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Contingency Planning With At-Home Agents

Outsource Consultants

Undoubtedly, many of your customers are looking for the same answers, and those answers don’t require a review of the individual account. Making the answers to common questions easy to find on your website or IVR messaging can free up agents for the inquiries that truly require a two-way interaction. So, how do you weather the storm?

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Top 5 Posts in January

Contact Center Pipeline

It’s not surprising that contact center predictions for 2018 accounted for two of the most popular posts in January. A look at the common characteristics shared by award-winning contact centers; tips to help work-at-home agents stay productive and focused; and an update on the state of remote work in […].

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‘Training on the Fly’ Might Be the Secret Weapon Your Agents Need

Vistio

Traditional contact center training often focuses on preparing agents for their first day on the job, but what about day 101—or day 1,001? Even the most comprehensive onboarding programs can’t account for the full range of challenges agents will face throughout their careers. Take ServiceSim, for example.

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Is social engineering damaging your contact center?

Talkdesk

This rise of at-home agents, coupled with an increase in new contact center agents, has raised concerns over information security. Some agents working from home are using personal, unsecured networks and new agents may not be aware of security procedures.

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Prepare for Take-off – Maximize ROI During the Travel Industry’s Awakening

Outsource Consultants

In order to best serve your customers, agents need to be ready to answer questions and facilitate processes quickly. Luckily, at-home agents love the flexibility and convenience of working from home. Set Goals — Just like lowering AHT, you call center agents should always be aiming toward metric goals.

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3 Emerging Call Center Markets to Consider in 2021

Outsource Consultants

A strong intercontinental georedundancy strategy, coupled with leveraging at-home agents, is more important than ever. Geography: We live in an ultra-connected world today — but air travel and expedient access to high-demand locales should be taken into account.

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Stop Believing These 5 Common Myths About Working From Home

Skybridge

It demands a continuous, long-term investment in monitoring best practices, technology upgrades, and ongoing agent and management training. Myth: At-Home Agents Feel Neglected and Become Disengaged. The key is allowing your at-home agents to enjoy the best of both worlds. Those people exist. We would love to talk.