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Call centre agent

An entry-level interview covering listening, accuracy, care for callers, working within process and learning on the job. Works for candidates with or without contact centre experience. Follow-ups push for a real example or the exact words the candidate would say.

Suits: Call centre agent, Contact centre agent, Customer service advisor, Inbound call agent, Telesales agent

Questions
6 of 16
Length
26 min
Format
Voice
Levels
Junior
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Listening and clarity30%
    • Customer care25%
    • Accuracy and process25%
    • Learning and teamwork20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Listening and clarity30%
    Listens fully and speaks clearly and simply.
  • Customer care25%
    Shows warmth and patience with every kind of caller.
  • Accuracy and process25%
    Records details correctly and follows security and process steps.
  • Learning and teamwork20%
    Takes feedback well and works with the team.
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