article thumbnail

The Hiring Game Has Changed: Strategies for Solving Staffing Issues

CCNG

Excessive absenteeism leads to long hold times and decreased service levels, which results in poor customer experience. Business process outsourcers (BPOs) can also provide workable solutions for contact center resource needs. This has led to an industrywide decrease in absenteeism.

article thumbnail

Who Is Today's Call Center Agent?

CCNG

Although the roles and responsibilities of call center agents have evolved since the dawn of the industry decades ago, the "human" element will always be the bedrock of call center services within business process outsourcing (BPO). There is a lot to unpack on this subject, and we'll do our best to cover some key points.

article thumbnail

Call Center Metrics and KPIs to Measure Performance and Productivity

CCNG

While the list of KPIs is endless, standard metrics that have stood the test of time include Quality Assurance (QA), Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), First Call Resolution (FCR), After Call Work (ACW), Service Level, and Occupancy. Service Level is another metric to watch. more likely to stay than leave within a year.