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Average Handle Time: A Comprehensive Guide

Hodusoft

Average Handle Time: A Comprehensive Guide In the call center industry, time is a lot more valuable than money. When agents learn to make the most of their stipulated time and provide superior customer service within that, then nothing can stop money from pouring in. What is Average Handle Time (AHT)?

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The Ultimate Guide to Call Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

TIP: Common KPIs for contact center agents can include average handle time (AHT), first call resolution (FCR), and customer satisfaction score (CSat). Establish Your KPI Tracking Methods If you don’t already have a system to track agent performance, it’s time to upgrade. Everybody wins!

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How to Improve Contact Center Agent Performance

Fonolo

Average Handle Time (AHT). Average Handle Time (also known as Average Response Time) refers to the amount of time it takes for an agent to answer an incoming inquiry. But be warned: the problem with average handle time is that it measures agency efficiency but not effectiveness.

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How to Improve Call Center Employee Retention

Fonolo

Average handle time and hold times increase, while eventually, customer satisfaction decreases. CUSTOMER FEEDBACK: “We saw a reduction in our abandon rate, an increase in member satisfaction, and an upsurge in agent morale.” – Mark Edelmen, VP of Digital Member Services, Stanford Federal Credit Union.

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5 Ways to Enhance Your Contact Center Agents’ Experience

Calltools

Seek feedback and encourage customers to provide it in their own words. Speech analysis tools gather feedback in much the same way as text but also offer contextual clues within conversations. Consistent call coaching helps your agents acclimate to receiving both good and bad feedback and continuously develop their skills.

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2024 Predictions for Call Center Outsourcing

Outsource Consultants

Grading our 2023 BPO Industry Predictions Prediction: Agent Morale is 2023’s Top Priority In late 2022, we heard from new clients that a key concern for 2023 was partnering with BPO vendors adept at managing rising attrition rates. This change in focus led clients to make decisions increasingly based on agent satisfaction levels.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

Ticket volumes and customer feedback are way up in the last few years. Replacing agents lost to attrition is costly — averaging more than $14,000 per agent. To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high.