Help Custom Electronics Power The Future By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA Custom Electronics President/CEO Michael Pentaris has two degrees – a bachelor’s in accounting and an MBA – from SUNY Binghamton. “But I’m not sold on that,” he acknowledged the other day during a tour of the company’s Browne Street plant in the Town of Oneonta. “I’m looking for people with ambition.” He was accompanied on the tour by Jim Sloan, one of his key lieutenants, an…
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Big Job At Bassett: Keeping Many Jobs Full By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sign on Melanie Craig’s desk reads, “I AM THE PATIENT.” Over a year, Craig, the Bassett Healthcare Network’s director of human resources and employee relations, will tell you, she and her staff – five recruiters and two employment assistants – are seeking to fill 250-300 jobs, full and part-time, not counting doctors. Even with that hiring challenge, it’s still competitive. Last year,…
THE JOB SCENE They Love Their Jobs 5 Believe They Have Found Careers Of Their Dreams In Otsego County Profiles by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com KRISTEN QUIGLEY Springbrook Assistant Manager A high-five, Kristen Quigly recognizes, can change someone’s whole day around. “I love that, with the people I work with, it doesn’t matter if they’ve had a good day or a bad day, you can make that day better with a high-five, some music or even a favorite…