to his work with individuals, Tad works with companies to provide employees with the skills they need to manage their careers within the organization. Tad has conducted workshops and webinars on career development for organizations such as General Assembly, MIT, Harvard University, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Primerica, Hult International Business School, Women in Sustainability (Boston), Ocean State Business Expo, and various career centers and networking groups. As an adjunct professor, Tad has taught negotiation courses at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. He has been quoted in online venues like USNews and his writing has been featured in books such as Money Talks: 100 Strategies to Master Tricky Conversations about Money. Tad has been Manager of Domestic Pricing at Northwest Airlines, Director of Partner Marketing at Sheraton Hotels, and Director of Commercial and Corporate Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated. He has an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and a BS in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.
Recap of HNG Meeting of October 6, 2017
Our 198th meeting had 25 people, this is 1 less than the previous meeting; seven signed the New Member list. Ronaldo Lu was our facilitator. There were seven introduction speeches:
1. Jim Burns Sales & Operations Manager
2 . Richard Morris Product Mgr. - Energy
3. Michael Jenkins Supply Chain Management
4. Cindy Cantin IT Support
5. Adam Mintz HR; Employee Relations; Training & Development
6. Sheri Norred Higher Ed transitioning to HR
7. Dhiren Limbanee Software Development
We had one landing:
Diane Tamagno Starts Oct. 16th for QBS - Quality Behavioral Solutions in North Attleboro as Regional Sales and Marketing Account Exec.; full time position;
out 11 months
We had a speaker, Katy Tynan who talked about "The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career."
This comprised the following:
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 she described a new model for managing your career, and gave tips and tricks for successfully navigating the complexities of today’s career paths.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
October 20, 2017 Tad Mayer Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews
November 3, 2017 Stephen Trudeau Oasis Systems
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
Very important: We must be out of the Parish Hall by 12:30 PM because the scouts will be entering the Parish Hall shortly after 12:30 PM to start their function.
Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews
How do you get a robust referral for a job interview when you don’t know anyone connected to the decision maker? And, what’s going to convince the hiring manager to give you the job?
To get the referral, what if you understand what’s important to that connector and can offer something of value to him or her? Instead of a rejection or a simple one-off meeting, you can create the foundation to gain valuable information, build a partnership, and gain a strong referral. And what about if in the job interview you demonstrate how you can not only do the job, but also help the decision maker achieve his or her aspirations beyond the job description? You’ll standout from other candidates.
This session will focus on understanding what’s valuable to the other person—be it an informational or job interview—and what to do about it. We will discuss how to figure out what interests connectors and decision makers have and how to bring them into the discussion. We will also look at your own interests and how to get them met. This workshop will change the frame of both informational and job interviews to how you and connectors can work together, and how you can focus on meeting the broader aspirations of decision makers.
Tad Mayer
Tad Mayer is president of Career Negotiations. As a career coach, trainer, and speaker, as well as an executive coach, he empowers professionals to move forward. As a career coach, he has co-authored the forthcoming book Own the Job Hunt. Tad uses the OJH model to create relief, hope, direction, and results in the form of fulfilling trajectories for people new to the workforce and frustrated professionals feeling stuck in their careers. As an executive coach, he helps leaders identify roadblocks and figure out how to surmount them. In addition to his work with individuals, Tad works with companies to provide employees with the skills they need to manage their careers within the organization. Tad has conducted workshops and webinars on career development for organizations such as General Assembly, MIT, Harvard University, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Primerica, Hult International Business School, Women in Sustainability (Boston), Ocean State Business Expo, and various career centers and networking groups. As an adjunct professor, Tad has taught negotiation courses at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. He has been quoted in online venues like USNews and his writing has been featured in books such as Money Talks: 100 Strategies to Master Tricky Conversations about Money. Tad has been Manager of Domestic Pricing at Northwest Airlines, Director of Partner Marketing at Sheraton Hotels, and Director of Commercial and Corporate Programs at Mediation Works Incorporated. He has an MBA from The Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and a BS in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.
Recap of HNG Meeting of October 6, 2017
Our 198th meeting had 25 people, this is 1 less than the previous meeting; seven signed the New Member list. Ronaldo Lu was our facilitator. There were seven introduction speeches:
1. Jim Burns Sales & Operations Manager
2 . Richard Morris Product Mgr. - Energy
3. Michael Jenkins Supply Chain Management
4. Cindy Cantin IT Support
5. Adam Mintz HR; Employee Relations; Training & Development
6. Sheri Norred Higher Ed transitioning to HR
7. Dhiren Limbanee Software Development
We had one landing:
Diane Tamagno Starts Oct. 16th for QBS - Quality Behavioral Solutions in North Attleboro as Regional Sales and Marketing Account Exec.; full time position;
out 11 months
We had a speaker, Katy Tynan who talked about "The Career Jungle Gym – A New Model for Managing Your Career."
This comprised the following:
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 she described a new model for managing your career, and gave tips and tricks for successfully navigating the complexities of today’s career paths.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
October 20, 2017 Tad Mayer Focus on Value for Robust Referrals and Better Job Interviews
November 3, 2017 Stephen Trudeau Oasis Systems
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
Thursday, October 5, 2017
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
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
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
“Job Search for the Mature Worker”
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a Panel of Professionals led by Robert Dandrade. The facilitator for this week will be Marcia Kasilowski. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs and 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, Robert and his Panel will talk about "Job Search for the Mature Worker." The Panel consists of Rob Dandrade, Rick Frazier, Wende Malster, Jaemie Sibbald, and Donelle Wright.
“Job Search for the Mature Worker”
This discussion panel is comprised of professionals who have a wide range of diverse experiences as well as knowledge in the job search and hiring: a former HR Director and now a Personal Coach, a former Sales and Marketing Executive who has his own business, a Recruiter for Human Resources Executives, now Principal of her own firm, a retired Operations executive and a State of Massachusetts Career Advisor and Coach. The target audience is those > 50.
Rob Dandrade (Moderator) robert.dandrade@yahoo.com
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. This faith- based organization, provides FREE workshops. It started as a consortium of churches and has helped almost 800 participants, serving 19 event-hosting organizations throughout MetroWest and the Blackstone Valley.
Rick Frazier rick.frazier@comcast.net
In the workplace for 40 years, he has personally experienced job turmoil with corporate downsizing, mergers, acquisitions and restructuring at Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard. Most recently, Rick worked for the Hewlett-Packard Americas Server Groups as Installed Base Program Manager and Partner Business Development Manager. In early 2013, Rick departed Hewlett-Packard and formed Wayside Group. This new business focuses on providing customer insight and sales enablement services and deliverables to help high technology suppliers and resellers better serve and sell to their installed base customers.
For 44 years, Rick has been husband of Dianne and father of three daughters 29, 19 and 17. Originally from Northeast Ohio, he has lived in Sudbury Massachusetts near the Wayside Inn for the last 17 years. An active member of Grace Baptist Church in Hudson MA, he has served as Elder, teacher and long-time men’s small group leader. He has also served as workshop facilitator and developer with Job Search Workshops for MetroWest, which he co-founded.
Wende Malster wmalster@m2-partners.com
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, Fidelity Investments, State Street Bank, Sonesta, Voyager Therapeutics, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wende is a founder and Managing Director 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. Her placement track record is exceptional: over 90% of her candidates are retained for more than one year and over 70% are promoted within three years. She is active in several Human Resources associations and regularly participates in volunteer opportunities through her church. The content she developed for a Job Search Workshop in 2009 has been incorporated into the curriculum used today in the Job Search Workshops for MetroWest.
Jaemie Sibbald Jaemie.Sibbald@massmail.state.ma.us
Jaemie Sibbald has a diverse employment background having worked in fund raising, retail, interviewing, hiring and training as well as in manufacturing, distribution and customer service. She currently works at the Employment Training Resources Career Center in Framingham presenting the Career Center Seminar, which is a mandatory part of receiving unemployment benefits. She also completes the second part of unemployment’s program which involves one-on-one counseling for individuals relevant to their particular job search circumstances. She works in the Resource Room as a facilitator interacting with customers on an individual basis to help them to find and apply for appropriate positions. This involves reviewing resumes, developing job search strategies, as well as following up on processes. “The challenges in this field can be intimidating but the rewards of seeing a person find their next adventure are terrific.
Donelle Wright donellebwright@charter.net
Donelle Wright is a professional certified coach with a specialty in personal and organizational effectiveness, leadership, and faith and spirituality in life and work. Most recently she was a Director of Human Resources at EMC where she was the HR Business Partner for two global sales organizations--strategic alliances and global accounts for 5 years. 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.
Recap of HNG Meeting of May 26, 2017
Our 190th meeting had 13 people, this is 4 more than the previous meeting; five signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were six introduction speeches:
We had speaker, Barry Rosenbloom, who talked about "TechSandbox of Hopkinton."
This covered the following areas: Introduce TechSandBox, a non-profit, startup technology company incubator, located in Hopkinton MA, and its Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in Technology meet up program.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
July 7, 2017 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
Marcia Kasilowski mkasilowski@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
“Job Search for the Mature Worker”
This discussion panel is comprised of professionals who have a wide range of diverse experiences as well as knowledge in the job search and hiring: a former HR Director and now a Personal Coach, a former Sales and Marketing Executive who has his own business, a Recruiter for Human Resources Executives, now Principal of her own firm, a retired Operations executive and a State of Massachusetts Career Advisor and Coach. The target audience is those > 50.
Rob Dandrade (Moderator) robert.dandrade@yahoo.com
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. This faith- based organization, provides FREE workshops. It started as a consortium of churches and has helped almost 800 participants, serving 19 event-hosting organizations throughout MetroWest and the Blackstone Valley.
Rick Frazier rick.frazier@comcast.net
In the workplace for 40 years, he has personally experienced job turmoil with corporate downsizing, mergers, acquisitions and restructuring at Digital Equipment Corporation, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard. Most recently, Rick worked for the Hewlett-Packard Americas Server Groups as Installed Base Program Manager and Partner Business Development Manager. In early 2013, Rick departed Hewlett-Packard and formed Wayside Group. This new business focuses on providing customer insight and sales enablement services and deliverables to help high technology suppliers and resellers better serve and sell to their installed base customers.
For 44 years, Rick has been husband of Dianne and father of three daughters 29, 19 and 17. Originally from Northeast Ohio, he has lived in Sudbury Massachusetts near the Wayside Inn for the last 17 years. An active member of Grace Baptist Church in Hudson MA, he has served as Elder, teacher and long-time men’s small group leader. He has also served as workshop facilitator and developer with Job Search Workshops for MetroWest, which he co-founded.
Wende Malster wmalster@m2-partners.com
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, Fidelity Investments, State Street Bank, Sonesta, Voyager Therapeutics, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Wende is a founder and Managing Director 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. Her placement track record is exceptional: over 90% of her candidates are retained for more than one year and over 70% are promoted within three years. She is active in several Human Resources associations and regularly participates in volunteer opportunities through her church. The content she developed for a Job Search Workshop in 2009 has been incorporated into the curriculum used today in the Job Search Workshops for MetroWest.
Jaemie Sibbald Jaemie.Sibbald@massmail.state.ma.us
Jaemie Sibbald has a diverse employment background having worked in fund raising, retail, interviewing, hiring and training as well as in manufacturing, distribution and customer service. She currently works at the Employment Training Resources Career Center in Framingham presenting the Career Center Seminar, which is a mandatory part of receiving unemployment benefits. She also completes the second part of unemployment’s program which involves one-on-one counseling for individuals relevant to their particular job search circumstances. She works in the Resource Room as a facilitator interacting with customers on an individual basis to help them to find and apply for appropriate positions. This involves reviewing resumes, developing job search strategies, as well as following up on processes. “The challenges in this field can be intimidating but the rewards of seeing a person find their next adventure are terrific.
Donelle Wright donellebwright@charter.net
Donelle Wright is a professional certified coach with a specialty in personal and organizational effectiveness, leadership, and faith and spirituality in life and work. Most recently she was a Director of Human Resources at EMC where she was the HR Business Partner for two global sales organizations--strategic alliances and global accounts for 5 years. 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.
Recap of HNG Meeting of May 26, 2017
Our 190th meeting had 13 people, this is 4 more than the previous meeting; five signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were six introduction speeches:
- Sue Beauregard Business Development Rep.
- Marcus Sherwin I.C. Layout Mask Design (EE)
- Andy Kuruvilla I. T. Business Analyst
- Lisa Dudek I. T. / Software
- Josephine Voisinet Project Planning/Mgmt./Marketing
We had speaker, Barry Rosenbloom, who talked about "TechSandbox of Hopkinton."
This covered the following areas: Introduce TechSandBox, a non-profit, startup technology company incubator, located in Hopkinton MA, and its Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in Technology meet up program.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
July 7, 2017 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
Marcia Kasilowski mkasilowski@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
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