Hiring & Retention

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata discusses the connection between dealer profitability and hiring and retention.

Our third consecutive double flipbook issue featuring our 2025 WatchList and highlights from our 39th Annual Awards & Charities Gala is a keeper.

Evolving legal landscapes make it crucial to rethink non-competes and explore alternative safeguards for your business.

Upward Mobility is the theme of the 39th Annual Dealer Survey featured in our October issue. Based on the results, a positive trend emerges: most dealers are thriving in the current environment.

With the COVID-19 pandemic hiring crunch still sending ripples throughout the business world and unemployment numbers falling to unexpected lows, recruiting remains a significant challenge for many office technology dealers.

The unique cognitive styles and strengths associated with neurodiversity align remarkably well with many of the skills our industry desperately needs.

Late country music artist Johnny Paycheck first sang these lyrics 47 years ago: “Take this job and shove it! I ain’t workin’ here no more.”

In this video, Jessica Crowley, senior vice president of Copier Careers, the leading recruiting resource for the copier and office solutions channel, and I discuss a few proven strategies that every dealer can use to overcome this hiring hurdle.

Quality candidates are out there, but Copier Careers asks why would they want to work for you?

A good salesperson shouldn’t be all that difficult to find. However, finding a good salesperson looking for a first-time or new opportunity in the office technology dealer channel is more challenging, particularly in the current environment.

CJ Cannata, CEO of The Cannata Report and Paul Schwartz, president, and Jessica Crowley, senior vice president of Copier Careers®, the leading recruiting resource for the copier and office solutions channel, discuss hiring and recruiting in the copier dealer channel. 

When it comes to making a hiring decision in the office technology dealer channel, it’s crucial to avoid the trap of hiring complacency.

The Cannata Report, the leading office technology news resource, will collaborate with Copier Careers®, the leading recruiting resource for the copier and office solutions channel, to deliver content focusing on hiring and retention in the copier dealer channel of the office technology industry.

Spoiler Alert! It’s a candidate’s market in the office technology dealer channel. Here’s why.

Our second consecutive double issue featuring our 2024 WatchList and a recap of our 38th Annual Awards & Charities Gala has me excited.

The Cannata Report’s Annual WatchList issue tracks the trends, companies, peoples, products, and events we’ll be watching in 2024.

Although structures vary by company, hybrid work generally lets employees work wherever and however they are most productive.

Flexibility is key for finding, hiring, and retaining talent in the office technology industry.

In this week’s episode of Fridays with Frank, Frank G. Cannata discusses the hiring crisis in the commercial printing industry and what that means to dealers and OEMs who sell production print equipment to those organizations.

Active job seekers remain generally upbeat about employment opportunities while also acknowledging changing conditions, according to the mid-year release of CompTIA’s “Job Seeker Trends” tracking survey.

Hiring and retention is one of the biggest challenges in the office technology industry and recent surveys yield insights into recruitment strategies and what’s on the minds of recent college grads looking for employment.

RJ Young’s AJ Baggott discusses new diversification opportunities, where the dealership is finding IT and cybersecurity talent, the dealership’s flourishing production print business, and new initiatives that have him excited.

CJ Cannata of The Cannata Report chats with Jessica Crowley with Copier Careers, about how independent dealers can make their organizations more attractive to candidates from outside the industry when hiring and recruiting.

IT talent in the office technology industry is in high demand, and dealers need to be creative and diligent in not only finding this talent but keeping them.