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Improving the Level of Call Center Customer Service

by: soniaroody on Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 Time: 4:17 PM

A call center needs a good team of executives, managers, and supervisors to attain a certain level of quality when it comes to customer service satisfaction. Without proper training, these individuals might inspire lack of productivity in the call center organization. In line with this, businesses with a call center department should consider several factors that contribute to high quality customer service.

The call center management must ensure the continuous education of their agents, supervisors, and trainers. This can be done through coaching, seminars, and other programs that would further develop their skills. Call center agents are the ones the clients interact with, so it is imperative that they be able to provide the best they can. They can achieve this goal with the help of skilled supervisors and trainers.

The quality of the call is very important in determining the overall impact of service. Quality assurance personnel make sure that the agents are fluent and coherent throughout the conversation. They also make sure that the agents do not, in any way, disrespect their customers. With the help of quality assurance, management can foresee problem agents and create possible adjustments within the flow of the call.

One of the most critical areas where call center managers are concerned is the proper allocation of finances for the department or team. Having a strict budget entails a lot of sacrifices and changes, which can stir up several issues within the group. For example, in order to maintain good working relationships among the agents, call center managers often initiate team building events to gain employee satisfaction in the organization. These events require a certain budget, and so the management should know how to handle such.

Employee satisfaction is regarded highly by the management since the employees are, after all, the very core of the business. The call center agents should be happy with their working environment and their benefits, as well as experience a level of comfort with the whole call flow process. Dissatisfaction can lead to poor performance and a great number of angry clients at the other end of the line.

All these contribute to the overall level of customer satisfaction, and those who work for a call center, especially those who belong to their organization’s management team, should keep in mind the things mentioned above.


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