Customer service representatives play a very important role in ensuring people are satisfied in dealing with their organization. You need to be a strong communicator and have excellent interpersonal skills to handle interactions, complaints, and requests. Your primary objective is the help customers. This could mean many different things. It could be answering a simple question, sending them a link to a page on the company website, or escalating a complaint. You need to be patient, work well under pressure and enjoy working with the public.
Customer service rep roles can vary based on the company. Some are customer-facing, while others are over the phone, online, remote, or virtual. Positions can be full-time or part-time. Day, evening, and weekend shifts are common. You will be assigned a specific direction by the customer service manager.
Experienced and successful customer service representatives have options. It’s common for them to move into more senior or specialized roles in customer service. Over time you can move up to customer service manager or team lead.
Customer service representatives working in the Greater Toronto Area can expect an average annual salary of about $45,000. Depending on your experience you can make anywhere from $38,000 to $51,000.
annual: $44,700
monthly: $3,725
weekly: $931
hourly: $23.28
lowest salary: $38,400 per year
average salary: $44,700 per year
highest salary: $50,500 per year
junior salary: $38,400-$42,500 per year
intermediate salary: $41,500-$47,900 per year
senior salary: $42,500-$50,500 per year
Your main responsibility as a customer service representative is to help customers. Here are the main tasks that will help you ensure customer satisfaction:
The beauty of customer service representative roles is they are available for all types of companies across most industries. You have a lot of options, especially in the Toronto area.
Customer service representatives require a diverse skill set that is focused on helping the customer. The top skills you will need for this job include:
Customer service representatives require you to have a high school diploma. Previous experience is preferred. Additional education could be required for more advanced customer service rep positions.