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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Solutions include reducing agent-assisted volume, maximizing the capacity you already have, and automating processes in order to relieve agent burdens. What happens when you don’t have enough contact center agents? When you have an agent shortage, it causes significant CX, operational, morale, and cost issues.

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Call Center Occupancy Vs Utilization: Their Importance and their Differences 

JustCall

Some of them are: Call arrival rate, for frequency of inbound calls. Call abandonment rate, which shows how many customers hang up before speaking with an agent. Average handling time, to indicate how long an agent takes to complete a customer call. Many call centers aim for a rate of between 80 and 90 percent.

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Coronavirus preparation for your call center

Xaqt

There is a lot of misinformation on the internet, and providing employees easy access to verified and accurate information will have a positive impact on moral and reduce fear. Employee Information Hotlines Keeping employees up to date on the current situation and your company's policies and procedures is critical.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

They motivate employees through goal setting, help resolve conflicts, and play a large role in improving employee morale. Average abandonment rate – the percentage of customers who hang up before interacting with an agent. Note which times on which days are busiest and be sure to schedule your agents accordingly.

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21 Call Center KPIs for Complete Performance Visibility

Babelforce

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. Average idle time measures the time agents waiting for calls to come in.