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Calling their own phone, family, or friends or handling personal issues when doing “outbound” work. While some might only see this as an agent behavior issue, the truth is, it’s a broad problem with a significant impact on the business. If only one person is practicing interaction avoidance, the impact is fairly small.
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Do they want personal, friendly customer interactions, or do they want an effective call center agent who can provide fast resolution of their issue? Team leaders report high levels of call center attrition and agentburnout after certain periods of time. The answer is both.
ServiceLevel Scores Servicelevel measures how effectively agents meet response goals, like answering 80% of inbound calls within 20 seconds. This KPI reflects your call center QA operations and impacts both agent performance and customer satisfaction.
Empower agents with tools that provide answers in real time to avoid escalations. ServiceLevel Scores Servicelevel measures how effectively agents meet response goals, like answering 80% of inbound calls within 20 seconds. Monitor real-time metrics to ensure consistent center performance.
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