Reaching out to customer service can be frustrating, especially after long hold times or a messed-up order. But the person answering your call isn’t the one who caused the issue—they’re the one trying ...

As a 20-year residential HVAC business owner, my ongoing challenge has been maintaining happy and consistent customer service representatives (CSRs). Despite competitive wages, improved benefits, and ...

Deanna Dahlheimer, who spent 27 years in medicine, makes the case for recruiting customer-facing candidates from outside the ...

According to a survey by customer service expert Shep Hyken, 58% of customers will pay more for better customer service. For this reason, an inbound customer care representative may be a company's ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- From state unemployment offices to the IRS, complaints about call centers are, high but what about companies that don't have call centers at all? A growing number of companies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. Customer service workers have a challenging and mostly thankless ...

The FCC has already put a ban on foreign-made internet routers, and now it wants to change the way internet and phone ...