Call centre recruitment agencies and customer service staffing
Need agents, team leaders or CX leaders who will actually perform? Compare call centre recruitment agencies, temporary staffing, executive search and assessment providers.
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Hiring for your contact centre? What to know before you choose a recruitment agency
Overview
Why use a specialist call centre recruitment agency?
The skills that predict success in customer-facing roles, such as empathy, resilience and staying calm under pressure, are hard to see on a resume. A specialist recruiter knows what to look for and how to test for it.
A poor hire costs more than a recruitment fee. Training time, attrition, a struggling agent's effect on customers and the extra work for team leaders all add up.
Industry knowledge: less time briefing and better-matched candidates.
Talent pools: access to candidates who aren't on job boards.
Speed: screening, shortlisting and interview coordination handled for you.
Flexibility: from one permanent hire to a large temporary team for a peak.
Market insight: what candidates expect to be paid and how quickly roles are filling.
Thinking about outsourcing the whole team instead of hiring? Compare outsourcing providers.
Temporary staffing
When does temporary customer service staffing make sense?
Temporary and on-demand staff let you scale quickly without adding permanent headcount. Common reasons include seasonal peaks, campaign launches, parental leave cover and sudden attrition.
Ask how quickly the agency can supply trained staff, who trains them on your systems and processes, and how they're supervised. Check who is the employer and who is responsible for pay, insurance and workplace safety.
Outplacement
Restructuring your team? How outplacement support helps
AI, automation, mergers and changes to outsourcing mean some contact centres are reducing frontline roles. How you treat the people who leave matters to them, and to the people who stay.
Career coaching to identify transferable skills and plan the next step.
Resume and LinkedIn support that presents contact centre experience well to other industries.
Interview preparation and job search strategy, especially for long-serving staff.
Wellbeing support to help people deal with the impact of redundancy.
Look for a provider that understands contact centre roles, can support staff in several locations and can scale for a large restructure.
How to choose
How do you choose a call centre recruitment agency?
Check their specialisation
Ask how much of their work is contact centre, customer service and CX hiring.
Ask how they assess candidates
Look beyond resumes and one interview: skills tests, psychometric tools, role plays and structured interviews.
Understand the replacement guarantee
Know what happens if a placed candidate leaves early, before you sign.
Confirm speed and volume
Ask for typical time to shortlist and how they handle bulk hiring for a new campaign or site.
Compare fees on the same basis
Permanent fees are usually a percentage of salary; temporary staff are charged at an hourly rate with a margin. Ask exactly what's included.
Learn more
Want an independent view? Free ACXPA resources
ACXPA's independent resources help you hire, develop and keep good people in your contact centre.
It finds, screens and assesses candidates for contact centre and customer service roles, from agents to senior leaders, and can supply temporary staff for peaks.
How much do recruitment agencies charge?
Permanent placements are usually charged as a percentage of the role's salary. Temporary staff are charged at an hourly rate that includes the agency's margin. Ask what's included and what the replacement guarantee covers.
What is customer service staffing?
Supplying temporary or on-demand customer service staff to cover peaks, campaigns, leave or attrition, without adding permanent headcount.
What are outplacement services?
Career transition support for employees leaving because of restructuring or redundancy, such as coaching, resume help and interview preparation.
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