Survey of Discovery for the Call Center Industry - Remote Agents

As an industry correspondent I like to use stats and charts for my writing projects. Your feedback is important to me and it would be very much appreciated if you would take a couple minutes to take this short poll.

Part 1) Issues facing Remote Agent programs Part 2) To Be Determined

Thanks in advance, RKO

The poll results are public

I'm an owner of a US Based call center.I'm a manager or supervisor for an US based outsourced call center.I'm a manager or supervisor for a inhouse corporate call center.I'm a vendor to the call center industry.I'm an employee (CSR ,Sales, Help Desk) of an Inbound or Outbound Call CenterMy call center is offshore to the US

Yes, 100% of our agents work remotely.Yes, 75% of our agents work remotelyYes, 25% of our agents work remotelyNo, we don't use remote agents and don't plan to.No, we don't use remote agents but we may consider it for the future

Never, everything is virtual from the hire interview to staff meetingsYes, only for the initial hire.Yes, once a month for staff meetings.Yes, more than one a month.

We will be expanding with new agents in the future.We will be maintaining the status quo.We will be reducing or have reduced this part of the operation.We will be looking at new equipment or services for this part of the operation.

Survey of Discovery for the Call Center Industry - Remote Agents

Please list the most appropriate answers.

Please list another job category for the above that is more appropriate.

Please list the most appropriate answers regarding your use of remote agents.

Do you require your agents to report in physically to an office?

Rate the following issues for a remote agent call center: Please rate the following from (1) the least challenging and (5) the most challenging

What other issues that you think should be added to the above section?

Regarding your remote agent call center

Any additional comments for the above section? ie: If you reduced or eliminated your remote section, what were the reasons for doing this?

What publications and media do you read or participate in?

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