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- Nov 11, 2026
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Institute of Customer Service
Technology should be used to sort, route and analyse, and people to consider, contextualise and resolve.
Jo Causon, Chief executive, Institute of Customer Service. Customer complaints still require a human touch, Nov 6, 2026.Understanding context, showing empathy and deciding what is fair are fundamentally human skills.
Jo Causon, Chief executive, Institute of Customer Service. Customer complaints still require a human touch, Nov 6, 2026.A letter that has empathy or the right words is a well-written letter, but that isn’t empathy.
Jo Causon, Chief executive, Institute of Customer Service. Vigilance and commitment needed to prevent a backslide in customer satisfaction, Jul 28, 2026.
CCMA
However, if an automated customer journey doesn’t work for a particular individual, they immediately want to talk to someone who can resolve their query quickly.
Leigh Hopwood, Chief executive, CCMA. The Contact Centre Renaissance: Why Human Connection Matters More Than Ever, Undated.
ICMI
AI will undoubtedly automate work. But the work that remains is becoming more complex, consequential, and human.
Brad Cleveland, Senior adviser to ICMI. AI Is Changing the Contact Center. It's Also Changing the Job of Leading One., Aug 30, 2026.Agents need to know when to rely on AI, question it, or override it.
Brad Cleveland, Senior adviser to ICMI. AI Is Changing the Contact Center. It's Also Changing the Job of Leading One., Aug 30, 2026.
Intercom
We mainly support our customers via our Messenger, so it’s important to have strong grammar and spelling, and to express your writing style through your answers.
Leanne Harte, Customer support, Intercom. Nailing your customer support interview at Intercom, Aug 4, 2021.We provide a sample todo list, explain that they’re not going to get all tasks done in a day, but ask which three they would focus on, and why.
Ruth O'Brien, Customer support, Intercom. How to hire a great customer support rep, Feb 8, 2017.
Amazon
You’ll make decisions based on our Leadership Principles, complete activities critical to success at Amazon, and demonstrate your problem-solving, prioritization, and interpersonal skills.
Amazon Jobs, Customer Service Associate Application Guide. Customer Service Associate Application Guide, Undated.
Sky
We’ll ask you to look at possible work scenarios and answer honestly how you’d respond, deciding on your most to least likely actions.
Sky Careers, Candidate prep hub (Home Service). Sky Careers candidate prep hub: Home Service, Undated.It’s okay to use AI to help refine your work, but please make sure the core content is your own.
Sky Careers, Your Application Journey. Your Application Journey, Undated.That said, we do ask that you don’t use AI during interviews or assessments.
Sky Careers, Your Application Journey. Your Application Journey, Undated.
Wise
I look for people who ask the right questions and prioritise effectively
Sreevishnu Sachidananda, Head of Quality CS & Payment Ops at Wise. Moving Upstream: How Wise is eliminating customer friction at the source, Jul 28, 2026.Manage appropriate escalations to specialized teams
Wise Careers, Budapest Customer Support Specialist (English speaking) role description. Customer Support Specialist (English speaking), Undated.You are the customer’s single point of contact until the issue is resolved.
Wise Careers, São Paulo High Volume Business Support Specialist role description. High Volume Business Support Specialist, Undated.Deploying live AI assistants/prompters during video interviews is prohibited.
Wise Careers, Using AI in our recruitment process. Using AI in our Recruitment Process, Undated.
BT Group
It’ll be your job to calm the customer and fix the problem.
BT Group Careers, Contact centres careers page. Contact centres - Careers | BT Plc, Undated.
Financial Ombudsman Service
Rigid or automated systems might unintentionally filter out complex cases or miss signs of vulnerability.
Marc Harris, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Ombudsman Service. Embracing AI’s transformational impact on consumer complaints, Mar 27, 2026.
HMRC
providing customer service colleagues with interactive AI simulators to recreate realistic customer conversations, enabling them to practice challenging scenarios and build confidence in a safe environment
HMRC, UK tax authority. HMRC Transformation Roadmap Update 2026, Undated.
Ombudsman Western Australia
It does not matter if AI was used if you can understand the problem.
Ombudsman Western Australia, Western Australia’s state ombudsman. AI in complaints – information for agencies, Undated.