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6 Ways to Improve Call Center Agent Retention and Outcomes

CSM Magazine

Customer service isn’t an easy field to work in. Customer service call centers can be especially stressful for the employees who work there day to day. Here are six improvements you can make to improve employee satisfaction and retention in call centers.

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Call Center Recording: A Modern Tool for Customer Excellence

CSM Magazine

In the heart of every successful business, a strong commitment to customer satisfaction is always present. One innovative tool businesses are increasingly employing is call center recording. This technology captures customer interactions, providing valuable insights that can refine and enhance the customer experience.

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Benefits of Outsourced Call Center Answering Services

CSM Magazine

Why You Need to Outsource Call Center Answering Services. There are many reasons why you might want to outsource to the call center market. You may be new to outsourcing and wondering how exactly this service can help you. Reliable and trained customer support representatives are essential for any business.

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Stop Blaming Your Agents for Call Center Breaches

CSM Magazine

No more so when dealing with agents and customer service representatives who have access to vast amounts of sensitive data. This trusted access for employees to cardholder data, personal details or medical records helps ensure the best customer experience. Call center agents are human. The Insider Threat.

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Improving Customer Service Starts With a Good Hire

CSM Magazine

One company just released a report demonstrating how skill-based hiring technology improved the on-the-job performance of new customer service representatives. Start by Hiring for the Right Skills Within the world of new customer service representatives, there are both top and bottom performers.

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Do You Have a Call Center or a Relationship Center?

CSM Magazine

In recent years, more and more sources have referred to call centers as the “white collar sweat shop” of our time. All the stressful time I had spent either as a Customer Service Representative (CSR), supervisor, manager or director – this statement made perfect sense to me.

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3 Common Factors Behind Client Discontent in Customer Care Conversations

CSM Magazine

Have you ever worked in a call center? If you have, you would know that dealing with frustrated and angry customers is part of the job. Statistics show that 74% of workers at call centers are likely to experience burnout. Better yet, have you ever had to manage one?