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Throughout my journey, I’ve been fortunate to be recognized across various platforms, including being named a ‘SuccessCoaching Customer Success Thought Leader’ in 2023 and one of EverAfter’s ‘Most Creative Customer Success Leaders’ for 2024. It’s been an incredible experience to contribute to this community and work alongside so many talented individuals.

In today’s hyper-competitive SaaS market, Customer Experience (CX) is beyond customer satisfaction; it’s become a critical differentiator, separating successful companies from the rest. Companies that prioritize building strong customer relationships and consistently deliver exceptional experiences throughout the entire customer journey stand out amongst the competition, attracting and retaining customers in a way that drives loyalty and long-term customer success.

In the constant pursuit of growth, companies of all stages face challenges in building a strong Customer Success (CS) team. Not having the right skills or leadership within this essential department not only hinders excellent customer retention but also directly impacts ongoing growth. As businesses struggle with this problem, they risk harming customer satisfaction, limiting expansion opportunities, and ultimately weakening their competitive edge in the market.

With technology advancing and customer expectations rising, customer success has become an essential force driving business growth and customer loyalty within the SaaS industry.

As the role of CS changes, so do the critical skills required for CS teams, their leaders, and CS professionals seeking new roles.

Let’s explore the essential trends, specializations, and factors driving the evolution of CS skills in 2024, and consider how you can upskill yourself and your team to stay at the cutting edge.

Having a strong interview process is imperative to finding quality Customer Success candidates who are the best fit for your organization. It is also critical to involve your team in hiring decisions to retain talent and continue to grow a flourishing department. Here are four tips to conduct an effective Customer Success interview and design a great candidate experience.

As a Customer Success recruiting firm, we speak with active and passive job seekers all day, every day. Through our candidate outreach and interactions, we acquire lots of qualitative information about why people are looking to leave their current employer and what makes them stay.

Here are the top five things Customer Success professionals want in their next role.

As a Customer Success recruiting firm, our clients and candidates always ask, “What are you seeing in the workforce today?” It’s a large, open-ended question, and something we talk about almost daily.

In a fluid job market, supply and demand change quickly, and often unexpectedly. However, we can prepare by tracking emerging employment shifts and opportunities.

Asking the right kinds of questions during interviews of Customer Success Manager candidates is critical, especially in high growth tech companies. As many companies have unfortunately discovered, an inappropriate hire can slow the team’s development or even set it back. To assist hiring executives to prepare for more focused interviews, here are the three categories of Customer Success interview questions that we found through our Customer Success conversations that also align with that standard.

It is critical to have a clear definition of Customer Success within the team, within the company, and within the hiring process before a position is posted or a recruitment firm is engaged. As more companies are in the process of transitioning to a Customer Success model, responsibilities may include a blend of Customer Support, Account Management, and Customer Success.

According to the 2020 Emerging Jobs Report by LinkedIn, positions posted on LinkedIn for a Customer Success Manager grew by 34% in 2018. Customer Success is a new type of position and has greatly evolved over the last 10 years to one of the fastest growing careers in...

Individuals ranging from 55 to 73 are currently the second largest population in the workforce. It is critical we focus on having age diverse teams. We need to have a mixed generation in the workforce for knowledge share, opportunities to reverse mentor, keep critical...

Some companies hesitate to work with recruitment firms when they have in house recruiters or an influx of candidates. I have discussed the utilization of recruitment firms with many people, and would like to share my thoughts. Even though companies have internal...