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 ...

We’ve all had those calls with customer service where we hang up and go, “Well, that person didn’t care about my problem…like, at all.” And why would they? Customer service agents’ job is to answer ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) and omnichannel customer touchpoints continue to make their mark on the global business landscape, the role of the contact center agent is evolving. It must. This ...

Armen Kirakosian remembers the frustrations of his first job as a call center agent nearly 10 years ago: the aggravated customers, the constant searching through menus for information and the notes he ...

Customer service jobs at virtual call centers are one of the few work-from-home opportunities open to candidates at the entry level. Here’s where you can look for a remote role at a virtual call ...