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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

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Being short-staffed causes gaps in the schedule and results in a situation where there are simply not enough agents to handle volume. Increased abandon rates. So, staffing shortages don’t just increase abandons, they also increase volume, which can back up queues even more. Increased agent burnout.

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The 10 Essential Call Center Metrics You Can’t Live Without

Babelforce

In this post: Average Handling Time Customer Satisfaction Service Level First Contact Resolution Call Abandonment Rate Percentage of Calls Blocked Call Transfer Rate Wrap-up Time Customer Effort Score Average Idle Time. The real key is providing agents with the space they need to focus on FCR. 5 Call Abandonment Rate.

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21 Call Center KPIs for Complete Performance Visibility

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3 Call abandonment rate. Callers tend to abandon the queue when they have to wait for too long. Keep track of how often this happens by measuring your call abandonment rate – that’s the percentage of callers who quit while waiting. Agents often have extra work to do when a customer hangs up.