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The Hiring Game Has Changed: Strategies for Solving Staffing Issues

CCNG

As the first line of defense against angry customers, many customer service associates report they have been blamed for things that are out of their control. By proactively addressing associate burnout, contact centers can empower their associates to improve the customer experience.

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How Contact Center Quality Monitoring Benefits the Healthcare Industry

The Northridge Group

The Contact Center is increasingly serving as the face of a company for customers. Contact center associates are often the only people within a company that most customers will ever get the chance to interact with.

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Workforce Management's Impact on Customer Service

Call Center Weekly

Service level measures the % of calls answered in a # of seconds. Most callers will not be bothered by waits of less than a minute – provided the quality of service is good. Debra Bentson has spent most of her career in Contact Centers with an emphasis on building and leading Workforce Management teams.