0-90 Day Attrition Survey January 2008
How do you sell the candidate on the company?
Other (please specify) We are not in a competitive call center hiring market.
10%
13%
28%
Our web site sells the company
Our online hiring process sells the company
Other agents and supervisors sell the company
19%
37%
Recruiters sell the company
Recruiters are key to selling the candidate for 67%.
67%
When do candidates preview the job?
41%
Candidates do not preview the job
37%
Before an offer
19%
Before a live interview
Before a phone interview
3%
41% do not incorporate job previews into hiring process.
How do candidates preview the job? 10%
Other (please specify) They experience a simulation that includes application navigation and phone call They listen to a recorded call
9% 2% 37%
They talk to recruiter or hiring manager They talk to experienced agents or supervisors
8% 22%
They sit with an agent or supervisor on the floor We do not let candidates preview the job
12%
Recruiters and hiring managers are responsible for accurately portraying the job for more than a third.
How do candidates first learn critical aspects of the job?
9%
Other (please specify)
They learn them during new hire training They review them online as a part of the screening process They talk with agents and/or supervisors
Recruiters tell them
27%
6%
8%
50%
While half leave critical job aspects to recruiters, more than a quarter leave the communication until after hiring.
Where does most early attrition occur?
Other (please specify)
2% 6%
After a new agent reaches full proficiency Once agents are on the floor, but less than fully proficient
54% 10%
During nesting
7%
At the end of new hire training
19%
During new hire training Before new hire training
2%
The majority of respondents experience the most attrition after they have invested fully in training but before the agent is proficient.
How long does it take to reach proficiency?
24%
6+ months
38%
4-6 months
28%
2-4 months
1-2 months
10%
90% have learning curves longer than 2 months. Almost a quarter invest more than 6 months in getting agents up to speed.
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