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Customer support scenarios

Real support tickets answered in writing, drawn from a pool that covers billing, complaints, bugs, policy limits, account security and handovers. It suits junior and mid-level support roles. Follow-ups ask what they would do next behind the scenes, not just what they would write.

Suits: Customer support agent, Customer service representative, Support specialist, Help desk agent, Customer success associate

Questions
5 of 18
Length
30 min
Format
Typed
Levels
Junior to Mid
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Empathy and tone30%
    • Problem solving30%
    • Policy judgement20%
    • Clear communication20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Empathy and tone30%
    Writes warmly and plainly, and acknowledges how the customer feels.
  • Problem solving30%
    Finds the real issue and a workable next step.
  • Policy judgement20%
    Balances policy with fairness and knows when to escalate.
  • Clear communication20%
    Sets clear expectations on what happens next and when.
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