Hiring

Three Easy Ways to Win or Lose a Sales Job

Being a recruiter for four years now, primarily a sales recruiter, it’s astonishing to see well-qualified candidates get a thumbs-down during an interview process. “How is that possible?” I would ask myself from time to time. You may or may not believe the simple and easily
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Three Hiring Mistakes that Hurt Recruiting Efforts

Recruiting professionals are only as strong as the client’s they’re sourcing for. According to Recruiter.com: “Hiring great employees is as crucial as it is complex. Nothing matters more in winning than getting the right people in the right places. For this reason, organizations
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What Can Employers Expect from Generation Z?

Generation Z is here and ready to work, but should you hire them? The short answer is YES. But why? Let’s go over some of the basics between Generation Z and Millennials. How do they compare to their slightly older counterpart? Born between 1995 and 2010, the first group of the
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Prepare to Hire for the New Year

Making a list of objectives is the best way to track a successful recruiting process. Believe it or not, December is one of the best months to recruit top-level candidates. Imagine, these individuals are at home using up their last bit of PTO. They’re deciding whether or n
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Why You Should Hire During the Holidays

As the saying goes, timing is everything. This is extremely true in the recruiting industry. If you’re a client looking to reach headcount with your annual budget, the best time to find a candidate is during the holidays. Here are a couple reasons why the best time to find your
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Human Resources: AIS Talks Transparency with Employees, Star Qualities Sought in Interview Process

The major culture change that transpired at Advanced Imaging Solutions (AIS) of Las Vegas required a reinvention of the dealership as a service organization as opposed to merely being a copier seller. One of the greatest struggles this entails is changing the mindset of clients
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Pew Research State of American Jobs Survey Provides Insight into Hiring and Retaining Employees

The ability to hire qualified candidates is certainly top of mind for management within the document imaging industry. That’s why the recent State of American Jobs survey from Pew Research Center caught our eye. The “non-partisan fact tank” polled more than 5,000 Americans in May
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Elite Dealers on Their Biggest Challenges Part 1: It’s About the People

ENX Magazine’s Elite Dealers for 2016 provided a great deal of information on their submission forms that we did not use in the December issue. One area was the dealers saw as their biggest challenges going forward. We received some insightful, well-reasoned responses, and we are
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The IT Skills Gap is Real, But Not Impossible to Overcome

What is a skills gap? According to Gary Beach, best-selling author of “The U.S. Technology Skills Gap” and former publisher at CIO Magazine, a skills gap exists when a company is no longer able to execute its strategies or grow its revenue because it cannot hire and
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Sharp’s Laura Blackmer on Meeting the Challenges of an Aging Yet Innovative Industry

A large number of dealerships are run by the first- or second-generation owners, and many of their employees have long tenure. In other words, both management and the workforce are aging. This presents challenges on two fronts. The first challenge is how do you bring in fresh,
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There Must Be a Better Way!

If you have ever been through the pain of adding your first (or next sales rep), you know how frustrating, tiring and expensive this can be. Need more revenue? Hire some more salespeople. At first blush, it all seems so straightforward. Which is exactly how I failed in my first
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Explosive Organic Growth in MPS and MNS Will Impact Dealer’s Hiring Decisions in 2014

As always, Copier Careers is a reflection of the needs of our retained clients. Going into 2014, the majority of our clients are experiencing explosive organic growth due to MPS/MNS placements. To assist our clients to attain and maintain these accounts, Copier Careers is seeing
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Does Your Dealership Need a Professional Recruiter?

As you go to battle each day, you know what to focus on. You know your business and your niche, and you go after it. You are focused and directed, and of course that is what made you successful in the first place. When you have a good idea, a product or service, you hit the
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