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50 Customer Support Specialist Questions And Answers

1⟩ Explain me how do you measure – good customer service?

Good customer service can be measured on following basis,

☛ Number of repeat customers

☛ Number and type of customer complaints received

☛ Number of referrals given by current customers

☛ Sales figure if service is product based

☛ Customer satisfaction surveys

☛ Benchmarking service with competitors

☛ Rate at which number of customers enrolled to your service

☛ Number of returns

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2⟩ Tell me do You Understand Computers?

In most cases, working as a customer service representative will also mean opening customer accounts or placing orders on a computer. Most companies for which you will work have their own proprietary software, so you will receive on-the-job training for this. However, you should be familiar with the basics of computers so that you can successfully manipulate the various programs, enter data, notate the customer’s account with the actions taken on the call and much more. “I have worked with computers for many years and I am very familiar with them. I can assure you that I will learn any software quickly and effectively” is a solid answer for this question.

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4⟩ Explain me how to deal with abusive/slang using customer?

To deal with abusive customers,

☛ Give a positive response: Assure the customer that you are there to help him and tell them that you require certain information from them to carry forward

☛ Personalize the conversation: Personalize with the conversation and call the customer by name and refer to their company by name

☛ Declare your intent and boundaries: Let your customer know that you can solve the problem and their demands are reasonable. You should not allow customer to continue if they are too much aggressive; it’s time to use other strategies

☛ Transfer the call: The best way is to switch on the call to the most experienced personnel or supervisor. Sooner you transfer the call, the customer will calm down –it’s a natural psychology.

☛ Discontinue the conversation: Warn customer if he continues with abusive slang you will end the conversation. If the customer is still abusive even after speaking to them politely, it’s better to discontinue the conversation by telling them to contact the customer service complaint department for further discussion.

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5⟩ Tell me how Do You Handle Irate Customers?

Handling an irate customer is difficult whether you are doing so in person or on the telephone. As a customer service representative, you are the person who will be required to resolve issues on the customer’s behalf. This means that you will likely speak with several angry or even irate customers every day. “I will listen clearly and carefully, reassure the customer that I can handle the issue at hand, and then use all of my knowledge and resources to find the best and fastest solution to the problem. I will relay the solution to the customer in a pleasant tone and follow up with that customer to ensure that the resolution was implemented as planned” is a very impressive answer.

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6⟩ Please explain why a departed customer analysis can help your organization?

A departed customer analysis can help your organization in following ways:

☛ Get valuable insight on why your customer departed from you

☛ Which competitor is being selected to replace your company service

☛ What was the expectation of your former clients

☛ Help to understand weakness and gaps within product line or services.

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10⟩ Tell me what would you do if you were presented a problem by a client that you didn’t know how to resolve?

In a previous client services role, I was asked a question relating to a loophole in our policy that I had no idea how to answer. I explained to the client that I was not exactly sure how that section of the policy worked in her specific case, and told her that I would check with my manager. I then contacted my team leader and explained the problem. He provided me with the correct solution, which I was then able to pass on to the client. I made sure to note where the answer could be found for quick reference in the future.

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11⟩ Explain me what are the key attributes of a call center executive?

The key attributes of a call center executive are

☛ Friendly attitude

☛ Ask the right questions

☛ Accurate answers to the customer query

☛ Professional phone relationship

☛ Be the face of the organization

☛ View a customer’s complaint as an opportunity to gain the customer’s respect

☛ Resolve complaints patiently

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14⟩ Tell us how do you deal with the question you don’t know the answer that customer asked?

If you don’t know the answer to the questions

☛ Never say, “I don’t know”. Instead say “ Hold on while I look for the information”

☛ Tell customer it’s a technical information and requires a specialist, I’ll get back to you shortly with some possible solution

☛ You can also tell customer like this –

☛ It’s a timely question and requires some time to gather XYZ information

☛ As per the latest information what we suggest to you….

☛ I can answer that in part, but like to consider it further and get back to you

☛ Do anything else that seems proactive while putting them on hold or passing note to colleagues, you can also keep them engaging by asking questions

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16⟩ Explain me factors you need to take into consideration before doing a survey for customer service satisfaction?

Before doing survey for customer service satisfaction,

☛ First consider the objective of the survey

☛ Make your survey accessible online

☛ Keep open-ended questions and keep survey narrative

☛ Consider negative feedback equivalent to positive feedback it is equally important

☛ Select the survey method that can yield real information in real time

☛ Target putting questions that are relevant to service

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17⟩ Explain me with an example where you use some data to improve customer service without spending any money?

I have retrieved a number of support emails that we received from our clients and figured out that a number of questions were asked repetitively. I searched online forums and knowledge base to find out the solution for these questions. I made a document of the solution which is now accessible to the customer. It was cost effective and helped reduce common repetitive questions from the client.

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18⟩ Explain me for implementing a CRM solution to your business what things need to take care of?

Before implementing a CRM solution to your business, you need to take care of following things

☛ CRM strategy: CRM only works when there is clear picture of why the organization is doing it and how it really helps to improve customer service

☛ Choose the right CRM partner: A best CRM solutions are flexible and have a full integration capability with any other systems in your business

☛ Identify the highest priority: Implement CRM solution for the highest priority and return area first

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19⟩ What are your short term career goals as Customer Support Specialist?

I would to work in the role that I am about to hired and once I learn all that I can learn. I would have had invested in my personal time in personal development and learn coding or some other IT skill that will qualify me to apply for another career path and experience and learn that part of the IT realm. I also will continue to get IT certificates and when I feel that I am ready, I will enroll in school and get my masters degree.

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20⟩ Tell me what do you know about customer service?

The customer service knowledge requirements will vary depending on the organization, the product or service and the scope of the customer service job.

However typical knowledge requirements for a customer service job include:

☛ knowledge of relevant computer applications

☛ data entry

☛ information processing

☛ numeric, oral and written language applications

☛ administrative/clerical procedures

☛ customer relationship principles and practices

Questions around the knowledge requirements will usually be answered by reviewing your resume as they refer directly to your qualifications and work experience.

Prepare for questions that explore your customer service training and your work experience relevant to the specific knowledge requirements listed such as:

"Which software applications are you proficient in?"

"What products and services have you dealt with?"

"How many orders/queries did you deal with on an average day?"

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