Playvox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Managers who want to meet customer demands will typically ask their agents to work more hours. Increased agent burnout. Working extra overtime hours and handling back-to-back interactions all day long can quickly lead to agent burnout, especially if customers are frustrated about long wait times and take it out on agents.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 15, 2023

Occupancy rate is the percentage of time that agents spend handling customer inquiries vs. waiting for calls (idle time). It’s the most common measure of how much of their time your call center agents spend dealing with customers. This is the same thinking that goes into calculating handle time.

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Playvox

APRIL 6, 2023

If too many people are scheduled, you’ll see downtime between interactions, lower occupancy rates, and lower employee productivity for the agents. If not enough people are scheduled, you will often see agent burnout due to minimal breaks between interactions, a higher-than-ideal occupancy rate, and higher overtime costs.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

‘Occupancy Rate’ is the percentage of time that agents spend handling customer inquiries vs. waiting for calls (idle time). It’s the most common measure of how busy call center agents are dealing with customers. For more on the topic of average handle time see this post.

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JustCall

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, many skincare and cosmetics brands interact with customers over Instagram – they use contact centers. For example, if your purpose is to only provide technical support, a blended contact center may become costlier than you had planned. Set a minimum service level for every agent.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

when it comes to setting goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound). Some examples of individual agent goals might include: Answer X number of phone calls per day. Receive an average score of X on a customer satisfaction survey over 30 days. Focus on preventing employee burnout.

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Babelforce

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

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. 1 Average Handling Time. How to get a better idle time balance.

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Balto

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, if an e-commerce store experiences extended downtime, and they decide to reach out to their hosting provider for support on a weekend when the company usually expects the highest sales volume, the AI judges the call to be urgent even before it’s answered.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Related Article: How Contact Center Agent Burnout Decreases Productivity (And What You Can Do About It). What To Do if Contact Center Agents Are Participating in Interaction Avoidance. The simple fact is that some agents do avoid interactions, though their reasons for doing it can vary.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This can help reduce the administrative burden on agents and allow them to focus on handling customer requests. This can help reduce agent burnout and improve overall productivity. Provide examples: Provide examples of common callback scenarios and walk through how to handle them.

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Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

For example, a low AHT is a sign of fast service, but it’s not much use if customers aren’t satisfied with the help they receive. It differs from handling time because it doesn’t include after call work or time on hold. It’s useful to know, but – time spent talking doesn’t necessarily indicate service quality. #2

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Voxjar

JANUARY 11, 2018

Low Dead Air Time – Dead air on a call often means your reps are uncertain of how to respond to a customer and leaves customer waiting uncomfortably in limbo. Average Handle Time – A problem is likely to be resolved on the first call if the customer gets their answer quickly.

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