Hopkinton Networking Group: Business Etiquette

Hello Everyone,
The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by two speakers, Heather Cole and Scott Hymovitz . The facilitator for this week will be Gil Krispien. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Scott will talk about "Business Etiquette" and Heather will discuss becoming a "Financial Representative."

"Business Etiquette"

Today's increasingly casual culture may make learning about "etiquette" seem stuffy and old fashioned, but good manners and a professional attitude and appearance still apply!

Business Etiquette
1. Favorable first impressions
2. Networking etiquette
3. Rules of the business meal
4. Personal electronic communications

About Scott Hymovitz:

In 1994, Scott became the Chief Operating Officer for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Wellesley Group. In March 2011, Scott was appointed Chief Development Officer for The Wellesley Group. His responsibilities include Leadership Development and the development of new Financial Representatives.

Financial Representative Description

Financial representatives with the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network the Wellesley Group provide expert guidance and innovative solutions for the planning needs of individuals and businesses. They strive to understand their clients' goals and visions in order to develop financial solutions that put them on a path to success. These representatives are in business for themselves-but they're not alone. Supported by our network of financial specialists, training programs and mentoring opportunities, they have access to the resources, products and assistance they need to help their clients and build their practices.

The Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, the Wellesley Group, has projected the need for additional financial representatives in the surrounding Boston area over the next twelve months. If you're a top-notch performer, value freedom as your own boss, want to be financially rewarded for hard work and have the desire to impact people's lives positively everyday, then you may be a candidate we want to speak with.

Preferred Qualifications: BA or BS degree from a four-year institution; strong interpersonal skills; self-motivated; history of personal success.

If you enjoy working in a fast paced, highly productive environment, contact Heather Cole, Director of Recruitment Heather.cole@nmfn.com. For more information, visit our website at www.nmfn.com/wellesley. The Wellesley Group has four offices in the Boston area, Wellesley, Wakefield, Quincy and Westborough offices.
About Heather Cole:

Director of Recruitment at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Heather has been in recruiting for 15 years. She helps people learn more about how a career as a Northwestern Mutual Financial Network representative can provide the rewards and opportunities of self-employment. Heather's goal is always to recruit the right person, at the right time, for the right reasons.

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

April 6, 2012 Katherine Maloney Interviewing for Information: Do's and Don'ts
April 20, 2012 Stuart Papp Self Marketing with Public Speaking
May 4, 2012 Suzanne Gray & Jack Speranza "Self Employment Options for those in Career Transitions"
May 18, 2012 Joellyn Schwerdlin "Network Your Way Into the Hidden Job Market"
June 1, 2012 Anne Crawford "Elevator Speech: How to Get to the Next Level"

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:
Sandra Cipriani sandraopps@comcast.net
Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
Barbara McKee barb6635@comcast.net
Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com
Ralph Sabatino ralphsabatino@ymail.com
Salpi Sarafian ssarafian@rcn.com
Mark Sullivan msullivan.email@gmail.com

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Hire a Veteran ‘On Demand’

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Hire a Veteran ‘On Demand’

via Commonwealth Conversations: Health and Human Services by Paulette Song on 3/6/12

By Department of Veterans' Services Secretary Coleman F. Nee
Despite recent positive news on declining unemployment, veterans as a whole remain unemployed at a much higher rate than national and state averages. Unemployment rates are even higher among young veterans and women veterans. (For the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics visit: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t05.htm )


As part of the state's many initiatives to help our returning veterans become employed, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray and the Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) reached out to major trade associations to encourage them to hire veterans and circulate information about veterans' benefits.  Among the growing list of major trade associations committed to working with the Administration and the Massachusetts veteran community are: The Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (MACCE), the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the Mass High Tech Council, the Defense Technology Initiative, and the Retailers Association of Massachusetts.


DVS has also partnered with Comcast Corporation to launch "Hire A Veteran On Demand," which aims to connect returning soldiers to jobs to help ease their transition back into civilian life. The pilot program, which posts video profiles of returning soldiers who are looking for work, started in late January and will be available for the next 90 days for prospective hiring managers and recruiters to review for their employment needs. Check out one Veteran profile here:  http://tinyb.it/2E4C614C578 .The veterans featured were chosen by DVS and the profiles were produced by Comcast's Video Production and Services team. Interested hiring managers or recruiters can contact individual candidates by getting in touch with the Department via the email address included at the end of each video profile.


Initiatives like these are a testament to Massachusetts' leadership in providing services and supports to the Commonwealth's Veterans and their families.


If you are a veteran or know of a veteran seeking employment or wish to hire a veteran, please email veteransvoice@massmail.state.ma.us or call 617-210-5970

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Hopkinton Networking Group - Fri, Feb 17

Good Morning Acton Networkers!

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be facilitated by Vincent Rocheleau. The speaker will be Carl Harvey; he is the founder of Success & Self-Esteem. Carl is an accomplished and dynamic seminar leader and an award winning sales with more than 20 years of selling success to his credit.

Speaker Title: “What’s Stopping You? How to Risk and Succeed in the Job Search during a Down Economy”

Please arrive early so you can network. The meeting starts promptly at 10am with the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Introductions, and Needs & Leads; followed by our speaker.

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 are 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: St. John the Evangelist, 20 Church Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748

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.

Regards,

Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:

Sandra Cipriani - sandraopps@comcast.net
Barbara McKee - barb6635@comcast.net
Ralph Sabatino - ralphsabatino@ymail.com
Salpi Sarafian - ssarafian@rcn.com
Gil Krispien - g.krispien@verizon.net
Mark Sullivan - msullivan.email@gmail.com
Vincent Rocheleau - vrocheleau@hotmail.com

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Job-seekers to get expert career advice free on Feb. 15

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With such a wide range of job-hunting resources in print, online and elsewhere, it can be confusing for many unemployed and under-employed individuals in greater Boston to know what employment resources are trustworthy and whose advice is effective.

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Job growth at the best companies to work for

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Job growth at the best companies to work for

via FlowingData by Nathan Yau on 1/24/12

Nicolas Rapp and Anne Vandermey with a straightforward look at new jobs added at the top 100 companies to work for, according to Fortune.

Fat paychecks, sweet perks, fun colleagues, and over 70,000 jobs ready to be filled — these employers offer dream workplaces. Like Google, which reclaims the top spot this year to become a three-time champion. Meet this year's top 100, network with the winners on LinkedIn, and more.

Number of new jobs added or lost is on the horizontal, and number of employees at the start of the year on the vertical. Bubble size represents number of job applicants.
There were 7.6 million applicants to Starbucks last year. That's insane.
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People Reading: A Positive Edge

Hello Acton Networkers,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will feature our speaker Clare Harlow. The facilitator for this week will be Barb McKee. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Introductions, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can start on time. Our speaker will present in the second hour, starting at 11AM.

Speaker: Clare Harlow

Speaker Topic: People Reading: A Positive Edge

Do you ever wonder why people act the way they do or why it's so easy to communicate with some people and so difficult with others? In this workshop, we'll look at one of the most important elements of communication: people! Using the DiSC Personal Profile framework, participants will learn how to identify the four behavioral styles that are present in all of us. Tools for recognizing different behavioral styles, "people reading," will be given. Participants will have a chance to discuss how they might use these skills in daily communication with family members and co-workers, and in their job search.


About Clare Harlow

As a Career and Life Coach, Clare helps people discover what they really want to do and design work that matches their personality and lifestyle. With warmth and humor, she offers personal and group coaching as well as classes and workshops on Career and Life Planning, Communication Skills for Adults and Teens, Work Life Balance, and People Reading using the DiSC Personality Profile. Whether individually or in a group setting, Clare inspires and motivates her clients to take charge of their lives and define success on their own terms. Her motto is "It's Your Life, Make it Work!"


Schedule for HNG Meetings :

February 03, 2012: Mark Sullivan "Procrastination in the Job Search"

February 17, 2012: Carl Harvey "What is Stopping You? How to Risk and Succeed in the Job Search in a Down Economy"


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 are 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 i tems:

· 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 : St. John the Evangelist, 20 Church Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748

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.

Regards,

Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators :

· Sandra Cipriani sandraopps@comcast.net
· Gil Krispien g.krispien@verizon.net
· Barbara McKee barb6635@comcast.net
· Ralph Sabatino ralphsabatino@ymail.com
· Salpi Sarafian ssarafian@rcn.com
· Marilyn Johnson marilyntjohnson10@gmail.com
· Vincent Rocheleau vrocheleau@hotmail.com

Current Schedule for HNG Meetings

The Hopkinton Networking Group continues to meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month at St John the Evangelist Parish Center. The current schedule of presentation topics is as follows:

January 20, 2012: Clare Harlow "People Reading with DiSC"

February 3, 2012: Mark Sullivan "Procrastination in the Job Search"

Febrary 17, 2012: Carl Harvey "What's Stopping You? How to Risk and Succeed in the Job Search in a Down Economy"