Copart as a Great Place to Work

Video Transcript

Hi! I'm Jay Adair, CEO of Copart.

Let me tell you a little bit about our company. We have an amazing business that sells over two million vehicles annually around the world to customers in over a hundred countries. We have locations in Brazil, Dubai, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada and, of course, in the U.S. We sell vehicles for insurance companies, banks, rental car companies, charities and even the general public. On the buy side, we're selling vehicles to recyclers who will sell parts off the car and eventually recycle everything on the vehicle, rebuilders who will fix the vehicle or exporters who will export the vehicle.

A little fun fact, we actually export about 25 percent of the product that we sell in the markets that we do business. At Copart, we sell vehicles online for our customers. 100 percent of the bidding over four billion dollars a year all online, making us one of the largest online sellers, and we do it all through our patented virtual bidding third generation technology or, as we like to call it, VB3.

So, while it's exciting to say that we have over 165 locations, over 8,000 acres, over two million vehicles sold annually and over $4 billion worth of product sold online all through patented technology, what I really get excited to talk about is our culture. Copart’s culture is about having fun, being committed to each other and thinking like owners, and the people that work for Copart are the best in the world at what they do. But hey, don't take my word for it. Let's talk to some other employees and see what they think.

“What I like most about working at Copart would be everybody I work with. Everybody is very nice and helpful.”

“Every day, it's something exciting. Every day, you have a new challenge.”

“When you talk to someone, they're always very respectful. Respect is a big part of the culture in here, I think.”

“I was looking for a place to come where I could find family, a home. I wanted to settle down and have a great career.”

“I guess what I enjoy is the social interaction with the dealers and the buyers.”

“Copart is a fast-paced exciting environment to work in.”

“Working for Copart is fun and rewarding, and you get to do something new and exciting every day. What I enjoy most working at Copart is the people, the family environment, the opportunity for advancement and working for a company that's a leader in the industry.”

“It's just a fun place to work. It's tough and challenging. The company’s good to you.”

“Copart is actually a really incredible place to work. I've had so much fun here, and it's really given me the opportunity to talk with people and enhance my skills and grow.”

“It’s fast-paced. You work with many different people, and you work with many different departments at HQ.”

“It is a small family-run operation, even though we're a very large company.”

“It's very flexible. You have a team that's energetic. You have evolving changes that are constantly happening which is wonderful because that shows that we care to make the changes that we need to do in order to make the business run right, to make the employees happier or just to make the numbers and buyers happier.”

“We really have a team environment that's looking for ways to add value to the business, to make things more efficient and more cost-effective. It's a really exciting place to work, being such a successful company that Copart is.”

“Copart has a very collaborative culture. I feel that the marketing team works very closely with our operations team, and we work very closely with our human resources department, so I feel like it's very collaborative. It gives everybody a chance to kind of see what's going on between departments and to really work together to get some of the best results.”

“Corporate culture is very family driven. A lot of the original members of the company are still with the company or in executive positions. We get a lot of exposure with them and working directly with them gives you a sense of pride and ownership in the work that you do.”

“Copart culture is awesome. It's always changing. It's fun, but it's responsible. They teach you what you need to know, but they don't throw so much on you that you're overwhelmed.”

“The culture really promotes being innovative, and they embrace all of the employees no matter what level you're at – ideas, suggestions – and they really want you to be a part of the future.”

“I would describe the Copart culture as fast. It’s innovative. It’s employee-based.”

“Copart is very supportive when it comes to outside activities. When there's opportunities where I have to leave maybe a little early for a practice or for a game, I can always come in early, get as much work done as I can in the day and then leave at the right time to go to those activities.”

“Copart really promotes a work-life balance, and because of that, I get to do all of these things that I love with my friends and family.”

“My daughter, Hannah, she's actually involved in the theater, and my team is very supportive of me and encourages Hannah and myself, and they're actually all coming out to see her in her next performance. Copart just seems like a family to me. It's somewhere where we're supportive of each other. They're there for me and it's just a great feeling.”

“The people around here are really helpful. I like doing different things every day, and it's always different, different customers, different clients. Sometimes, I got to go out there and help customers. I like to help and looking under the hoods of cars is always nice too.”

“If you're looking for an opportunity to come into a business and really be a contributor, somebody who adds value and whose voice is heard, somebody that can make suggestions and achieve things at Copart and advance their career, then this is a great place for them.”

“Every day something is different. It'll keep your attention. You'll learn something new every day and you'll have fun doing it.”

“Everybody gets along. If you ever need the GM or the AGM or the office manager, they're always here to help out whatever the case may be, in work or outside of work, and I just love that about this place.”

“There's really a great opportunity for people of different backgrounds to come to Copart and be successful. I'm actually kind of a mix between a creative and an analytical person, and I found that working at Copart has given me the opportunity to apply both of my strengths in those areas and my passions. I think that truly, if you have that creative mindset, we've got a place for you, and if you've got that analytical mindset or the operational mindset, we've got a really good place for you to come and work.”

“I came here for the great opportunities that I didn't see in other employers. But Copart, they embraced change. They embraced looking at the right solutions. It's really that dynamic attitude that drew me to Copart.”

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