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Contact Center Agent Burnout – Part 2, Causes and Remedies

Noble Systems

In addition, you may be risking your reputation and impeding the quality of customer service, which can lead to plummeting customer satisfaction. So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them. Overworking agents. Lack of proper agent training.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

Being an amazing agent takes a great deal of patience, empathy, and problem solving. Although you may not be able to tell if someone possesses these qualities strictly based on their CV, you can get a better idea if their personality is suited for the job by integrating a role-playing exercise into your interview process.

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How to Measure, Evaluate, and Improve Call Center Agent Performance

Calabrio

Adherence to Schedule: This metric monitors an agent’s ability to stick to their assigned schedule. Why it matters: Consistent adherence ensures adequate staffing levels, minimizing wait times and maintaining service level agreements. With agents themselves, its no different.

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Who Is Today's Call Center Agent?

CCNG

If you interact with call center agents in the U.S., then you know firsthand the diverse makeup of the agent population - from millennials to individuals near retirement age and career call center professionals to persons seeking short-term employment. Remember that old phrase — agents quit their leaders, not the company.

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Bringing Automation to Customer Service – 5 Chatbot Examples for Any Industry

Comm100

The majority of customer service queries are repetitive and simple in nature, like ‘how do I reset my password’, ‘where is my delivery’, or ‘what time is your store open’. While these queries can easily lead to agent burnout, they also use up valuable agent time.

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How to Control Call Avoidance and Interaction Avoidance

Playvox

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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The Role Of Employee Self-Service In Workforce Management

Playvox

Reduced Labor Costs Overstaffing and understaffing are both major workforce scheduling challenges in customer service centers. The provision of an agent dashboard provides insight to remote agents when they start their shift for the day. My metrics : A display of an agent’s personal metrics.