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Frequently asked questions
What does BPO mean?
BPO stands for business process outsourcing.
What is BPO?
Business process outsourcing is when an organization delegates some of its processes to an external provider known as a BPO company or BPO provider. The latter is then fully responsible for managing these processes to meet any key performance indicators agreed with the client and ensure customer satisfaction.
Some outsourcing services provided by BPO companies can be applied across a range of different industries. These include:
- IT services, technical support, and quality assurance
- Telemarketing, digital marketing, e-commerce, and market research
- Back-office support and other support services
- Call centers and contact centers for inbound and outbound communications
- Human resources and payroll
- Virtual assistant services and data entry
- Procurement, project management, and supply chain issues
Other BPO services require industry-specific knowledge and are commonly applied in sectors such as:
- Healthcare
- Financial services
- Real estate
What is the main focus of BPO?
While top BPO companies can manage a wide range of business operations, information technology is often their core focus. IT-intensive services companies offer include software development, data processing, automation, and managing contact centers to deal with customer communications via email, social media and other digital channels.
Outside of its technical competencies, the BPO industry is also highly focused on customer experience management. Via call center services or other channels, it's up to business process outsourcing companies to ensure high levels of customer support on behalf of their clients.
What is the difference between BPO and ITES?
Information technology-enabled services (ITES) refer to processes that rely on information technology and digital channels to deliver the business services requested by the client. Since all BPO relies on information technology to a large extent, these terms are often used interchangeably.
What are the benefits of companies using BPO?
For most organizations, the primary goal of process outsourcing is to cut costs and free up time for their workforce to focus on high-value tasks.
As well as being cost-effective, BPO can also help an organization improve its customer care. Outsourcing firms manage call centers and other support functions worldwide, including India and the Philippines, enabling them to provide multilingual, round-the-clock customer support on behalf of their clients.
What are some common BPO interview questions?
If you make the shortlist and land an interview with a BPO company, you should expect to be asked questions like:
- What are the different types of BPO?
- Are you comfortable working night shifts?
- Tell us about a time when you handled a complaint from an angry customer