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		<title>Call Center Jobs Week of August 23rd</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Call Center Jobs in Port St. Lucie Aegis Communications Group in Port St.Lucie Florida  plans to hire 500 people for temporary jobs that will last until at least Dec. 31. There is a possibility that these jobs could become permanent positions. Most of the positions are for customer service for health care companies. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check Out Five9&#8242;s Call Center Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hosted call center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual call center]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a review of Five9&#8242;s hosted solution. The company has grown to be one of the largest if not the biggest provider of Call Center hosted technology. Five9&#8242;s service is ideal for the small to medium sized centers who want all of the bells and whistles with the latest technology without a huge capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verizon-Rochester NY Center to Hire 200</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call center careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call center jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Verizon plans to hire 200 technical representatives at their Henrietta NY call center by year end. There are currently 1200 reps that take calls from customers locally and nationwide. Back in 2000 when Verizon was formed, there were only 100 reps. When a company provides excellent service, whether the products provided or customer service, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is A Multi-Channel Agent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer service]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.callcentertidbits.com/?p=33</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Because companies are always trying to do more with less and still provide excellent service, more will be expected of the call center agent. As a way to improve customer service, companies are moving toward a multi-channel solution; giving their customers the option on how they want to communicate with the organization. The four key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Des Moines Call Center to Hire 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call cener jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Florida company that won a state contract to provide transportation services to Medicaid recipients says it will open a call center in Iowa that will employ 100 people. TMS Management Group, a transportation broker based in Clearwater, Fla., won a three-year state contract to arrange nonemergency transportation for Medicaid recipients in Iowa.Now, the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting The Right Workforce Management System for Your Call Center</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/selecting-the-right-workforce-management-system-for-your-call-center</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/selecting-the-right-workforce-management-system-for-your-call-center#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workforce management system]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.callcentertidbits.com/?p=27</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Workforce management is a skill which requires efficiently scheduling the right number of agents to handle call center traffic within a specified service level objective. This traffic is no longer just the incoming calls. Many call centers have their agents multi tasking throughout the day. These other activities can include data entry, e-mail correspondence, web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Recording-Call Monitoring&#8211;What&#8217;s the Difference</title>
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		<comments>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/call-recording-call-monitoring-whats-the-difference#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call logging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[record calls]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.callcentertidbits.com/?p=25</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terminology can be confusing. Some words mean the same thing, depending on an individual’s interpretation. A look at the phrases used to describe “call recording” reveals similarities between the terms. Call monitoring: A call center feature that lets managers listen in on agents&#8217; calls in order to improve agent performance. Also called &#8220;agent monitoring&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There An Acceptable Abandon Rate</title>
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		<comments>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/is-there-an-acceptable-abandon-rate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandon calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call center abandon rate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.callcentertidbits.com/?p=22</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some call centers use the abandoned rate as the only measurement to judge how efficiently the center is being managed. While this is one way to assess performance, it should be used in conjunction with the service level requirements. Abandons are tricky, as there is no industry average. Caller tolerance is the indicator for each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Schedule the Right Number of Agents</title>
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		<comments>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/how-to-schedule-the-right-number-of-agents#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecasting calls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schedule agents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.callcentertidbits.com/?p=14</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Forecasting and scheduling the right number of agents is not as straight forward as one might think, especially to someone unfamiliar with call centers. Call centers are not like production lines. Let&#8217;s look at an 2 examples: Production example: 100 presentation packets to assemble 5 minutes to assemble one packet Project time 1 hour Number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Service Level: Is it Important?</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/service-level-is-it-important</link>
		<comments>http://www.callcentertidbits.com/service-level-is-it-important#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the key measurements in most call centers is Service Level (SL), sometimes referred to as grade of service (GOS) &#8211; Simply stated how quickly are we responding to customer calls and shown as a percent of calls answered within a specified number of seconds, 80% in 30 seconds. Is there an industry standard? [...]]]></description>
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