Articles - Recruitment and HR

Recruitment and HR play a crucial role in building strong, successful contact centre teams. This content collection brings together expert guidance, resources, and case studies on how to attract, hire, and retain the right talent while creating a positive employee experience. Learn how to write effective job adverts, refine your onboarding process, and strengthen long-term engagement through fair policies and strong leadership. You will also find advice on diversity, wellbeing, and performance management to help your HR strategy support both people and business goals.

Recruiting for the long term…
Why Is It Getting Harder to Recruit Good Contact Centre People?
Progression in a Contact Centre
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Does Your Contact Centre Need a “Colleague Experience Manager”?
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How Do I Analyse CVs to Best Effect?
Ten Probing Interview Questions
A pot of gold at the end of a rainbow
Recruiting According to Attitude – What to Look for From Potential Trainees
How to Recruit the Right Call Centre Agent
black white sheep
How to overcome the divide between temporary and permanent staff
The Three Forecasting Timelines Used in Contact Centres
36 Ways to Improve Call Quality Monitoring
Top Customer Service Strategies – No.1 Recruit and Train the Right People
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Is Age Little More Than a Number?
What I've Learned Featured Image Grass Roots Progression
What I’ve Learned From Running a Contact Centre – Grass-Root Progression
Video Image: What’s Really Stopping Your Talent From Blooming?
What’s Really Stopping Your Talent From Blooming?
Call Centre Recruitment Tips
A tough competency based interview question
7 tips for employing agency workers
A Career In Call Centres
chess piece strategy
35 More Tips to Improve your Contact Centre Strategy
An Introduction to Recruiting and Training Home Agents
The 4 Skills You Can’t Teach – But Call Centre Staff Need
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What Will Happen to the Contact Centre in 2016 and Beyond?
Recruitment Tips for Call Centre Temporary Staff