Why do you want to quit your job? There could be many reasons for that including, but not limited to: another great gig, big money, promotion, relocation desires, or just plain management issues.
by Wayne John As we get older, priorities change. Whether it’s because we start a family, start a business or finally realize that we’re not kids anymore and we aren’t getting any younger. Some of us have a personal path to success in that we know exactly what we want to do and what it [...]
In any industry, electrical or not, sometimes a reputation and your character are all you have. Sometimes confused, the dictionary defines reputation as ‘the word which refers to the position one occupies or the standing that one has in the opinion of others’. Character is the ‘combination of moral and other traits which make one the [...]
Last month, we discussed the younger workers and how we can entice them into our industry. There was a lot of feedback to the story.
There are many misperceptions that have to be addressed before these Generation X’s and Y’s consider working in our industry.
Employees leave. It’s a fact and it happens all of the time. Can we learn anything from these exiting workers?
On April 12th IEA hosted their 39th annual golf tournament at Jurupa Hills Country Club. IEA has been in existence for the past 40 years and held many tournaments, fishing trips, meetings, and other fun events. This was the last golf tournament that IEA will host because the association has decided to dissolve the group due [...]
OneSource Distributors celebrated their 30 year anniversary with an open house and product showcase at their Oceanside facility on April 30th. Customers enjoyed a Cinco de Mayo fiesta which included a Mexican lunch from I Love Tacos out of San Diego. The lunch spread even included roasted corn from The Corn Specialist. A Mariachi band entertained guests throughout the lunch hour.
POSCO LED held the ‘2013 POSCO LED Showcase in the USA’ at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia on April 23-24, 2013, to display its strategic collection of lighting products for the US B2B market.
All Current Electrical Sales, based in Pennsauken, NJ will open its seventh U.S. location this month.
On April 12th IEA hosted their 39th annual golf tournament at Jurupa Hills Country Club. IEA has been in existence for the past 40 years and held many tournaments, fishing trips, meetings, and other fun events. This was the last golf tournament that IEA will host because the association has decided to dissolve the group due [...]
The goal of any hiring manager, recruiter or employer is to find the best person out there for the job. However, that person rarely is found or, if located, is not interested in a new opportunity. As much as we want to hire the greatest candidate, most of the time we have to open the door a little wider to meet realistic expectations.
Rexel announced it has been named one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” according to FORTUNE magazine’s annual survey.
The goal of any hiring manager, recruiter or employer is to find the best person out there for the job. However, that person rarely is found or, if located, is not interested in a new opportunity. As much as we want to hire the greatest candidate, most of the time we have to open the door a little wider to meet realistic expectations.
Most of us have had to schedule job interviews while being gainfully employed. But how much stealth and secrecy do we really need to have? And what about ethics- do they play a role in the process?
As a continuation of last month’s column entitled “Where Have All of the Good Résumés Gone?” let’s focus on the specifics of what a good résumé should include. How many pages? What needs to be included and what can be excluded? What do we like to see and what makes us cringe?
by Wayne John Résumés are a critical part of the interview process, much to the dismay of many hiring managers and recruiters. The reason? Many résumés are not well-written or formatted, and some are just frighteningly terrible. We will visit this topic multiple times in 2013 as a poor résumé can shut someone down even [...]
No one wants to be considered a job-hopper, but when is the time really right to quit? In considering people to be hired, there are many things employers and recruiters look at carefully before deciding to continue the process.
by Wayne John One day, you wake up, everything is going well. You go into work, probably on a Friday. The afternoon comes and you’re invited to have a little chat with your manager. Within a few moments your life has changed. You no longer have a job. What happens now? As many of us [...]
Leviton has been awarded a $1 million grant to install electric vehicle charging stations across the state of New York in an effort to support Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s “Charge NY” initiative.
CapitalTristate is proud to announce that five of its associates have recently earned the Certified Electrical Professional-Outside Sales credential through the National Association of Electrical Distributors. Michael Clarke, David M. Goldberg, J. Jordan Laycook, James W. Peery and N. David Tanner now join an elite group of growing sales professionals who have demonstrated they are dedicated to higher standards of practice in the electrical distribution industry.
Meyda Lighting has been selected as a Leading EDGE Award recipient. Meyda received its award at a luncheon on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro, NY. The annual program is a fundraiser organized by Mohawk Valley EDGE, an economic development agency.
Turtle & Hughes, Inc., headquartered in Linden, NJ, has acquired Mid-Island Electrical Supply, a full service distributor of electrical products serving the Automation, Construction, Industrial, OEM, Commercial, Institutional and Municipal markets in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley.
Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical recently opened a new full-service branch in Binghamton, N.Y.
RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar, Inc (Nasdaq:RSOL), and Smart Energy Capital (SEC), are helping Church Farm School in Exton, Pennsylvania save hundreds of thousands of dollars in utility costs, while significantly reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, with the installation of a 1.1 megawatts (MW) solar array to power its campus.
Hubbell Lighting announced three new Prescolite LED solutions for downlighting applications—a 6” LiteBox LED downlight module (LB6LEDA10L), a 6” Retroficient LED downlight (RLC6LED), and a wall wash version of the 4” LiteFrame LED downlight (LF4LED). Prescolite’s products bring an exceptional combination of outstanding light output, high efficiency, beautiful color, and greater affordability to downlighting applications.
Thomas & Betts’ new Strut Packaging System, for metal channel products, provides superior protection and mobility for shipment and storage. The Strut Packaging System incorporates corrosion-resistant polypropylene footers and low-friction contact points with the floor.
GREEN CREATIVE LLC, the Commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer announced the availability of its new Titanium LED Series 3.0 G25 8W decorative lamp.
Cathode Lighting Systems is pleased to announce that Hervé Descottes, Jeff Taylor and Jessica Tchah of L’Observatoire International were recently awarded the prestigious GE Edison Award for lighting Vintry Fine Wines in New York, a Cathode Lighting Systems project.
Acuity Brands, Inc. launches the new Pedestrian Tear Drop LED Series luminaire from Holophane. The new series combines a classic and elegant outdoor lighting design with modern, long-life LED light sources that reduce energy consumption, promote sustainability and minimize maintenance costs.
Energy-efficient lighting manufacturer Precision-Paragon [P2] announced that advances in fluorescent lighting technology have allowed it to offer fluorescent lighting fixtures using lamps with manufacturer rated lifespans of up to 80,000 hours.
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