THE INTERVIEWS

To begin the hiring process, we have our most experienced staff conduct telephone interviews. Then, the applicant will visit our Atlanta headquarters where HR will administer a typing test. If the applicant is successful in meeting the test requirements, he/she will have a face to face interview with our HR Department to discuss experience, skills, personality specifications, and more. Throughout various points in the interview process, we conduct background checks to include personal and professional references and drug tests.

Sometimes during peak hiring times, we will conduct job fairs where our team will assess your skills among fellow applicants. We’ve had great success with this method and it helps us quickly determine the most qualified potential team members in a group scenario.

Unfortunately, not everyone who applies has the potential to be one of VoiceNation’s top quality operators. We expect excellence and that’s why we carefully select only those who have the potential to become the Best of the Best.

POST-HIRE TRAINING

Extensive ongoing training programs are conducted in our state of the art training facility to ensure our live operators are by far the best trained in the industry.

Once the operator has completed the hiring process they enter a six week basic training program.  During this six week boot camp each new hire is assigned a mentor who is personally responsible for their success.

• We classify our customers based on four levels of difficulty.  New hires will be able to handle calls for all four levels after two weeks.
• During this two week process, their mentor and other supervisors will be monitoring each of the new hires’ calls to closely grade them on their successes and areas for improvement.
• After the first two weeks, new hires are able to handle all levels of calls and will continue to train full time at this stage over the next 30 days.  During this 30 day period, every call the new hire takes is monitored by their mentor for training and evaluating purposes.
• Both new hires and mentors receive a pay increase once the 30-day period has successfully been completed. By providing a financial incentive for both,  we are creating a team building exercise and promoting quality and excellence for our customers.
• Once the six week basic training is complete, new hires are promoted to CCR (Call Center Rep) where they will engage in ongoing staff development trainings on a daily basis.

Every CCR receives a minimum of one full training day on your new account.  This is to ensure that from the very first call we take, your callers believe they are talking to one of your employees, not ours!

PROMOTIONS

VoiceNation has established a company culture that nurtures individual talent and prides itself on the ability to promote from within. It’s a win-win situation for everyone. New hires are trained by supervisors who understand what they are going through because they have been there. Promoting from within also means that all staff members, from the director to the floor supervisor, answers calls to ensure maximum answer time and quality for VoiceNation customers.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Staff Development is a popular word around VoiceNation.  All VoiceNation employees participate in continuing education by attending webinars and training events, and reading self-help books. It is the goal at VoiceNation to build and boost important skills that will help employees grow on both a  personal and professional level.

All CCRs (Call Center Reps) attend weekly staff development sessions on various topics such as dealing with disgruntled callers, phone etiquette, typing skills, and customer service.  The Director of Call Center continually encourages all CCRs to treat their position at VoiceNation as a professional career; a career that requires dedication, enthusiasm and continued ongoing training above and beyond what’s considered the minimum.

During the rare quiet times in the call center, our CCRs are instructed to challenge themselves and their colleagues to improve their knowledge of our customers’ accounts. This is accomplished by playing a variety of games such as role playing and scavenger hunts.  The idea is to know and understand everything possible about each account based on memory. In addition, prizes and bonuses are awarded weekly and monthly from ongoing contests in the call center.

To find out more about the staff development program here at VoiceNation, you can read more here.