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ActonNetworkers is a
secular job search networking and support group that meets every
Friday at St. Matthew's Church, 435 Central Street, Acton (Rear
entrance, Main meeting room) from 10 AM - 12 noon. (Directions Below)
Our goal is to help each other and, in doing so, shorten the transition
time to a new position as much as possible
Our
thanks to St. Matthew's and Revs.
Bruce A. Pehrson and Richard Black for their continued support in providing
meeting space for the group.
Member
Profile: Members represent a spectrum of experience with no one
dominant group. Current membership (December 2004) is approximately
487. Most members are at supervisory or management levels including
senior executives. Professions include
- Finance
- Law
- IT
- Consulting
- General Management
- Engineering
- Project Management
- Business Development
- Sales
- Marketing
- Human Resources
History: At approximately the same time two church-based groups
dedicated to job search networking and support were begun at St.
Matthews Congregational Church and at the First Parish Unitarian
Church in Concord. The St. Matthews group was the larger of the
two and coined the name "ActonNetworkers". Both groups
were secular in nature despite their association with their parish. In
short order the two groups became aware of each other and began
having monthly joint or general meetings.
Later
in 2002 similar parish based networking groups began at St. Isidore's
in Stow, Mt. Calvary in Acton
and Our Lady of Fatima, Sudbury. All are associated with
ActonNetworkers and share membership. For lack of a critical mass,
the groups at First Parish and Mt. Calvary no longer meet. Their
membership continues their activity within ActonNetworkers.
Directions: 435 Central
Street, West Acton
From
West of Acton:
Route 495 to Route 2 east, Exit 41 (first exit) onto Newtown Road,
which becomes Central Street. Right at the end of the exit. St.
Matthew's is on the left approximately 0.6 miles south of Route
2. (If you cross RR tracks you've gone 0.7 mi. too far.)
Parking in the rear
From East of Acton: Route 2 west to Newtown Road/Central
Street (Exit 41 -- the one following the Route 27 exit) Left at
the end of the exit ramp. St. Matthew's is on the left approximately
0.6 miles south of Route 2. (If you cross RR tracks you've
gone 0.7 mi. too far.) Parking in the rear
Acton/Maynard/Stow environs: From the intersection of Route
111 and 27: West one mile on Route 111 to first stoplight. Right
onto Central Street. Continue over RR tracks. St. Matthew's is
on the right about 1.2 miles north of the stop light. Parking
in the rear
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