Month: September 2017

Starting a new career as an electrician is an exciting time. You have made the decision to move on with your education and you are at the very beginning of a new professional path. It seems like the possibilities are endless – and they just might be. Along with getting the book-based background knowledge and…

The foundation of success for an electrical business is having a good mix of clients, including residential and commercial clients. For many small businesses, gaining residential customers often seems like an easier task than securing contracts with larger companies. There may be some truth to this idea, but there is a formula to gaining commercial…

If you’re considering a job change, you aren’t alone. Job-hopping is becoming increasingly common. While plenty of the new workers who switch from company to company stay in the same profession, others are ready for a whole new career. Whether you’ve only been out of school for a few years or you’re considering a midlife…

As an electrician, you have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings and for plenty of different types of employers. You might work for a residential service company, a business or for a construction contractor. Who else can you work for? For yourself!   Roughly 1 in every 10 electricians work for themselves.…