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Does your company have a 'feel good story'?

Every Friday/Saturday, we post our favorite 'feel good stories' on our website and social media accounts. Here's last week's post:  Feel Good Stories: April 20 - April 24

Want to feature your company? Send us your feel good story to ar@egretconsulting.com!
Emerging Tech: What has(n't) changed?

The first commercial jet pack available for the small price of $68,000, the first ever Apple iPad was introduced, a push for space tourism by Virgin Galactica, the nPower PEG charged handheld devices for $125...all available in 20101. How has this technology evolved since? Apple is now selling the 7th generation of the iPad (has since added on the iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad pro) and portable chargers can be purchased on Amazon for as little as $15. And for the jet pack? Well, like all the "cool" tech like the hoverboard and Segway, it couldn't retain interest from the average consumer nor did they have $68k waiting to purchase a jet pack. Jet packs also complicate air transportation among safety issues like a failed engine during flight...they're nothing but entertainment today. 

Like the 'exciting' tech above, the Electrical Industry has seen its fair share of new and evolving technology. It's interesting to see how far (or little) ...

 

Hiring Managers and leaders!

Help our industry understand the affect of stay at home orders on hiring, work from policy and general business. Please take this 5 - 10 minute and 100% anonymous survey below. We thank you in advance!




As our population ages and our economy expands fueling the need for more and better qualified talent, the availability of the US 'Human Capital Supply Chain'  continues  to shrink.  This  demographic  pressure will force companies to intensify their efforts to increase  productivity ,  attract the best talent available  and increase training efforts   to continue to meet their expansion plans.  As well-detailed in the book ' TopGrading ' by Bradford Smart, PhD. T h e ability to achieve aggressive growth plans lies with the quality of the talent within organizations.  'A'  players  deliver significantly more revenue and profits than 'B' players.   

The cost to an organization for a bad hire is estimated  to be...



- Regional Sales Manager - Tool Manufacturer
- Product Manager - Wire & Cable Manufacturer
- Operations Director - Wire & Cable Manufacturer
- Application Engineer - Tool Manufacturer
- President - Industrial Wire Manufacturer
- Plant Manager - Building Wire Manufacturer
- Channel Sales Manager - Wire Mfr.
- Process Engineer - Wire & Cable Mfr.
- Regional Sales Manager - Wire & Cable Manufacturer
- Process Engineer - Industrial Wire & Cable Manufacturer
- 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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