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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

CIO

Here we look at five hiring trends for 2023, five that are falling out of favor, and how organizations are adjusting to new hiring realities this year. Cold: Poaching high performers Market uncertainties have made recruiting more difficult in surprising ways, says Dru Kirk, vice president of talent acquisition for Marqeta.

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Berlin’s Kaiko Systems nets €2M to help maritime technical operations go paperless

TechCrunch

The average cost of shipping a standard large container reached $10,000 in 2021 , but from 2015 to 2020, the number largely trended below $2,000. With its new capital infusion, Kaiko Systems plans to grow its team, improve its software solution and expand into new markets beyond its current footprint in Germany, Greece and East Asia.

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Customer service: five trends

Xebia

In this blog, I will share five trends that are having the most impact in the world of customer service. Understanding trends = understanding customer behavior Understanding the trends will help to understand and to influence the behavior and expectations of the customer. Not at all.

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SaaS retention benchmarks: How does your business stack up?

TechCrunch

High retention indicates strong product-market fit. Even at scale, sales and marketing expenses make up the majority of your expenditure. It’s no surprise, given all this, that companies with higher net revenue retention often command higher valuations. And with the recent market downturn, is retention lower than it used to be?

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A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged

TechCrunch

What we do think is important, though, is focusing on a frustrating trend that is emerging between all these headlines: some companies have announced layoff after layoff in quick succession , a double reduction that feels surprising. It’s also worth noting that the cadence of net new layoff events is falling, ever so slightly.

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CPG Hiring Trends

N2Growth Blog

This article will examine how new technologies, consumer habits, and the pandemic have influenced consumer expectations, how companies are working to meet changing consumer expectations, and CPG hiring trends today. Do you expect this trend (whichever way you see it) to continue? Agility is key. Why or why not?

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NerdWallet’s IPO filing reveals high-margin content business, accelerating marketing spend

TechCrunch

The company provides financial product recommendations to both consumers and SMBs, meaning that it dabbles in the same market that fintech startups play in. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. And because NerdWallet is essentially a weaponized content play, we get to talk about the value of the written word. Sound good?

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