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10 effective tips for training WFH contact center agents

Talkdesk

Explain the importance of schedule adherence Most new hires don’t realize how significantly schedule adherence impacts the call center. Make sure your at-home agents are aware by explaining the impact that schedule adherence has on key performance indicators (KPIs) like service level.

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International Contact Centre Operations Tips & Best Practices

Callminer

Encourage agents to cheer up callers with more flexible scripting. “A 2014 survey suggested that 69% of customers feel that their call center experience improves when the customer service agent doesn’t sound as though they are reading from a script. Minimise language barriers with better hires.

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12 Call Center Best Practices You Need to Be Doing Right Now

Callminer

The metrics you should prioritize are those which measure service level, call resolution, average handle time, agent schedule adherence, call abandonment, average hold time, and call abandonment. Agents should also be involved in the creation of call scripts – it is the agents, after all, who are closest to the customer.

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Top 5 NICE Workforce Management Competitors and Alternatives

Calabrio

Here are some of the things theyve had to say: The support staff has been less than stellar The training provided to support the back end such as script building and maintenance wasn’t sufficient. It emphasizes automation and efficiency, providing tools for automated scheduling, adherence monitoring, and performance tracking.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contact Center Quality Monitoring: Best Practices & Technologies

Outsource Consultants

Agent Evaluation Scorecards Agent evaluation scorecards assess customer interactions based on key criteria such as: Adherence to scripts and compliance guidelines. Learn more about key contact center metrics to enhance performance tracking. Problem-solving skills and issue resolution. Customer rapport and engagement.

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The Role Contact Centers Play in Customer Loyalty

Monet Software

Agent Training Training should begin with learning the contact center script and understanding contact center procedures – but it shouldn’t stop there. It’s an important goal and there are two ways to achieve it: consistent agent training, and workforce management software.

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Defining WFO. (Hint – It’s Not Just About Workforce Management)

Noble Systems

Workforce Management – WFM includes robust forecasting and staffing management that let you create schedules that put the right resources in the right place at the time, and then tracks schedule adherence so you can make adjustments to meet service level goals.