COPIER CAREERS NEWSLETTER
July 2003
This monthly e-mail is to bring tips, savvy and a little more discourse about the copier industry to sales and technical people from CopierCareers.com at: http://www.copiercareers.com
News and Information on careers . . .
In this issue...
Paperfeed...some news about the copier industry.
Net/Working...tips when job searches are tough.
Mini-profile...home in Alabama.
Out Takes...imaging in life.
Paperfeed
Xerox CopyCentre a digital 'Best Buy'
The DiALTA Di850 from Minolta, Ramsey, N.J., has received praise from three independent testing organizations. Buyers Laboratory, Inc. rates the Di850 “highly recommended.” Industry Analysts, Inc. writes, it “is a robust digital copier/printer that is suitable for most mid- and large-volume workgroups… especially suitable for printing in production print shops.” The Di850 also received "Better Buys for Business 2003 Editor’s Choice Award. The Minolta DiALTA Di850 Digital Printer/Copier has an output of up to 85 ppm with 600 DPI, designed for 750,000 copies per month and tandem capability. The suggested retail price is $39,000.
The Ricoh Aficio CL7000 series has been introduced with 28 page-per-minute color and 38 page-per minute black-and-white print and copy speed, 1200 dots per inch and includes the CL7000CMF, a multifunction printer with color scan, copy and fax capability. The suggested retail price of the Aficio CL7000 from Ricoh, West Caldwell, N.J., is $4,695 and the CL7000CMF is available for $17,090.
The DocuTech product line by Xerox, Stamford, Conn., received the 2003 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Corporate Innovation Recognition Award during an awards ceremony in Nashville June 21, which also honored the DocuTech for its contribution to on-demand publishing. Revenues from DocuTech product lines have exceeded $17 billion since its introduction. The DocuTech Production Publisher, introduced in 1990, combined the steps of the printing process (prepress, printing, finishing) to make possible digital publishing of documents.
Jobs in high-tech fields fall over half a million
Over half a million jobs in the U.S. high-technology sector have been lost in the past two years, according to the American Electronics Association, which includes copier technicians in its numbers.
The Washington-based organization said there were 5.1 million high-tech jobs by the end of 2002, with manufacturing jobs falling by 415,000 and communications services by 135,000. AEA based its report on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Employment Survey that covers 350,000 businesses nationwide.
The AEA had issued a report in October 2002 that the high-technology area was down by 113,000 jobs during the first half of 2002, but high-tech job numbers fell every month in 2002, with 236,000 jobs lost for the year.
Net/Working
Use the basic four
It's no secret that companies are cherry-picking, payrolls are thinner (2.5 million U.S. layoffs since March 2001) and the median search time for a new job has been on a rise for almost two years. It takes an average of over four months to find a new job.
How do you find a job in today's economy? Remember to emphasize your employability during interviews. These four factors top employer want lists:
Flexibility - People who are able to handle many duties will always be in demand in a situation where there's more work for less staff.
Ability to work as a team - The person hiring you will be assessing how well you will get along with everyone else. Interaction and communication are critical skills.
Attitude - A pleasant personality and a positive attitude during the interview is always a hiring plus.
Initiative - Managers want "doers" who figure out what needs to be done and do it. They want to know that when you complete an assignment, you'll look for other tasks.
Find out what techs, managers make
Salary surveys for copier sales management and copier and
printer service technicians are on the Web site at:
www.CopierCareers.com
Search Consultants to the Document Imaging Industry
Moving home
Mark Edwards, in the service field for 21 years, started working in February at Modern Business Machines in Pelham, Ala. and found a copier service technician slot at "a company to call home."
Modern Business Machines is a part of the Berney Group, attached to Global Imaging in Tampa, Fla., and is rated as one of the 20 top Panasonic dealers in the world. The company has a stable background, solid roots, and Edwards says it will allow him to grow in terms of advancement. "The people here are real easy to work with," Edwards said.
Edwards moved to Alabama service from a Missouri dealership through Copier Careers. Copier Careers worked with him for several years before he interviewed for Modern. "They (Copier Careers) tried to fit me into the position I really needed," Edwards said.
Out Takes
Faster, better images wanted in future copiers
A
small percentage of people want a better-looking repair person. Others
want the future copier to be faster, have better image quality, with
clearer error messages and easier to unjam.
These are some of the findings by Crescendo Partners in a study of
401 responses collected for Lanier Worldwide, Atlanta. The
market-intelligence firm wanted to find out what people wanted in a future
copier. Here
are the findings from Lanier:
Faster speed: 15.4 percent. Higher image quality: 14.1 percent. Clearer error messages: 12.4 percent. Easier-to-fix paper jams: 11.7 percent. Network connectivity: 10.5 percent. Lower cost per copy: 8.8 percent. Higher reliability and less downtime: 7.1 percent. More intuitive control panels: 6.9 percent. Tidier toner cartridges: 5.9 percent. Better-looking repair person: 2.8 percent. More responsive service: 2.3 percent. Color splashes attract eye Small businesses that want to attract readers should try adding a
splash of color to their office documents and marketing materials,
according to a new survey by Xerox Corporation and International
Communications Research, Melia, Pa.
International Communications Research, an independent research firm
conducted interviews with 1,013 small-business owners or managers with
fewer than 100 employees. The
survey shows most small businesses not only own color technology but also
view color as a critical business tool. Using color in their office
documents and marketing materials has helped over 90 percent of businesses
surveyed to attract new customers, present an image of impressive quality
to their customers, and make a memorable impression. More consideration is
given ideas and proposals when communicated in color, said 84 percent of
the respondents. To
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