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Jose Paz - Startups BPO - CX Recruitment In Honduras and US Nearshore

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Release Date: 12/05/2024

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Jose Paz is the founder and CEO of Startups BPO. He is based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Jose has been living and breathing BPO recruitment for many years. In this conversation with Peter Ryan he explores CX recruitment trends in Honduras and the wider nearshore US area. What are agents expecting when they apply for CX jobs in the 2020s and what is the reality? How can modern CX brands be creating real careers in CX? How is skills-based hiring changing BPO and CX recruitment? How is AI changing the way that companies hire?

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Jose Paz is the founder and CEO of Startups BPO. He is based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Jose has been living and breathing BPO recruitment for many years. In this conversation with Peter Ryan he explores CX recruitment trends in Honduras and the wider nearshore US area.

What are agents expecting when they apply for CX jobs in the 2020s and what is the reality? How can modern CX brands be creating real careers in CX? How is skills-based hiring changing BPO and CX recruitment? How is AI changing the way that companies hire?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-paz-8883b968/

https://www.startupshonduras.com/