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Call center industry covers call centers, call center technologies, call center management practices and hiring strategies. There are different types of call centers which differ by purpose, types of calls they service, but there is one same thing for all of them – all call centers work with customer calls.

There are three types of call center: Inbound call center, Outbound call center, Blended call center 
Inbound Call Center: In an inbound call center, customers call the department to get service or information, the call center almost never initiates the call itself, besides it is a callback ordered by client. 
Outbound Call Center:  In an outbound call center, call center calls customers on its own, mostly during telemarketing campaigns to offer goods and services. 

A complex question, as there are numerous different types of call center job. Most people believe that the only ones who work in call centers are call center agents, but there are also call center supervisors, managers, HR managers, QA specialists, and so on.

This question allows you to use all your aces up your sleeve to convince the HR manager to hire you. You can tell about your experience, education, practical knowledge of call center operations, additional qualifications, and soft skills – the only thing that matters is whether will you be hired or no. Your goal is to catch the mood of an HR manager and try to adapt to her communication style and hit into things that are important to them. 

Customer satisfaction determines how satisfied a customer is with the services and goods provided by the business. Customer satisfaction can be measured for the entire customer journey or for a single customer interaction or a touchpoint. 

The key skils for customer service executive are-
Communication skills
Politeness
Empathy
Active listening
Stress-resistance

This depends on your personality – whether you are extroverted or introverted. For extroverts, call center job can be a gem – they love interacting with people. For introverts, call center job can be a chance to overcome issues in communication. 

No one knows your strengths and weaknesses better than you do. Before the interview starts, try to write down your strengths and weaknesses by asking yourself: “What do other people point out when talking about my strengths?”, or “What helps me deal with that issue?”.

The first thing I have to do is to stay calm. Secondly, I have to ask a customer to calm down and ensure that the issue is going to be resolved as soon as possible. Thirdly, I will do my best to find the root cause of an issue and resolve it. Finally, I have to make sure that the issue will never happen again. 

Good listening skill, problem-solving, concentration, and patience are some of the best skills and features to have if you want to become a first-class customer service representative. 

If you don’t have experience working in a call center environment, try to mention something related – even if it’s not work, but your university project or something else. If you do have experience, then mention it in details.

Even if you don’t have such experience, say that you are going to do your best to learn how to do so. 

Say what you really think about it – believe us, if you don’t like night shifts, but you are going to lie just to get the work, it will turn out to be a huge problem in the future. 

Say that you are 8-9 out of 10. If you do have communication skills above average, you can also tell an example of such skills.

Greet сustomer
Introduce yourself 
Ask the customer how you can be helpful to him/her
Listen to the customer 
Try to help the customer with the best solution available
Cross-check with the customer if he/she is satisfied with the solution
Make sure whether the customer needs any further assistance

There is no negative answer to this question, as any work requires teamwork – so say yes.

Virtual call center is the call center that works through the cloud. Agents are logged in through this platform, they have all needed tools and features available to them in single interface, and the system provides them with calls to process. 

It depends on situation and my tasks. I can do both multitasking and single-task approach when more attention to the task is required.

If the customer is not happy with the answer or solution, I will try to fix the situation on my own by asking additional questions. If there is no way I can handle the situation, I will transfer the call to a more experienced agent or manager or ask the manager to barge in the call.