Saturday, January 7, 2012

Skills Needed In Order To Work In A Call Centre

By Adriana Noton


Gaining the experience needed to work in a call centre can be beneficial to you. There are various different companies who hire operators for both, inbound and outbound calls. Some are for customer service type of calls, while others are for telemarketing type of calls. These are some things you will need in order to get hired at these companies.

The most important skill you must have to get a job like this, is to have great communication skills. This job will have you on the phones throughout the entire shift, therefore you must love talking to people. You should have a loud voice that can be heard clearly over the telephone. This is a must, in order for companies to hire you to answer their telephone calls.

Most of these companies will require that you have knowledge on how to use a computer too. You will need to know how to work with programs such as word and excel. You must also be a fast typist, in order to enter the information given by the customer, quickly into the computer. The company will have special software that you must learn as well, but that will be taught during training, by most companies.

In order to do well in this type of work place, then you have to be able to multi task. If you are a person who can do various things at the same time, then this should be no problem for you. While working, you may have to listen to the customer and type at the same time. All the while you may have a supervision talking in the background asking you to do something.

This position requires that you sit down in a chair for long periods of time. You will also find yourself staring at a computer screen for most of the shift. A lot of people already do this for personal usage of the computer, therefore will find this job easy to do. For people who are active and love to move around, then this might be very difficult to do.

In order to do well in this type of work, you must be very good at solving problems. Many times people will call in with questions about how to get their product working again. They may also call in to inquire about a problem in their bill. Regardless of the reason for their call, you will need to quickly identify the problem and find a solution for them.

One very important thing to remember, is that you must have a pleasant voice at all times. The company wants to keep their customers happy, therefore as their representative, you must be able to keep them that way. You must be able to remain pleasant, and remember the motto that states the customer is always right.

These are just some of the skills you will need to have in order to work in a call centre. It will also be what is needed to handle, and enjoy working in this field of work. Once you gain enough experience, you may also find companies who will hire you to answer their calls from your house.




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