Overview/Description
As a customer service agent (CSA), the focus of your job is to solve customers' problems within a short amount of time. To do this, you have to understand the optimum methods for professionally processing a large volume of customers representing many different personality types. This can be a challenging task. You can successfully handle an agent's workload while satisfying customers by mastering a few vital skills. "Professional Skills for Customer Service Agents" covers professional issues such as call-center ethics and call protocol; procedures and techniques for handling calls and gaining customer confidence; and questioning and listening skills to help you address customer concerns more effectively. You will learn skills that help CSAs to efficiently and respectfully gather customer information and, where appropriate, take action to place a customer on hold without offending the customer or losing the call. When combined, the behavioral skills covered in this course can lead to a more satisfying work experience and increase your success rate as a customer service agent.
Target Audience
Customer services agents who are seeking to acquire new skills or to improve their current skills