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
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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
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
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Revised HNG Meeting Schedule - no meeting May 5
Hello Everyone,
There is no Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting this Friday, May 5, 2017 because the schedule was modified to allow the Parish Hall floor to be cleaned and waxed for the Bishop’s visit.
Revised HNG Schedule For May and June:
Regards,
Gil Krispien
There is no Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting this Friday, May 5, 2017 because the schedule was modified to allow the Parish Hall floor to be cleaned and waxed for the Bishop’s visit.
Revised HNG Schedule For May and June:
- May 12, 2017 The first and third meetings were rescheduled because the Bishop is visiting and the Parish Hall floor will be cleaned and waxed
- May 26, 2017
- June 30, 2017 The first and third meetings were cancelled because of the Rummage Sale preparation, actual event, and teardown and cleanup of the Parish Hall
Regards,
Gil Krispien
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting schedule for April, May and June
Hello Everyone,
The Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting is cancelled for April 21, 2017 because the flooring in the hallway of the Parish Hall is being replaced and there is no access to the bathrooms.
Regards,
Gil Krispien
The Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting is cancelled for April 21, 2017 because the flooring in the hallway of the Parish Hall is being replaced and there is no access to the bathrooms.
Revised HNG Schedule For April, May, and June
- April 21, 2017 Cancelled.
- May 12, 2017 The first and third meetings were rescheduled because the Bishop is visiting and the Parish Hall floor will be cleaned and waxed
- May 26, 2017 The first and third meetings were rescheduled because the Bishop is visiting and the Parish Hall floor will be cleaned and waxed
- June 30, 2017 The first and third meetings were cancelled because of the Rummage Sale preparation, actual event, and teardown and cleanup of the Parish Hall
Regards,
Gil Krispien
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Year In Review
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 than risk an accident.
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Gil Krispien. The facilitator for this week will be Pat Rosenthal. 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, Gil will talk about the “Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2016 Year in Review.”
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Year In Review
This will be a brief slide show summarizing the significant statistics occurred during the 2016 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 2017. At the end a discussion will take place setting the direction about the HNG meetings for 2017 in regard to speakers, network exercises, and open forum topics. Hopefully, the attendance will be high to provide input.
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 16, 2016
Our 181st meeting had 14 people, this is 7 less than the previous meeting; two signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were two introduction speeches.
We had 14 Eskimo types who battled the cold temperature, and we put two round tables together and had an Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics. It was a lively discussion and we didn't finish until 12:25 PM.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 20, 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
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
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 than risk an accident.
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by a speaker, Gil Krispien. The facilitator for this week will be Pat Rosenthal. 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, Gil will talk about the “Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) 2016 Year in Review.”
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Year In Review
This will be a brief slide show summarizing the significant statistics occurred during the 2016 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 2017. At the end a discussion will take place setting the direction about the HNG meetings for 2017 in regard to speakers, network exercises, and open forum topics. Hopefully, the attendance will be high to provide input.
Recap of HNG Meeting of December 16, 2016
Our 181st meeting had 14 people, this is 7 less than the previous meeting; two signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were two introduction speeches.
We had 14 Eskimo types who battled the cold temperature, and we put two round tables together and had an Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics. It was a lively discussion and we didn't finish until 12:25 PM.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 20, 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
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Thursday, December 15, 2016
HNG Meeting December 16, 2016; Agenda: Open Forum Discussion
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 Emilia Gordon. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, we will conduct an Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.
One of the 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
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* 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
Our 180th meeting had 21 people, this is 2 less than the previous meeting; four signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were four introduction speeches.
We had a speaker, Kristen Beyer, who talked about "Weathering job transitions. Preserving your future."
The following was discussed:
Learn ways to preserve your future during a job transition
* Face uncertainties while managing expenses and reducing liabilities
* Protect your investments against volatile market conditions
* Utilize tax tactics and protection to plan for the future
A poll was taken to determine whether to have a Yankee Swap at the December 16th HNG meeting. The result was five in favor of having it and ten to not have it, so no Yankee Swap this year.
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.
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
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
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 Emilia Gordon. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, we will conduct an Open Forum Discussion on Various Topics.
One of the 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
* Interview questions (what about experiences with video interviews?)
* 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 2, 2016
Our 180th meeting had 21 people, this is 2 less than the previous meeting; four signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were four introduction speeches.
We had a speaker, Kristen Beyer, who talked about "Weathering job transitions. Preserving your future."
The following was discussed:
Learn ways to preserve your future during a job transition
* Face uncertainties while managing expenses and reducing liabilities
* Protect your investments against volatile market conditions
* Utilize tax tactics and protection to plan for the future
A poll was taken to determine whether to have a Yankee Swap at the December 16th HNG meeting. The result was five in favor of having it and ten to not have it, so no Yankee Swap this year.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
January 6, 2017 HNG Summary for 2016General 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
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
HNG Meeting November 18, 2016; Agenda; Speaker on "If you have to pay for your own Health Insurance – maybe I can help……"
Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker, Robert Gaughan. 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, Bob will talk about "If you have to pay for your own Health Insurance – maybe I can help……."
If you have to pay for your own Health Insurance – maybe I can help……
I am a Licensed Insurance Agent and Broker in Massachusetts, I represent all of the Health Insurance companies in Massachusetts and I get compensated by the them – so my help costs you nothing. I can assist in the enrollment process and answer questions related to the ins and outs of health insurance.
We'll discuss the following-
* Review the rules/process of enrolling/disenrolling from Health Insurance in Massachusetts
* Go over the Health Insurance carriers in Massachusetts that meet the "Minimal Creditable Coverage" requirements
* Discuss how all plans are "structured" and what you should focus on
* Subsidies - what's available and how to determine if you can qualify
* Penalties if you do not have Health Insurance
* "ObamaCare" - how does it relate
* Other insurance needs - Medicare, Dental, "Supplemental, Life and Long-term Care
Robert Gaughan
First - I am older than dirt Have a son 45 years old, and a daughter 26 years old. I used to have a child every 20 years, but I had to stop. Grandson – 15 years old . My son is a car audio genius – been doing it for years. My daughter graduated from college and worked in fund-raising at Harvard Business School and now moving onto to be a Development Officer at the Museum of Fine Arts. Been married 34 years Sold insurance many years ago in college, before most of you were born, then led a checkered career after college. Restaurant waiter, built a bar, worked for a private detective, worked nights in a textile mill, then got involved with communications, high tech for about 35 years. Travelled around the world evangelizing the latest greatest technology. Came back to insurance in the last few years. Hobbies – ride my bike (weather permitting), read three newspapers every day for the last 35 years, spend time with my son, grandson, daughter, big
Syracuse University basketball/football fan – that's where I grew up. A little tip – I solved my retirement problem. Going to work until I drop dead.
Recap of HNG Meeting of November 4, 2016
Our 178th meeting had 37 people, this is 8 more than the previous meeting; eight signed the New Member list. Pat Rosenthal was our facilitator. There were six introduction speeches.
One landing:
Teresa Carroll Started Nov. 11th at Fresenius in Waltham as a Marketing Communications Specialist; was out nine months
We had a speaker, Eric Ross, who talked about "Power Networking."
The presentation gave all attendees a thorough overview of the total person-to-person networking process. Key Benefits of Attending:
• Gained an understanding of the true purpose and value of networking
• Became exposed to key tools to be used in the process
• Learned how to start the "power" networking practice
• Understand how to effectively leverage existing contacts
• Learned key things never to do when networking
• Understand the different kinds of potential contacts
• Learned effective ways to outreach to networking referrals
• Learned ways to truly differentiate oneself
• Understand how to conduct a meeting with a networking contact
• Learned how to optimize the results of a networking meeting
• Understand how power networking can continue to generate new contacts
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
December 2, 2016 Kristen Beyer 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
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
HNG Meeting November 4, 2016; Agenda: Speaker on "Power Networking"
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by speaker, Eric Ross. The facilitator for this week will be Pat Rosenthal. 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, Eric will talk about "Power Networking."
A relationship-referral process to build your professional network Most professional and executive jobs are found through networking; indeed, most professional jobs are never advertised and can only be accessed directly in the “hidden job” market. Further, networking becomes truly essential to many executives-in-transition in the current market, as many companies auto-screen out longer-term unemployed executive applicants. This presentation will give attendees all the tools necessary to develop extensive networks that access the hidden job market and that will pay continuing dividends throughout one’s career. Attendees will learn a comprehensive step-by-step process that starts with people they already know and generates a continuing source of new and valued professional contacts. Through networking, many of these contacts become “helpers” in the job search and often become life-long professional or personal friends. Networking in a job search is truly relationship marketing of oneself in his/her target market. The presentation will give all attendees a thorough overview of the total person-to-person networking process.
Key Benefits of Attending – Attendees will:
• Gain an understanding of the true purpose and value of networking
• Become exposed to key tools to be used in the process
• Learn how to start the “power” networking practice
• Understand how to effectively leverage existing contacts
• Learn key things never to do when networking
• Understand the different kinds of potential contacts
• Learn effective ways to outreach to networking referrals
• Learn ways to truly differentiate oneself
• Understand how to conduct a meeting with a networking contact
• Learn how to optimize the results of a networking meeting
• Understand how power networking can continue to generate new contacts
Eric Ross
Eric Ross is often acknowledged as New England’s master networker. Eric is an accomplished senior business executive who has successfully walked-the-walk
of job transition, through networking. He has held a number of senior operations and general management positions in the manufacturing, renewable energy, and
service industries. As a commissioned officer, he also served in leadership roles in U.S.A.F. manufacturing, industrial management, and logistics operations. His
presentations on networking have been given at outplacement firms, to numerous networking groups, and to professional associations and alumni groups (such as
the Harvard Business School Boston Association, Tufts Alumni Association, and the Career Services group of the Boston Chapter of Financial Executives International), all with rave reviews. Eric landed his most recent position, Chief Operating Officer of New England Renewable Energy Systems, in Holbrook, MA, through the networking approach and methods explained in his Power Networking presentation.
Our 177th meeting had 29 people, this is 7 more than the previous meeting; eight signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon
was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.
One landing:
Katherine Wong Starting at Clark Shoes in Waltham on November 1st as a Senior Planning Analyst
We had a speaker, Bill Lippincott, who conducted a Job Interview Workshop.
This comprised the following:
Interviewing soup to nuts form the hiring managers perspective. Bill Lippincott a veteran hiring manager and job search coach taught us interviewing tips to put you on the hiring manager's radar. Brought resumes as Bill did one mock interview. Best place to learn how to interview is practice in a safe place!!
November 18, 2016 Bob Gaughan TBD
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.
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
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Power Networking
A relationship-referral process to build your professional network Most professional and executive jobs are found through networking; indeed, most professional jobs are never advertised and can only be accessed directly in the “hidden job” market. Further, networking becomes truly essential to many executives-in-transition in the current market, as many companies auto-screen out longer-term unemployed executive applicants. This presentation will give attendees all the tools necessary to develop extensive networks that access the hidden job market and that will pay continuing dividends throughout one’s career. Attendees will learn a comprehensive step-by-step process that starts with people they already know and generates a continuing source of new and valued professional contacts. Through networking, many of these contacts become “helpers” in the job search and often become life-long professional or personal friends. Networking in a job search is truly relationship marketing of oneself in his/her target market. The presentation will give all attendees a thorough overview of the total person-to-person networking process.
Key Benefits of Attending – Attendees will:
• Gain an understanding of the true purpose and value of networking
• Become exposed to key tools to be used in the process
• Learn how to start the “power” networking practice
• Understand how to effectively leverage existing contacts
• Learn key things never to do when networking
• Understand the different kinds of potential contacts
• Learn effective ways to outreach to networking referrals
• Learn ways to truly differentiate oneself
• Understand how to conduct a meeting with a networking contact
• Learn how to optimize the results of a networking meeting
• Understand how power networking can continue to generate new contacts
Eric Ross
Eric Ross is often acknowledged as New England’s master networker. Eric is an accomplished senior business executive who has successfully walked-the-walk
of job transition, through networking. He has held a number of senior operations and general management positions in the manufacturing, renewable energy, and
service industries. As a commissioned officer, he also served in leadership roles in U.S.A.F. manufacturing, industrial management, and logistics operations. His
presentations on networking have been given at outplacement firms, to numerous networking groups, and to professional associations and alumni groups (such as
the Harvard Business School Boston Association, Tufts Alumni Association, and the Career Services group of the Boston Chapter of Financial Executives International), all with rave reviews. Eric landed his most recent position, Chief Operating Officer of New England Renewable Energy Systems, in Holbrook, MA, through the networking approach and methods explained in his Power Networking presentation.
Recap of HNG Meeting of October 21, 2016
Our 177th meeting had 29 people, this is 7 more than the previous meeting; eight signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon
was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.
One landing:
Katherine Wong Starting at Clark Shoes in Waltham on November 1st as a Senior Planning Analyst
We had a speaker, Bill Lippincott, who conducted a Job Interview Workshop.
This comprised the following:
Interviewing soup to nuts form the hiring managers perspective. Bill Lippincott a veteran hiring manager and job search coach taught us interviewing tips to put you on the hiring manager's radar. Brought resumes as Bill did one mock interview. Best place to learn how to interview is practice in a safe place!!
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
November 18, 2016 Bob Gaughan 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
Pat Rosenthal pat.rosenthal@gmail.com
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
HNG Meeting - Sep 2 - Sixty-second Introduction Practice Session
An apology to those who attended the HNG meeting on Friday, August 19th. I received an indication there was disappointment that there were no tables setup when everyone arrived. There is a simple explanation: I came in early and setup the greeting table with the nametags, New Member sign-in sheet, and the money jar. This was followed up by making the coffee, the hot water urn, and the table setup for the coffee cups, sugar, milk, lemonade, and napkins. This was then followed up by setting up the snack table with the cookies and napkins. I then setup the projector screen, the projector, the lectern with microphones and the sound system to make sure everything was alright for the facilitator and the speaker. I lastly had to setup the hall with the tables and chairs; however, since the tables were in the storage classroom and not easily accessible to remove by myself, I had only one alternative and that was to just setup the 40 chairs with no assistance. Since I was under a serious time constraint and had to leave as early as I could to help my daughter, this was all I could do. I will do my utmost to make sure the tables are setup for the next meeting so as to accommodate those who have grown accustomed to having them.
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by either a speaker or Sixty-second Elevator Speech Practice Session. The facilitator for this week will be Ronaldo Lu. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, we will have either a speaker, which I am trying to arrange because our scheduled speaker cancelled to handle a family issue, or a Sixty-second Elevator Introduction Practice Session.
Speaker and Topic
Unknown at this time because arrangements are being made as of this writing to acquire a replacement speaker.
Or
Sixty-second Introduction Practice Session
This will be our Plan-B in the event a speaker could not be scheduled. We do not have individual introductions as often as we should simply because it is not a popular event, and the attendance suffers, yet it is one of the most important things we should do. We have had many new people give their introduction speeches during the past few months, and it is time for the new people to know who the rest of us are. I sincerely hope everyone who has attended the meetings thus far will attend this event to support our group.
Recap of HNG Meeting of August 19, 2016
Our 173rd meeting had 35 people, this is 5 more than the previous meeting; nine signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.
We had a speaker, Hannah David, who talked about "Risk Management - Job Search." She was very good.
This comprised the following:
The forecasting and evaluation of job search risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize or reduce their impact.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
September 2, 2016 TBD
September 16, 2016 Kristen Beyer
General Information
The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.
We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.
We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup
For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address
If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.
Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. CVS is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.
Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by either a speaker or Sixty-second Elevator Speech Practice Session. The facilitator for this week will be Ronaldo Lu. We will devote the first hour to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Important Note: Please make a serious, concerted effort to arrive before 10:00 AM. We are going to start the meeting on time at 10:00 AM. In the second hour, we will have either a speaker, which I am trying to arrange because our scheduled speaker cancelled to handle a family issue, or a Sixty-second Elevator Introduction Practice Session.
Speaker and Topic
Unknown at this time because arrangements are being made as of this writing to acquire a replacement speaker.
Or
Sixty-second Introduction Practice Session
This will be our Plan-B in the event a speaker could not be scheduled. We do not have individual introductions as often as we should simply because it is not a popular event, and the attendance suffers, yet it is one of the most important things we should do. We have had many new people give their introduction speeches during the past few months, and it is time for the new people to know who the rest of us are. I sincerely hope everyone who has attended the meetings thus far will attend this event to support our group.
Recap of HNG Meeting of August 19, 2016
Our 173rd meeting had 35 people, this is 5 more than the previous meeting; nine signed the New Member list. Emilia Gordon was our facilitator. There were eight introduction speeches.
We had a speaker, Hannah David, who talked about "Risk Management - Job Search." She was very good.
This comprised the following:
The forecasting and evaluation of job search risks together with the identification of procedures to avoid or minimize or reduce their impact.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
September 2, 2016 TBD
September 16, 2016 Kristen Beyer
General Information
The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.
We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.
We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup
For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address
If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.
Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. CVS is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.
Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Bill Wilson bill@williamjwilson.com
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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
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
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Hopkinton Networking Group Meeting March 4, 2016; Agenda: Speaker on "First Impressions"
Hello Everyone,
Now that we are in the winter months, 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 Randall Warniers. The facilitator or this week will be Ronaldo Lu. 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, Randall will talk about "First Impressions."
This is Randall's fourth presentation to HNG and his talks have always been intuitive, enlightening, and warmly received. He is on the leadership team of Acton Networkers at St. Matthews and has been a member of Acton Networkers since September 2007.
First Impressions
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| first impressions |
Randall Warniers
Randall Warniers is a freelance editor, book designer, and book publisher who spent nearly two decades in the world of publishing as managing editor of a research journal at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He is also a photographer and a photography instructor at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, an instructor in 19th-century British literature at Acton-Boxborough Community Education, and a facilitator and member of the leadership team at Acton Networkers.
Recap of HNG Meeting of February 19, 2016
Our 162nd meeting had 49 people, this is 33 more than the previous meeting; 21 signed the New Member list. Gil Krispien was our facilitator. There were 13 introduction speeches.
We had a speaker, Susan P. Joyce, who talked about "To Be Hired, You MUST Be Found." She gave an excellent presentation.
This comprised the following:
Recruiters relentlessly search both Google and LinkedIn for job candidates with the right qualifications. So being found is critical to the success of a job search. In this session, we'll focus on how to be find-able. Learn how to identify and place the keywords that recruiters use in their searching. With the right keywords in the right places, especially on LinkedIn, you will be more easily found -- hopefully resulting in a shorter job search and
more visibility for your future career.
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
March 18, 2016 Stephen Martins "Get The Offer"
General Information
The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.
We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.
We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup
For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address
If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.
Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Sheri Ablaza sheriablaza@gmail.com
Emilia Gordon emiliagne@gmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Ronaldo Lu ronaldo.lu@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com
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