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Edition HYPE Healthcare Young Professional Exchange ARG

In this issue A Warm Welcome P.1

Membership News P.2

Membership Drive P.3

News P. 4

Professional Success P. 5

Career Corner P.6-7

HYPE Co-Chair

Greetings HYPERS!

It is with great pleasure that I showcase our official HYPE Newsletter. You will begin receiving these newsletters once every quarter. There are so many things that HYPE is offering on a National and Local level and we want to make sure you are informed to take advantage. In this newsletter you will find information in regards to:

· Professional Development and Success

· All HYPE Membership Drive

· Membership News

· HYPE All Member Meeting

· Professional Success

All strategies of HYPE are based from the 4C’s: Culture, Community, Career, and Commerce. As you are finding your footing in HYPE, we hope that you grab hold to one of the C’s and embrace it with

commitment, passion, and purpose. Your fellow Hyper,

Candace M. Watts

Meet your Newsletter Committee Team

Design & Content Manager Mercedes Rogers Malone HR Payroll Rep HRSolutions Administration

Program Manager Olivia Ho Business Change Manager Enhanced Personal Healthcare

A Warm Welcome from our HYPE Leadership Panel

Content Editor Charlene Rossell Sales Support Specialist Statewide Acct. Mgmt. Sales Admin

Editor in Chief Samantha Fuentes Health Outreach Specialist I GBD Clinical Programs

Content Editor Veronica Goodhope Nurse Case Manager I Clinical SPG

Public Relations Consultant Katherine Szott NGS Appeals Rep National Government Services/SCA

Membership News

The HYPE leadership team would like to

acknowledge the members who are celebrating

their anniversary with WellPoint during the

month of October.

Thank you for your continued service!

California Adam Bruce

Christine Cao Jennifer Caudillo

Kim Edmond Punita Gupta

Jenna Keel Aimee Louise Littman

Tina Quicoli Franklin Solis

Holly Winzenburg

Colorado Sara J Tuitt Connecticut

Robert Atkinson

Georgia Katrine Allen

Dawanna Anderson Helen Coloma Rose Daniels Sarah Finney

Tiffany D Jackson Leslie Johnson Keisha Jordan Andrea Martin

Iris Torres Birriel Lindsey Henken Watson

Illinois Treyce L Criner

David Miller Judy Muench

Natalie Nussbaum

Indiana Marcellus D Coats Jonathan Dikteruk

Latasha Herbert Leontiy Korolev Lauren C Parr

Michael Phelps

New York Gregory Aldrich Christina Del Re Crystal S Dudley Suzanne Hurley Laura Navarrete Kinjite A Jervier

Amadou Yattassaye

Ohio Louis J Kaesemeyer

Jamila L Woods Jason Zimmerman

Pennsylvania Sharmaine Butts-Ortiz

Joy Manbeck

Virginia Susanna Cagle Ashley Jarosz Lena Murrial

Christopher Shaffer

Texas Rassul Shah

Wisconsin Sarah Bjodstrup

HYPE Membership Drive Updates

Our Continued Success…

This past June, HYPE was able to recruit 359 new members with our membership drive! We appreciate everyone’s participation in making this a successful event for HYPE company-wide.

Special thanks to the following members who were pivotal in the success of this HYPE event: Oneika Moore, Adrienne Leonard, Annette Hayton, Mylinda Smith and Russell Voss. With your continued efforts and contributions to HYPE, we can always expect the best results!

Since the membership drive, HYPE member total has almost doubled. We currently have 850 members and ALWAYS encourage you to spread the word to the young and the young- at-heart.

Look out for updates for our next membership drive set to launch THIS November!

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together” – James Cash Penney

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Be sure to show your support by wearing pink and participating in your local breast cancer awareness events!

Send your HYPE NBCA photos to Samantha.Fuentes@Amerigroup.com and YOU may be

featured in our next newsletter!

HYPE News

4th Quarter HYPE Events --You asked for it and now it’s here.

“Speed Mentoring Project Planning” spearheaded by HYPE resident expert Jessica Kalmer is in full swing. Check with HYPE site leaders for details, dates, and times. To locate your local site leader, please see the corresponding name and location below.

Fourth Quarter Networking Events please submit to Colin J. Gordon by Nov 21st, 2014. (These events should be scheduled prior to the December holidays.) Also look out for details on the SharePoint site for the final Membership Drive Competition of 2014. Competition rules, dates, & prizes are also found on the HYPE SharePoint site.

On Wednesday, September 24th, the Newbury Park, CA local HYPE team hosted a networking event for it’s members. They also invited fellow WellPoint ARG, WOW, to join them for the occasion.

The event included two guest speakers that presented on key developmental topics:

Ann Savanh, Leadership Recruiting Manager Tricks of the trade: Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts

Rodrick McGrew II, Director Database and CRM Managing your professional brand

Both topics were well received and greatly appreciated. The HYPE Newbury Park site leads want to thank guest speakers Ann and Rod for joining them and sharing their vast knowledge with the group. In the future, Newbury Park hopes to have events

with additional speakers to add value for their HYPE team. As with most things, “you get out of it what you put into it” and they want to thank all the members who attended, making it a great success.

Site Leader Location State

Nicola Williams Newbury Park CA

Annette Hayton Newbury Park CA

Chelsey Stewart Thousand Oaks CA

Lyndee Ferolino Woodland Hills CA

Adrienne Leonard Columbus GA

Andrea Walker Savannah GA

Sharon Miller Chicago IL

Site Leader Location State

Bryan Shade Indianapolis (Lytle) IN

Colin Gordon Indianapolis (MCB) IN

Stevie McElfresh Indianapolis (NGS) IN

Russell Voss South Portland ME

Jessica Kalmer St. Louis MO

Dorothy Chow Syracuse NY

Site Leader Location State

Jamison Torok Mason OH

Mylinda Smith Harrisburg PA

Lori Cagle Nashville TN

Amy DeJongh Richmond VA

Erika Dahlquist W@H OPW

Michelle Della Waukesha WI

Professional Success

Calling all HYPE Site Leaders! We want

YOU! Please send your

local HYPE events and updates to Olivia Ho to be featured in our next quarterly newsletter.

What Every Young Professional Should Know... By Lisa Ledford-Crissey, RN | Staff VP, Business Solutions | Clinical Systems & Reporting | Government Business Division

1. Identify a mentor, someone who’s achieved success in your field of interest and network. Put yourself out there, introduce yourself, stand-out from the rest.

2. Be positive. As a young professional, you have a lot to learn and haven’t yet achieved credibility. So don’t complain, instead offer positive, creative feedback.

3. Extend yourself for new challenges, and don’t be afraid to admit you have a lot to learn – but that you have a desire to contribute and learn.

4. Listen, listen, listen – to seasoned leaders and learn something from each. Whether it’s new subject matter or just the tone & inflection of a good speaker – there’s always something to learn!

5. Polish your PowerPoint & SharePoint skills. These are frequently used tools that come in really handy in leading projects.

6. Focus on your work – when at work. Young professionals typically have a lot going on in life, so it’s important to be focused at work.

7. Be on time, every time and come prepared. Don’t walk into meetings late or dial into conference calls late.

8. Follow up when something is assigned to you, and complete your tasks on time.

Questions? Contact Lisa Ledford-Crissey.

Career Corn Are You Under-Qualified for That Job? By Richard Hom, OD, MPA

Each year, hundreds of newly-minted graduates flood the country side of

America like so many monarch butterflies in San Juan Capistrano; each one earnestly

looking for a job. For many applicants the task will be easy. For others, the task is less

certain and potentially more frustrating.

Beleaguering every applicant is the job description. It is replete with

responsibilities, duties, skills and desired or required experience. Customarily, the

description is either a human resources exercise in due diligence or a misguided or

even misperceived notion by the hiring manager. It is an obstacle to applicants

because few actually match completely with each and every single requirement.

Job experts agree that the resume and curriculum vitae capture on a fragment

of an applicant. It doesn't tell how the applicant can relate their own skill and

experience to synthesize results in the new job. It doesn't tell how much they can be a

team player. And finally, it doesn't tell how the applicant can solve the hiring doctor or

manager's considerable uneasiness of the business problem or task to be solved. If

these are questions that are not evident in the usual resume, might these be the

strategies for job applicants to pursue with any new employer?

Clearly, yes, It is the objective of any job seeker to create a concise story of how

they can create the solution to the business problem or object of the hiring doctor or

manager. Absent these key strategies, an applicant's background and skill are

insufficient by itself to distinguish their application from another.

The resume or curriculum vitae is just a starting point. It should not be written

perfunctorily. It should not be done hastily. Rather, it should be handcrafted for each

job description. It should reflect the relative importance of skill and experience. They

are not equally weighted with skill often more valued than experience. Lastly, the

resume/curriculum vitae should emphasize how to fit in, culturally within the

organization.

In summary, a lack of experience or even skill should not deter any applicant, For

further reading:

Dizik, A. (2011, April 10). Do you have enough experience for that job? Careerbuilder. Retrieved from http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-2583-Job-Search-Strategies-Do-you-have-enough-experience-for-that-job/?SiteID=CBHANDLE

Pinola, M. (2012, May 8). Why You Should Still Apply to a Job Even If You Don’t Meet the Exact Job Requirements. Lifehacker. Retrieved from http://lifehacker.com/5908557/why-you-should-still-apply-to-a-job-even-if-you-dont-meet-the-exact-job-requirements

Remillard, B. (2011, August 7). Why Skills And Experience Are Irrelevant When Hiring. Hire and Retain Top Talent. Retrieved from http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/blog/skills-and-experience-are-irrelevant-when-hiring/

Richard Hom is the National Optometric Director at Anthem within the Vision Man-agement Group, Specialty Division.

Do I meet the qualification and experience requirements?

Check out the link above to see if you measure up against a job’s minimum requirements.

Q&A

For Questions regarding HYPE and articles please direct questions to Samantha Fuentes

For more information on HYPE ARG, please feel free to visit our SharePoint site where you can also sign up for membership.

Career Corner

HYPE

Grand Opening! HYPE Group at Linkedin has Launched!

We are excited to announce that a Member-Only Group for HYPE at

Linkedin has just been launched. Please join, invite and to share your

insights through this networking platform.

Instructions to Join:

Go to Linkedin.com

Log in (you are required to have your own Linkedin account first)

Search for ‘WellPoint HYPE Group’ at the top of the home page

Or you can look it up under ‘Interests’, under ‘Groups’. Click on ‘Find

a Group’ and search for ‘WellPoint HYPE Group’.

Click ‘Join’.

We look forward to ‘meeting’ you there!

Social Media

How connected are you?

Be sure to check out Social Media 101: The Basics on My Learning to learn more about the most popular social media platforms and review WellPoint’s corporate policy regarding online communication.

Did you know that being connected to social media can help you standout against your competition?

“If you choose to share content publicly on social media, make sure it’s working to your advantage.” Rosemary Haefner, Vice President of Human Resources at CareerBuilder.