Occupation
Call centre agent
Call centre agents work a queue of inbound or outbound calls, following scripts or standard procedures set by the employer. Between calls they update records, and the shape of the day is set by call volumes, scheduled breaks, and quality monitoring.
Also known as: Call center agent · Contact centre agent · Telephone advisor · Inbound agent
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Part of Retail, sales and customer experience
A visual day in the work
What the work involves
Answer queued calls and identify the caller's issue quickly
Follow call flows and decision trees through to a resolution
Update account records while the caller is still on the line
Transfer or escalate calls that belong to another team
Work to the call-handling accuracy and quality standards set by the employer
Take part in coaching sessions and recorded call reviews
Entry-route stepper
How people commonly enter
Direct entry with a structured employer induction
Short contact-centre or customer-service course
Secondary-school completion where an employer asks for it
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Work-context map
Typical work context
- Contact centre
- Desk based
- Remote capable
- Fast paced
- Shift work
Contact centre · Desk based · Remote capable · Fast paced · Shift work
Related interests
- Social (helping)
- Conventional (organizing)
Social (helping) · Conventional (organizing)
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