Profession customer service representative
Contact centre information clerks provide advice and information to clients, respond to queries regarding a company’s or an organisation’s goods, services or policies, and process financial transactions using the telephone or electronic communications media, such as email. They are located in premises that may be remote from clients or other operations of the organisations or companies about whom information is provided.
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Personality Type
- Conventional / Enterprising
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Knowledge
- Customer service
Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.
Skills
- Perform escalation procedure
Assess situations in which a solution cannot be provided right away, and ensure that it is brought to the next levels of support.
- Have computer literacy
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
- Process data
Enter information into a data storage and data retrieval system via processes such as scanning, manual keying or electronic data transfer in order to process large amounts of data.
- Listen actively
Give attention to what other people say, patiently understand points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times; able to listen carefully the needs of customers, clients, passengers, service users or others, and provide solutions accordingly.
- Process order forms with customer's information
Obtain, enter and process customers' names, addresses and billing information.
- Communicate with customers
Respond to and communicate with customers in the most efficient and appropriate manner to enable them to access the desired products or services, or any other help they may require.
- Provide customer follow-up services
Register, follow-up, solve and respond to customer requests, complaints and after-sales services.
- Implement customer follow-up
Implement strategies that ensures post-sale follow up of customer satisfaction or loyalty regarding one's product or service.
- Analyse problems for opportunities
Identify and anticipate problems in order to choose a course of action, come up with appropriate solutions or even identify opportunities for further development.
- Keep records of customer interaction
Recording details of inquiries, comments and complaints received from customers, as well as actions to be taken.
- Provide information
Ensure quality and correctness of provided information, depending on the type of audience and context.
- Prioritise tasks
Organise tasks according to their priority.
- Apply conflict management
Take ownership of the handling of all complaints and disputes showing empathy and understanding to achieve resolution. To be fully aware of all Social Responsibility protocols and procedures, and to be able to deal with a problem gambling situation in a professional manner with maturity and empathy.
- Perform multiple tasks at the same time
Execute multiple tasks at the same time, being aware of key priorities.
- Apply knowledge of human behaviour
Practice principles related to group behaviour, trends in society, and influence of societal dynamics.
- Ensure customer focus
Attitude that puts customers at the centre of the business in all cases.
- Determine charges for customer services
Determine prices and charges for services as requested by customers; collect payments or deposits; arrange for billing.
- Demonstrate quality orientation
Accomplish tasks by considering all areas involved, show great concern for every aspect of the job, accurately check processes and tasks in progress, giving full atention to quality standards.
- Process customer orders
Handle orders placed by customers. Receive the customer order and define a list of requirements, a working process, and a time frame. Execute the work as planned.
- Control of expenses
Monitoring and maintaining effective cost controls, in regards to efficiencies, waste, overtime and staffing. Assessing excesses and strives for efficiency and productivity.
- Process refunds
Resolve customer inquiries for returns, exchange of merchandise, refunds or bill adjustments. Follow organisational guidelines during this process.
- Guarantee customer satisfaction
Handle customer expectations in a professional manner, anticipating and addressing their needs and desires. Provide flexible customer service to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Optional knowledge and skills
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