IntermediateSITUATIONAL
Imagine you notice a trend of increasing complaints about a newly launched service, but leadership has not yet recognized it as an issue. How would you strategically approach this situation to get buy-in from key stakeholders and drive corrective action?
Customer Service
General

Sample Answer

I’d start by quietly validating my hunch with data. For example, I’d pull 4–6 weeks of contacts and tag anything tied to the new service, then quantify it: “Complaints have grown from 3% to 11% of contacts, and CSAT for this service is 0.6 lower than average.” I’d also grab 8–10 short customer quotes or call snippets that clearly show the pain. Next, I’d share a concise one-pager with my team lead or manager first, framing it as, “Here’s what I’m seeing and a couple of low-effort fixes.” That might include a clearer help-center article, an internal FAQ, or a change to the confirmation email. Once I have my manager’s support, I’d join a product or operations sync to walk through the impact and propose a small pilot. I’d commit to tracking results weekly so stakeholders can see complaints trending back down.

Keywords

Validate the trend with clear data and real customer examplesSocialize findings first with direct manager to build an advocatePropose low-effort, concrete fixes and a small pilotOffer to own tracking and reporting on post-change impact