Newsletter
February 2024
Copier Careers® is the only recruiting firm exclusively dedicated to the Copier and Office Solutions Channel℠. With over 30 years of experience, Copier Careers connects employers and job seekers, providing valuable insights, career opportunities, and unmatched support in the industry. Whether you’re an employer, employee or job seeker, Copier Careers is here for you!
Start Hiring for Soft Skills
When short on candidates, “hire for attitude, train for skill”
The Copier and Office Solutions ChannelSM is at zero unemployment. When your options are so limited, you can’t hold out for the perfectly qualified candidate. Instead, your interviewers should be looking for potential and trainability. A candidate with strong workplace soft skills can learn the hard skills you need and add to your company culture.
Hard Skills
Technical skills you learn over the course of your education and career. Easy to quantify, certifiable, attainable with training and education.
- OEM Certification
- Network Certification
- Admin/Operations Software Experience
- P&L Experience
- CPA
Soft Skills
People and personal skills you develop over a lifetime. Hard to quantify, linked to intrinsic qualities, tough to teach.
- Enthusiasm
- Agreeability
- Integrity/Dependability
- Communication
- Time Management
- Organization
- Problem Solving
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
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Take the February 2024 Poll
What’s the most value soft skill in the workplace?
- Integrity (25%, 28 Votes)
- Communication (23%, 26 Votes)
- Problem Solving (17%, 19 Votes)
- Enthusiasm (15%, 17 Votes)
- Teamwork (11%, 12 Votes)
- Flexibility (5%, 6 Votes)
- Time Management (3%, 3 Votes)
- Organization (3%, 3 Votes)
- Agreeability (0%, 0 Votes)
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January 2023
Are you planning to change jobs in 2024?
- Sure, for the right offer (29%, 28 Votes)
- No, I'm very happy (28%, 27 Votes)
- Yes, I am actively looking (13%, 13 Votes)
- Maybe, but you'd have to convince me (13%, 13 Votes)
- Not really, now isn't a good time for a change (9%, 9 Votes)
- I just did! (5%, 5 Votes)
- Wasn't planning on it but my boss had different ideas... (3%, 3 Votes)
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- “Oh yeah, definitely leaving. Just waiting for the right offer.”
- “It’s a good time to pursue new opportunities.”
- “I’m so tired of this job. All we seem to do is give, give, give.”
- “As I get older I appreciate the company culture more than compensation. I can live without an iced mocha latte everyday but I cannot live in a toxic environment. No company is perfect, but knowing that you work for an ethical company that appreciates their employees goes a long way for me.”
February 2024
Most Recent Job Placements
Sales Representative
Experienced Sales Representative placed with an independent dealer
Branch Manager
Sales Manager placed for multi-regional service provider
Technician
OEM Hybrid Technician placed at a market-level solutions provider