Growing up in the Philippines, back when technology was still evolving, pursuing a career was limited to a few choices: becoming a Doctor, Nurse, Lawyer, Engineer, or Teacher. Growing up, I always knew that I wanted to pursue a career in teaching.

If you’re familiar with the song, The 12 Days of Christmas, you know that the singer’s true love gives them some pretty useless gifts. Sure, five gold rings may be nice, but every other gift seems loud, inconvenient to take care of, and/or impossible to find the space for. And really, how many birds does one person need?

Traditionally, manufacturers mainly focused on cost-effective production. However, in an era of rising global competition, manufacturers struggle to compete on price alone.

It’s common knowledge that technological advances are a big deal in healthcare. Advances in medical technology mean that new tools and treatments are constantly being developed and improving the way that patients receive care. But there are also less obvious ways that technology can benefit the healthcare industry.

In a recession, it can be especially difficult to maintain customer loyalty. Therefore, organizations need a strategic, comprehensive plan to retain their best customers.

Enabling multi-contact handling in your contact center can be a great way to quickly boost your contact center’s service capacity without investing any extra funds, installing extra software, or hiring more agents. This ultimately increases agent efficiency, which can lead to increases in profitability, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty. Read on to learn more about multi-contact handling and how it can benefit your organization.

In this Staff Spotlight, Lois talks about what she does as an Implementation Specialist, how she got to where she is today, and what she loves about working at ComputerTalk.