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The Tasks And Responsibilities of a Call Center Agent

January 23, 2018 by Florie M Leave a Comment

 Because of increased bottom lines and cost advantages, many large and small companies are relying greatly on call center agents.

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Call center services allow you to save money which you can utilize for core business processes and experience profits. And these are just some of the benefits these businesses enjoy. A Call center department can contribute so much more to any company when you actually do know what they have to offer.

Call centers can receive inbound calls and help administer incoming product support or information inquiries from consumers. They can also operate for telemarketing, solicitation of charitable or political donations, debt collection and market research. The quality of service is generally topnotch and smooth flowing if you outsourced this to BPO services. Most of these BPO companies have call center specialists that can give support through the web, email, and phone. For more of their tasks and responsibilities, check them in the following:

Call Center Representative Tasks and Responsibilities

Call center agents or representatives need to be good in adapting to the changing needs of customers and applying innovative solutions to various types of complaints and concerns while maintaining a professional attitude in challenging situations. They need to perform the various tasks below to ensure successful daily operations.

  • Customer interaction

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Agents courteously answer incoming customer phone calls and take appropriate action for each call. This involves entering accurate ordering information into a company’s system, providing payment options, processing payments and giving order confirmations. They should seize opportunities to upsell products when they arise. Representatives need to coordinate with the dispatch team to send products or provide services on time to customers. They also manage and update customer databases with the status of each customer and ensure feedback from the customer to further improve the customer services. Cold Calling is also part of their task.

  • Knowledge of Products and Services

It is necessary that the call center agent is knowledgeable about the products or services the company provides and have the ability to explain these in detail. They have the duty to explain about the products and provide customers with brochures and information packages on products or services.

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  •  Telemarketing

Call centers also provide telemarketing services and agents are asked to accomplishes sales and organization mission. They call leads by operating telephone equipment, automatic dialing systems, and other telecommunications technologies. Their goal is to influence customers to buy services and merchandise by following a prepared sales talk to give service and product information and price quotations. They obtain customer information such as name, address, and payment method, and enter orders into computers.

  • Complaints Resolution

It is a job of a call center representative to listen and evaluate customer’s complaints. They make detailed reports and provide logical lasting solutions or alternatives. This will require researching, interviewing clients and verifying information.

If you want to hire one of our cold calling specialists please leave us a message or call (888) 878-9711. 

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