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Are Thank You Notes Passe?

As a recruiter I am always asked: Is that necessary? Do I send via email or snail mail?

The better question is: why would you not send a thank you note? It would be sad in this very competitive market, if you lost the job to someone only because that was the one thing they did, and you did not.

A formal handwritten note isn't necessary, but I had a candidate who prepared and handed her interviewers thank you letters...

Long Tail Markets

by Ted Konnerth

Long tail distributions are a relatively arcane fascination by statisticians. Roughly, a long tail mimics the 80/20 rule; also known as a Pareto distribution. But in a series of articles and books by Chris Anderson (editor of Wired), it's clear that Long Tail markets have emerged as a very interesting observation of how the global culture and technology expansions have shaped consumer businesses. As a short example, Amazon has more revenue (and assumed profitability) from the long tail of its book offerings; than from the Hits segment of their offering. While Amazon is the place to go to buy the latest top 25 books on the New York Times' list of best books; the larger market for Amazon is to suggest and sell you books that are far from a 'Hit'. In short, niche products, sold to large numbers of buyers can be a larger and more profitable market than 'Hit' products sold to far fewer buyers who must have the current 'Hit'. Which brings me to the electrical industry; of course....

Recent Successful

Wire & Cable Placements

- Sales Manager - Electrical Construction Connector Mfr.

- RSM - Building & Industrial Wire Manufacturer

- National Accounts Manager - Building & Bare Cooper Wire Mfr.

- Quality Control Manager - Coaxial Cable Manufacturer

- Sales Manager - Aerospace & Automotive Wire Manufacturer

- Outside Sales - Independent Manufacturer's Rep

- Outside Sales - Industrial Wire Manufacturer & Distributor

- Sales Manager - Terminal & Crimping System Manufacturer

- Outside Sales - Electrical Wire & Cable Distributor

- Production Manager - International High Voltage Wire Mfr.

- Director of Sales - Commercial Industrial Segments Manufacturer

- Director of Corporate Accts - Electrical Connector Manufacturer

- Head of Product Mgt - Electronic/Electrical Wire & Component Mfr.

Pati Kelly

Wire and Cable Recruiter

Pati Kelly is an executive recruiter specializing in the wire & cable industry. She helps manufacturers find sales, operations and engineering talent to help grow their companies.

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