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Novice Toolbox

Get an introduction to the technical service and support industry. These resources are perfect for new analysts, representatives, desktop support technicians, call screeners, and other frontline service professionals.

 
Guide: Items to consider when setting up your ACD announcements.
Tag(s): novice, RESOURCES, technology, service desk technology

 
Guide: HDI's standard job titles and brief definitions.
Tag(s): novice, RESOURCES, human resources, workforce management, people

 
Essay: A support center manager should allocate two or three hours a month to listening to incoming calls.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, service desk, novice, communications skills, customer service, people, workforce management, performance management, leadership

 
Guide: This list of questions was compiled by an experienced group of IT, support center, and sales professionals.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, novice, best practice, practices and processes, asset management, business of support

 
Guide: Strategies for dealing with different types of challenging customers.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, service desk, novice, communications skills, customer service, people

 
Guide: Best practice for handling downstream effects of an Incident.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, service desk, best practice, incident management, novice, process

 
Tool: Scorecard (.docx) for comparing candidates for Support Center Analyst.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, novice, human resources, people

 
Guide: Advantages and disadvantages of changing the work schedule for the support center.
Tag(s): novice, RESOURCES, people, human resources, workforce management

 
Tool: Worksheet (.xls) to help evaluate support requirements for new technologies and products.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, business of support, novice, change management, technical support, gap analysis

 
Essay: Include job descriptions for support center professionals in the standard operating procedure (SOP) manual.
Tag(s): RESOURCES, best practice, workforce management, human resources, novice

 
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