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The Right Call Center Agent : Hunt Is On

By: James McGuire Home | Business


Call centers are in full gear to provide superior services and customer satisfaction. In order to achieve these goals, they have shifted their focus on their most important asset †agents. Also, they are trying to reduce the attrition rates by deploying and practicing employee friendly practices within the premises.

Call center outsourcing needs agents who could remain calm and confident even under pressure and possess good communication skills. Here are some tips on how you can explore your most precious treasure for your call center:

1) Interviewing: Test your candidates on the base of their key potential and competencies. Make interview interactive and let the candidate speak. You will be able to judge his communication skills, confidence and calmness level as well. Ask them about issues, challenges and goals they have handled.

2) Recruit Big: Never hire or go for one agent. Try to hire them in small groups. This way it will be easy to manage and train them. Five is an ideal number in this case.

3) Honest still rules: Communicate clearly with candidates. Be transparent about the objectives of the company, working environment they will be working in and pressure they will be dealing with. This will help them to decide about the job offer which will eventually reduce the attrition rate in your call center because they won’t abscond in half way then.

4) Invest in the induction stage: Try to open up with agents at the induction time itself. Let them feel comfortable about your organization and be in sync with its working culture.

5) Add external recruitment consultants: Make your external recruitment company, your long term solution provider because in that case, they will be in a position to understand your business better.

6) Budget: In a minimal budget, you can coordinate with local press to drive your PR campaign or job classified.


7) Multi-Channel Approach: Try social networking and social marketing sites to post your job requirement.

An applicant agent should also understands that call center services are about providing excellent customer support and boost the services of client whereas a management should also understand that there is no such fixed criterion to find a good agent. Atmosphere of call center should be work compliant to hold their agents.



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James McGuire is associated with call centers India and working as a Sr. Marketing Manager. Call Centers India (CCI) is a leading business outsourcing company offering high-quality, cost effective call center outsourcing services, call centers services including customer care services, inbound call centre services, technical support services, call answering services and etc.

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