Correct Answer: The purpose of this question is to see if you already have some experience of working at a call center If so, tell the interviewer about your experiences and what you learnt there If you do not have a work experience, don?t panic, stay calm and say ?I don?t have a first hand experience of working at a call center but this is what I know about them and I look forward to work for one?

Correct Answer: Say ?Yes? if you have made up your mind to work for a call center Call centers would usually work 24 X 7 which needs some executives to be always present in the center This means that you would need to work in shifts

Correct Answer: Inbound customer service agents handle incoming calls from customers for: - Requests for help - Inquiries or requests for information - Placing orders, in product purchases - Applications for services - Filing complaints Outbound customer service agents make calls to random potential customers to sell a service or product These agents can also be called as telemarketing executives

Correct Answer: A center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls These calls could be the calls coming in from customers for service or support or these could be the calls that call center executives make to the customers for marketing There are mainly two types of call centers : a) Inbound call centers ? Inbound call centers are those which receive support or service calls from customers usually on a toll free number For eg when you call up a bank to check the status of your request for credit card, it is an inbound call b) Outbound call centers ? Outbound call centers are those in which the call center executives make calls to the customers These calls are usually made to generate the leads or sales For eg when you receive a call from a bank offering you a personal loan, it is an outbound call

Correct Answer: Call center is a subset of BPO

Correct Answer: Relate the qualities you have to the requirements of a call center job like, good command over the language(English), team working capabilities, patience, good listening skills etc and say that you think, these skills will make you successful in the industry Also, talk about the prospects for the industry and how you think you can grow with it

Correct Answer: Before you go for a job at a call center you should know that the focus of the job here is ?voice? which needs you to be on phone for quite a long time So, the interviewer expects a ?Yes? as an answer to this question