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Jayson

Candidate ID: 481406


ADVANCED

    Administrative Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Customer Service...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time US Pacific Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Full Time: $USD 7.87 per hour or $USD 1363.80 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Jayson has been working for 12 years as Customer Service Representative, Technical Support, Team Lead, and Verification and Fraud Analyst within BPO and Financial Services industry.
  • He has supported clients from Australia and US 
  • He supported the following tasks:
    • Creating Reports
    • Data Entry
    • Customer Handling
    • Technical Support
    • Email Management
    • Calendar Management
    • Order Processing
    • Fraud Investigation and analysis
    • Admin task
  • He also has experience with scheduling technicians who provide service for faulty internet cable, alarm systems, and solar panels
  • He also monitors technician status and provides feedback to customers 
  • He is adept at using tools and applications like:
    • Freshdesk
    • Zendesk
    • AOL (eCommerce platform)
    • Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel)
    • Google Sheet
    • Jira
  • He can start immediately. He is amenable to working the day shift but can also consider night shift for any full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile-  Artisan

Strongest Behaviors
  • Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
  • Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
  • Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
Behavioral Summary

Jayson is thoughtful, disciplined, and particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within their area of expertise. Works at a steady, even pace, leveraging their background for the betterment of the team, company, or customer.

With experience and/or training, they will develop a high level of specialized expertise. Serious and dedicated to the job and the company. Their work pace is steady and even-keeled, and they’re motivated by a real concern for getting work done thoroughly and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to their decision-making; Jayson plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.


 

Employment History

DATA ENCODER

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2007 to July 2010 (41 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Encodes customer details into the system
  • Entering the Customer’s monthly subscription plan as well as the discounts, taxes and total amount of payment
  • Entering Invoice numbers, date and amount in to the customer card to reflect into the system
  • Making sure that all the details in the CRM are correct
  • Adding notes to the Customer Card if needed so the Customer Support can answer any inquiries from the customer 
  • Updating payment details, adding due dates and updating the subscription of the customers

FRYMAN

Industry:

Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant

Employment Period:

June 2003 to October 2003 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Cooking and Food Preparation: Operate fryers to cook fried menu items, such as French fries, chicken, and other fried products, according to company standards. Ensure that food is cooked to the proper temperature and meets quality standards.

  • Food Safety and Hygiene: Follow food safety protocols, including proper handling, storage, and preparation of ingredients. Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the fryer area, utensils, and equipment.

  • Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials like oil, breading, and frozen products. Inform supervisors of any shortages or replenishment needs.

  • Quality Control: Regularly check the appearance, taste, and texture of cooked products to ensure they meet company guidelines. Discard any items that do not meet quality standards.

  • Time Management: Ensure orders are prepared quickly and efficiently to meet customer demand, especially during peak hours. Coordinate with other kitchen staff to maintain smooth workflow.

  • Customer Service Support: Assist in packing or serving fried products when needed, ensuring timely delivery to customers.

  • Equipment Maintenance: Perform routine checks on fryers and other kitchen equipment, reporting any malfunctions to the manager. Replace oil in fryers as per schedule to maintain food quality.

  • Team Collaboration: Work closely with other team members to ensure overall kitchen operations run smoothly. Support other roles in the kitchen during high-demand periods or when staff is short-handed.

TEAM LEADER

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2011 to February 2015 (41 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Creates daily, weekly and monthly report 
  • Handles back-of-house high-level of escalation process
  • Training newbies in the team
  • Assisting/helping agents if there are lot of workload in our daily task
  • Making sure that there’s no pending task left before the end of the shift

TEAM LEADER

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2010 to August 2011 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Creates daily, weekly and monthly report 
  • Handles back of-house high-level of escalation process.
  • Training newbies in the team
  • Assisting/helping agents if there are lot of workload in our daily task
  • Making sure that there’s no pending task left before the end of the shift

VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

October 2004 to February 2007 (28 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide basic life support and standard first aid training and seminars for medical practitioners and rescuers nationwide
  • Response to disaster preparedness and rescue

TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE / CASE MANAGER

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2016 to May 2019 (38 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handles complaints, orders, billing issues and activations.
  •  Performs troubleshooting for NBN BROADBAND, ADSL, CABLE AND WIRELESS including email issues
  • Creates report and handles back of house high level of escalation process.

TEAM LEADER

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

June 2019 to November 2020 (17 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handling Team’s Performance and Monthly Review
  • Processing orders for back office
  • Report to the client directly through email, chat and video calls
  • Process improvement for the client
  • Performing Fraud Investigation and analysis

VERIFICATION AND FRAUD ANALYST

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

March 2021 to December 2022 (21 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handles new applications for crypto user
  • Investigates Fraudulent and suspicious activity
  • Verifying client credentials through legal documents provided
  • Provides email support to clients that need assistance

Scheduling Consultant

Industry:

Environment / Health / Safety

Employment Period:

August 2023 to September 2024 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

The position works alongside other Scheduling Consultants who together are responsible for the completion of the daily bookings through outbound calls to tenants, scheduling appointments for field staff accurately and in a timely manner. The role also requires administrative, ad-hoc and urgent tasks to be completed as requested by the Team Leader.
The main duties and responsibilities of the Scheduling Consultant are:
  • Making outbound calls to existing clients.
  • Working within a CRM database to book/schedule jobs based on technician availability/accreditation and appropriate zoning.
  • Work in a fast-paced capacity to correct real-time issues.
  • General administration tasks as required.
  • Ad hoc activities as requested by the Team Leader.

Education History

Field of Study:

Major:

Graduation Date:

January 2, 1994

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Major:

Graduation Date:

January 2, 1999

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Education/Teaching/Training

Major:

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Graduation Date:

January 2, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Support

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Customer Service

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 61.84, Upload: 53.18
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Huawei
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Sharon

Candidate ID: 476362


ADVANCED

    Administrative Support, Appointment Setting, Outbound Calling, Customer Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Data Entry, Inbound Sales, Lead Generation, Social Media Marketing...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 9.64 per hour or $USD 835.04 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Nash has been working since 2012.
  • She was a former OFW for 5 years as a Customer Service Representative, Admin Assistant, and HR Manager.
  • She was able to manage her own Business (Mini Call Center) where she had her agents handling TeleMarketing Accounts performing Lead Generation, Virtual Assitant tasks, and Customer Service.
  • She recently worked as a Sales Development Representative & Lead Generation Specialist. She supported the following tasks:
    • Generating and qualifying leads 
    • Sales 
    • B2B marketing
    • Appointment Setting
  • She also had a part-time job in the Real Estate Industry for a US client where she performs tasks like cold calling and appointment setting.
  • She is proficient with Microsoft Office, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Salesforce, Zoom Info, outplay and JobStreet.
  • She is familiar with Dropbox and Hubspot.
  • She can generate 100-150 leads/day. 
  • She can start immediately. She is amenable to working any shift for any part-time or full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Altruist
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/altruist/

Strongest Behaviors
  • Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
  • Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
  • Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.

Behavioral Summary

A pleasant and extraverted person, Sharon is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Their congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Sharon gets along easily with a wide variety of people.

Employment History

Pre-Qualifier

Industry:

Employment Period:

August 2021 to June 2022 (10 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The Customer Acquisition Rep is responsible for acquiring new customers through outbound and inbound inquiries
  • This position is responsible for reaching out to potential customers and delivering a sales presentation with passion, commitment, courtesy, and professionalism
  • Additionally, this position uses unwavering customer service and high ethical selling standards
  • This position is responsible for building trust and rapport with Commercial Sales B2B customers
  • Serve as the first point of contact for Sears Commercial customers
  • Generates leads that will become lifetime customers for the Company

Customer Service Representative/Appointment Setter/Virtual Assistant/Sourcing Specialist Recruitment

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2007 to March 2012 (54 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Managing a large amount of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner
  • Following call center scripts when handling different topics
  • Identifying customer’s needs, clarifying information, researching every issue and providing solutions
  • Appointment Setter
  • Contacting potential customers and arranging sales calls
  • Making approximately a hundred calls or emails per day
  • Responsible for keeping records of potential clients and of their productivity
  • Virtual Assistant
  • I am performing various administrative tasks, including answering emails,
  • Answering phone calls, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements.
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Recruitment Specialist
  • Managing the daily running of my call center including sourcing equipment, effective resources, planning and implementing call center strategies
  • Ensuring all relevant communications, records, and data for my agents.
  • Handling sourcing of candidates in high-quality or volume environment
  • Recruiting or searching for candidates from different search engines like LinkedIn, Craigslist, Job Street, etc.

Service Crew (Counter)

Industry:

Employment Period:

March 1998 to March 2001 (36 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and serve food
  • Process customer payments, and provide customer service

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2012 to February 2014 (21 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collection Department – credit/collection, processing credit card/loan applications, financial account
  • Provides comprehensive and quality customer care at all times
  • Apply and learned knowledge and procedures when servicing customer queries
  • Communicate effectively and efficiently with internal and external customer care
  • Ensures customer satisfaction in all transactions
  • Ensures validity and confidentiality of clients’/customers information

Service Crew/Counter

Industry:

Employment Period:

May 2014 to May 2015 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Service Crew - prepare and serve food
  • Process customer payments, and provide customer service

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

June 2015 to June 2016 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Dealing with telephone and email inquiries
  • Offering a property investment from international.
  • Arranging appointments
  • Utilized computer technology to handle a high volume of calls
  • Providing high-level administrative and executive support for management.

Receptionist/PA/Admin Assistant

Industry:

Employment Period:

July 2016 to June 2017 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Receptionist
  • Welcomes visitors by getting them in person or on the phone, answering or referring inquiries
  • Directs visitors by maintaining employee and department directories, and giving instructions
  • Maintains security by following procedures, monitoring the logbook, and issuing visitor’s badges.
Personal Assistant
  • Screening telephone calls, inquiries, and requests, and handling them when appropriate
  • Welcoming the CEO’s guests
  • Organizing and maintaining the CEO’s diary and making appointments, and available time, word processing, dealing with correspondence, writing emails/letters and corporate documentations/SOP’s/policies (further information on such detailed herein), taking dictation
  • Typing minutes of meeting reports; organizing meetings
  • Ensuring the CEO’s well-prepared for meeting/business trips, and preparing meeting agendas
Admin Assistant
  • Designing and producing documents, briefing papers, reports, and presentations
  • Organizing corporate and company entertainment, management meetings, and events
  • Devising and maintaining office systems, including data management, filing, etc.
  • Performs general clerical duties to include but not limited to: photocopying, fixing, mail distribution, and filing
  • Coordinates using Microsoft Office, such as Excel, Publisher, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Sourcing and ordering stationery and office equipment

Administrative Coordinator/Managing Staff/HR Manager

Industry:

Employment Period:

July 2017 to April 2019 (21 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative Coordinator:
  •  Prepare payment certificates
  • Prepare correspondence to government authorities, clients, and supplies
  • Following up and processing all government permits and certificates
  • Provides necessary support for the staff
  • Manage all procurement requests
  • Dealing with finance
  • Manage all administrative reports
  • Conducting interviews
  • Responsible for the company’s petty cash
Managing Staff / Human Resource Manager
  • Full staff scheduling
  • Schedule an appointment management
  • Track product inventory
  • Send appointment reminders
  • Business reporting
  • Monitoring leadership
  • Staff recruitment
  • Marketing & Promotion
  • Financial Management
  • Prepares employees for assignment by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
  • Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
  • Complete human resource operational requirements by scheduling, assigning employees and following up on work results.
  • Maintains human resource staff recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.

Customer Service Representative/Appointment Setter/VA/Sourcing Specialist Recruitment

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

July 2022 to September 2022 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •  Managing a large amount of inbound and outbound calls in a timely manner.
  • Following call center scripts when handling different topics
  • Identifying customerʼs needs, clarifying information, researching every issue, and providing solutions
  • Appointment Setter
  • Contacting potential customers and arranging sales calls
  • Making a hundred calls or emails per day
  • I am also responsible for keeping records of potential clients and of their productivity
  • Virtual Assistant
  • Performing various administrative tasks, including answering emails, answering phone calls, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements
  • I was also in charge of the Social Media Marketing
  • Recruitment Specialist
  • Managing the daily running of my call center including sourcing equipment, effective resources, planning and implementing call center strategies
  • Ensuring all relevant communications, records, and data for my agents
  • Handling sourcing of candidates in high-quality or volume environment
  • Recruiting or searching for candidates from different search engines like LinkedIn, Craigslist, Job Street, etc.

Owner/Manager

Industry:

Employment Period:

September 2019 to March 2023 (42 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
  • Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints
  • Regularly review product quality and research new vendors
  • Organize and supervise shifts
  • Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
  • Estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils, and cleaning products
  • Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
  • Manage the restaurantʼs good image and suggest ways to improve it
  • Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
  • Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly, and annual revenues and expenses
  • Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events
  • Recommend ways to reach a broader audience (e.g. discounts and social media ads)
  • Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
  • Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

July 2019 to September 2021 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  •  Experienced in phone, email, and live chat support plus, experience in Customer Service Sales,
  • Billing collections, and Technical Support.
  •  Strong verbal and written communication and comprehension skills.
  •  A Computer literate and proficient in the use of Windows OS, Apple OS X, Microsoft Office,and Google applications.
  • Can type at least 40 words per minute on chat
  • I have good problem-solving and critical thinking skills with a focus on issue resolution and customer satisfaction.
  •  I am resourceful and able to multitask and have high attention to detail.

Sales Development Representative

Industry:

Consulting (Business & Management)

Employment Period:

November 2021 to December 2022 (13 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • My job revolves around generating and qualifying new and moving them through the sales pipeline, until they're ready to talk to your account Date of birth executives and other sales "closers." This two-step system lets sales reps and account executives focus on closing deals rather than finding new leads, getting past gatekeepers, and Gender other prospecting-related tasks.
  • Equipped with well-researched information about target prospects and your company, SDRs Married build a solid understanding of the industry and sales process to spark meaningful conversations.
  • As a result, I'm spending much of my time reaching out to potential clients through the early stages of the sales funnel, either preparing prospects to speak with a closer or screening their true intention to buy.

Freelance - Philippines

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

July 2022 to March 2012 (123 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Real estate appointment setters contact potential customers by phone to explain products, and services and purchase information about properties for sale.
  • We use customer information -- for example, name, address, and telephone number  computerized database to initiate cold calls and deliver a scripted sales talk 

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Information Technology

Graduation Date:

April 30, 2001

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Support, Appointment Setting, Outbound Calling, Customer Support, Data Entry, Data Encoding, Microsoft, Sales,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Data EntryInbound SalesLead GenerationSocial Media MarketingTechnical Support

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 15.02, Upload: 41.44
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Acer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 Ryzen 5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.69/hr

China

Candidate ID: 475731


ADVANCED

    Customer Support, Customer Service, Technical Support, Conflict resolution...

INTERMEDIATE

    Gmail...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 579.81 per month

Full Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 1159.61 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Chinas has over six years of customer service experience

She has provided assistance to customers in the US in the motor and financial industry

Did basic troubleshooting for customers having issues with the safety devices attached to their vehicles

Processed activation and reactivation of accounts in the system

When she handled the financial account she answered inquiries regarding billing and subscriptions

Process waiving of fees for customers with delayed payments

Assist in setting up disputes and fraud investigations

She is open to both part-time and full-time positions and is available to start immediately

 

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Promoter

https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/promoter/

Strongest Behaviors:

  • Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
  • Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
  • Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
  • Socially-focused, naturally empathizes with people, easily seeing their point of view or understanding their emotions. Positive, non-threatening communication.
  • Teaches and shares; often working collaboratively with others to help in any capacity.
  • Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
Behavioral Summary:

China is an outgoing, talkative, very friendly individual, a lively and stimulating communicator. A good mixer who is poised, active and responsive in social situations.

The complete extravert; informal and uninhibited in their behavior; understands people well and is capable of using that understanding to gain the friendship and cooperation of others. It is important to China to be liked and accepted, and she express herself to individuals or groups with warmth and enthusiasm. Easily understands and accepts other viewpoints, ideas, and feelings, and can be effective at getting diverse groups to come together and collaborate.


Employment History

Senior Customer Service Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2017 to January 2022 (59 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supplies both new and existing consumers
  • Fixed technical issues, mostly with Bluetooth and WiFi, and the Onstar system
  • Resolved billing questions
  • Assisting clients in selecting the best service plan for them
  • Supported offline advisors as they transitioned to being inbound agents by acting as their mentor
  • Served as a Connection Center representative for General Motors, mostly assisting consumers with the creation of their online accounts and mobile applications

Customer Care Professional

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2022 to September 2022 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Resolve all customer queries and follow established procedures as appropriate thereby providing alternatives, also, apply, superior service call handling skills to ensure best possible solutions and First Call Resolution to Card Members
  • Adherence to quality and compliance guidelines
  • Document necessary account information and offer custom solutions that benefit the customer
  • Grow and nurture customer relationships on every interaction that results in measurable Customer value
  • Deliver extraordinary results measured by customer satisfaction, effectiveness, efficiency and quality
  • Highlight issues through feedback and recommend changes in workflows, procedures, service levels, based on customer demands to meet their needs and ensure quality service is given at all times
  • Ability to make quick decisions and respond to customer inquiries.

Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Accounting

Graduation Date:

March 17, 2017

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Support, Customer Service, Technical Support, Conflict resolution, Data Entry,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Gmail

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/13969668816
  • Internet Type: Cable
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: HP
  • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-5005U CPU @ 2.00GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.62/hr

Zarah

Candidate ID: 467020


ADVANCED

    Customer Service Management, Call Center Management, Operations Management, Administrative Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Administrative Skills, Writing, Administration...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 12.58 per hour or $USD 1090.27 per month

Full Time: $USD 10.62 per hour or $USD 1840.23 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Zee has over 10 years of experience in successfully leading cross-functional teams, driving operational excellence, and achieving business objectives. 
  • Even though she is a graduate of Computer Science, it did not stop her from pursuing a profession in customer service primarily in the finance sector.
  • From 2011 to 2021, she was employed in a financial corporation where she climbed the corporate ladder.
  • She started as a Finance Services Representative, got promoted to Team Leader, eventually, she became a Manager, and then the AVP for Customer Service.
  • She is an expert in performing the following:
    • Performance management
    • SOP creation and implementation
    • Coaching
    • Quality evaluation
    • Recruitment support
    • Team development
    • Social media management
  • She utilized software and applications such as Genie, Salesforce, HubSpot, Workforce Management System, MS Office (Excel, 365, Teams, Outlook), eHarmony, Monday.com, and Trello.
  • She can start ASAP.
  • She prefers working the day shift to any part-time or full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Scholar

Strongest Behaviors
  • Works at a steady, unwavering pace; most comfortable with familiar processes, environments, and co-workers. Doesn’t easily change.
  • Task-focused; quickly notices and pushes to fix technical problems, assertively cutting through any personal/emotional issues. Has aptitude to spot trends in data or figure out how complex systems work.
  • Independent, analytical, critical, and creative thinking and action; little need for external validation before action. Private.
Behavioral Summary

Zarah is reserved and will generally express themself in a factual, direct, and succinct manner. A conscientious person, their approach to the work is systematic, methodical, and well organized, based on thorough knowledge of, and respect for “the book”. Working with factual, technical or detailed information, they’ll produce carefully thought-out work of high quality and precision. Whether doing work themself, or delegating to others, follow up is close to ensure high-quality results.

Zarah Kathryn takes responsibilities very seriously, to the extent of worrying a good deal about them. That concern, plus a strong desire to assure a quality outcome, combines to make them particularly sensitive to criticism of their work and very responsive to praise for work well done. While this introspective person is imaginative and gives much thought to their ideas, they are very cautious about expressing or acting on them unless they are sure they can deliver on those ideas. They can be relied on to make proven, well thought-out, solid improvements in areas that they understand well.

Employment History

AVP, Customer Service

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

July 2021 to October 2021 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

AVP, Customer Service
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
  • Title Change and Promotion after the company acquisition Continued to exemplify exceptional managerial skills by actively partnering and collaborating with US counterparts and Senior Leadership in driving process improvement, creating impactful policies, fostering training and development initiatives, and supporting career progression for the team.
  • Enhanced operational efficiency by actively partnering and collaborating with US counterparts and Senior Leadership in various areas, including process improvement, policy creation, training and development, and career progression.
Manager, Customer Service
July 2011 - Apr 2021
  • Led and managed a diverse team of Financial Services Representatives, proficient in handling inbound and outbound calls, e-mail support, chat support, fraud prevention services, Employee Stock Plans, and Mainstreet operations. Successfully sustained 24x7 Customer Service operations during overnight hours
  • Conducted risk identification, assessment, reporting, and monitoring operations, ensuring adherence to US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority compliance. Reviewed existing risk management procedures and recommended improvements for enhanced effectiveness
  • Implemented strategic initiatives aimed at boosting employee morale, driving performance, and consistently improving the overall customer experience
  • Collaborated with domestic counterparts to streamline chat, email, and overnight operations, optimizing processes and increasing efficiency Revamped training and new hire onboarding processes while concurrently managing a regular Customer Service team
  • Conducted comprehensive quality evaluations of representative interactions with clients, including calls, emails, and chat interactions
  • Performed the critical role of Hiring Manager, overseeing the final recruitment process for Customer Service through interviews and selection
  • Actively fostered the development of team members through coaching, training, delegation, and exposure to challenging tasks, unlocking their full potential
  • Recognized with the Customer Service Achievement Award for outstanding leadership contributions
  • Consistently rated as exceeding expectations in annual performance appraisals

Process Manager

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

October 2022 to November 2022 (1 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Project-based contractor tasked to document existing processes
  • Collaborate with other relevant functions to develop new processes for both customer-facing and back-office associates

Follow-up Coordinator

Industry:

Non-Profit Organisation / Social Services / NGO

Employment Period:

February 2025 to Present

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Welcome first-time guests during Sunday services, ensuring a warm and engaging experience.
  • Send personalized follow-up messages to acknowledge attendance and encourage further involvement.
  • Invite guests to church gatherings, Life Groups, and LIFE Classes to foster deeper community engagement.
  • Support the church's mission by building meaningful connections and guiding individuals in their spiritual journey.
  • Manage and update the church management system, maintaining an accurate database of over 2,000 members.
  • Track each member's discipleship progress and spiritual growth journey, ensuring timely follow-ups and accurate records.

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Computer Science

Graduation Date:

May 1, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service Management, Call Center Management, Operations Management, Administrative Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Administrative SkillsWritingAdministration

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/14804588232
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: HP
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.69/hr

Alfie

Candidate ID: 465739


ADVANCED

    Project Management, CRM, Customer Handling, Collections...

INTERMEDIATE

    Lead Generation, Legal, Skiptrace, Trello...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 579.81 per month

Full Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 1159.61 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Alf has over 10 years of relevant work experience. He started working in a BPO as a Collection Specialist. He then transferred to a third-party collections agency as a Case Manager. In mid-2015, he ventured into remote work and was hired as a Customer, Pricing, and Inventor Specialist in a logistics company in Australia. 
  • He recently received a certificate for an online course he took about Operations and Supply Chain Management.
  • He is proficient in supporting the following:
    • Collection (phone and email)
    • Pricing negotiation with vendors/suppliers
    • Inventory
    • Report generation
    • Lead generation
  • He has strong experience with dealing with wholesales, and retail orders specifically for ship cargo containers. He prepares purchase orders and invoices, and coordinates with the suppliers in terms of the order specification.
  • His experience with MYOB involves updating customer files, and price lists.
  • In terms of Excel, he can do basic formulas, charts, pivots, VLOOKUP, and basic forecasting.
  • He is an adept user of MYOB, Trello, Asana, Container Exchange, Container Chain, Gmail, Zoho, MS Outlook, MS Teams, and Salesforce.
  • He can start ASAP.
  • He prefers working the day shift for any part-time or full-time role.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist

Strongest Behaviors
  • Careful with rules; precise, "by the book", fast-paced, and literal in interpreting rules, schedules and results.
  • Detail-oriented and thorough; works to ensure things don’t fall through the cracks, and follows up to ensure they’re done properly and on time.
  • Driven to achieve operational efficiencies: thinks about what needs to be done and how it can be done as fast as possible while maintaining a high-quality outcome. Impatient with routines
Behavioral Summary

Alfie is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

With experience and/or training, Alfie will develop a high level of specialized expertise and efficiency. Disciplined and dedicated to the job and the company. Work pace is somewhat faster-than-average, and Alfie is motivated by a real concern for getting work done on time and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to decision-making; plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.


Employment History

Admin I Sales I Logistics Specialist I Pricing and Inventory Manager

Industry:

Transportation / Logistics

Employment Period:

February 2015 to July 2023 (101 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

LOGISTICS
• Establish and maintain maximum and minimum consumables inventory levels
• Coordinate with the in-house sales team to promote accurate and timely processing of orders for customers
• Provide assistance in maintaining logistics planning tasks
• Scan orders into the computer and track shipments across multiple channels
• Approve timesheets associated with deliveries and pick-ups
• Administer and maintain inventory control program systems
• Support with the maintenance of logistics policies, procedures, support plans, and similar data.
• Manage and monitor the performance of the entire fleet, routing and schedule planning

ADMIN

• Oversee the administration of program files and relevant documents, including the filing of documents, physically and electronically;
• Registering and tracking all incoming and outgoing physical correspondence
• Perform receptionist, and operator tasks as needed
• Assist in the preparation and implementation of financial processes as needed
• Manage public information materials
• Manage equipment and assets
• Perform other logistical and administrative tasks within the program’s scope of activities, as instructed by management.

-SALES-

• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve business objectives and revenue targets.
• Analyze market trends, identify potential customers, and explore new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior management to establish sales goals, budgets, and forecasts.
• Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing sales team.
• Set sales targets and performance metrics for the team, and monitor their progress.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and support to improve individual and team performance.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and implement strategies to drive sales productivity.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers and prospects.
• Understand customer needs and provide appropriate solutions and product recommendations.
• Coordinate with other departments, such as operations and logistics, to ensure timely delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Resolve customer complaints and issues in a timely and satisfactory manner.
• Monitor sales activities, track leads, and manage the sales pipeline.
• Prepare sales forecasts, reports, and presentations for management.
• Analyze sales data to identify trends, evaluate performance, and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.

Case Manager

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

January 2014 to February 2015 (13 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Cold calling to debtor for both Australia and NZ.
  • Sending a correspondence / demand letter to debtor.
  • Creating auto response for debtor's account
  • Resolve accounts delinquency by suggesting urgent payment method, offer payment plan, referred to government consolidation agency.
  • Resolve escalation and create reports.

Collection Specialist

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

December 2008 to October 2013 (58 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Receiving Inbound and performing outbound calls
  • Collecting payment due amount for credit card members and advising payment for pros and cons.
  • Helping credit card members by suggesting payment method to avoid account further in past due
  • Providing resolution to Card Member to re-establish credit report

Education History

Field of Study:

Logistic/Transportation

Major:

BSBA Operations and Supply Chain

Graduation Date:

July 15, 2024

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Logistic/Transportation

Major:

Professional Certificate

Graduation Date:

October 26, 2023

Located In:

Malaysia

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Professional Certificate

Graduation Date:

July 18, 2024

Located In:

Malaysia

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Project Management, CRM, Customer Handling, Collections, Back-office, Windows applications, Customer Service Management, Legal Services, Australian Securities and Investments Commission, ERP,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Lead Generation, Legal, Skiptrace, Trello, Asana, Zoho CRMMYOBAdministrative SupportSalesInventory Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/13987674749
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: DESKTOP-SE72MSB
  • Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz 2.50 GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Mark

Candidate ID: 465439


ADVANCED

    Technical Support, English Language, Customer Support, Phone Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Email Handling, Executive Assistance...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time Hawaii Standard Time Alaska Standard Time US Pacific Standard Time US Mountain Standard Time US Central Standard Time US Eastern Standard Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 749.96 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Mark has over seven years of experience as a customer service representative in the Telecommunications, Finance, and Technology industries

He worked as a technical support representative providing assistance to customers in Australia and Southeast Asia with their Apple products and devices

Performed initial troubleshooting for all Apple products

Created report for the internal engineering team on prevalent and emerging issues

Handled billing disputes and refund requests
He has experience handling inbound calls, outbound calls and email support. 
He is proficient in using the Microsoft Office suite 

He is open to both part-time and full-time positions and is available to start immediately
 

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist

https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/specialist/

Strongest Behavior:

  • Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
  • Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
  • Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.
Behavioral Summary:

Mark Jayson is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Mark Jayson, who takes responsibilities very seriously.


Employment History

Technical Support Advisor

Industry:

Consulting (IT / Science / Engineering & Technical)

Employment Period:

January 2023 to June 2024 (16 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide a satisfactory level of customer service to existing customers in relation to queries or concerns
  • Managing and resolving customer complaints to prevent cases from being escalated to third-party organizations
  • Positively and proactively resolve technical issues to bring them to a resolution
  • Raising issues seen consistently across multiple sites with the Team Leader, Technical Support, and Warranty for further investigation and resolution implementation
  • Liaising with product manufacturers to initiate and retrieve confirmation on warranty claims
  • Creating return orders via a customer relationship management system to a satisfactory standard
  • Liaise with installers in the field, arranging testing and resolutions
  • Provide feedback on systems and workflows, to improve outcomes
  • Maintain effective cross-team working relationships with all key stakeholders to ensure the customer experience is maintained to a high standard
  • Assisting customers via inbound queue calls, with a required output of 40 calls per day and an average talk time (ATT) of less than 5 minutes
  • Assisting team members in the Post-Installation team where required
  • Attending team meetings and training sessions to improve knowledge and skills
  • Other duties as required

Senior Technical Support Advisor

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

November 2019 to November 2021 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handled initial troubleshooting for all Apple products.
  • Research and follow up for emerging issues.
  • Initiated customer interactions as per customers request.
  • Handled escalations from tier 1 and 2.
  • Completed reports for the internal engineering team for prevalent and emerging issues.
  • Handled billing disputes and refund requests for all Apple services.

Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2015 to January 2016 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide end user technical support for all Dell Products.
  • Research and Diagnostics for problems related to computers and laptops.
  • Scheduled calls for ongoing issues.
  • Issue monitoring for unresolved issues.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2013 to March 2014 (10 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle all Incoming calls for Bank of America Credit cards.
  • Provide customer support for credit card related issues.
  • Device a payment plan for delinquent accounts.
  • Research and resolve Billing disputes and Chargebacks.

Technical Support Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2012 to March 2013 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Taskd to provide end user troubleshooting for all Toshiba products. (I.E. Desktops, Laptops, All in One computers)
  • Resolve all customer reported issues related to Toshiba products.
  • Log and manage customer complaints.

Customer Support Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2012 to August 2012 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle incoming calls and customer inquiries thru ICARE.
  • Provide Initial troubleshooting for customer's mobile devices.
  • Schedule repairs or finding the nearest service center for customers.
  • Device payment plans for delinquent customers.
  • Manage billing related concerns for customers.

Education History

Field of Study:

Protective Services & Management

Major:

Criminology, Criminal Justice and Corrections

Graduation Date:

March 30, 2011

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Law

Major:

Criminology

Graduation Date:

March 30, 2012

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Technical Support, English Language, Customer Support, Phone Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Email HandlingExecutive Assistance

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 50 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Asus TUF Gaming
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Mariz

Candidate ID: 465351


ADVANCED

    Administrative Support, Data Entry, Email Handling, Email Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Scheduling, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Management...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time Hawaii Standard Time Alaska Standard Time US Pacific Standard Time US Mountain Standard Time US Central Standard Time US Eastern Standard Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 9.64 per hour or $USD 835.04 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Mariz has 13 years of relevant work experience. She was a Customer Service Representative and Virtual Assistant. 
  • She has supported various administrative tasks such as:
    • order management
    • chat support
    • data entry
    • email management
    • social media management
    • travel arrangements
    • taking inbound calls
  • She is proficient with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, Zendesk and Shopify.
  • She can start immediately.

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/specialist/

Strongest Behaviors

  • Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
  • Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
  • Driven to achieve operational efficiencies: thinks about what needs to be done and how it can be done as fast as possible while maintaining a high-quality outcome. 

Behavioral Summary
Mariz is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Mariz, who takes responsibilities very seriously.


Employment History

Customer Happiness Associate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2016 to January 2022 (71 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responding to inquiries about a company's products or services.
  • Handling customer complaints.
  • Processing orders and transactions.
  • Resolving issues and troubleshooting technical problems.
  • Providing order information and tracking details.

Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Transportation / Logistics

Employment Period:

November 2012 to January 2015 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide customer service as the first point of contact. 
  • Plan truck pickups and deliveries.
  • Monitor tracking events. 
  • Organize drivers' calendars.
  • Manage contact list. 

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2008 to October 2012 (56 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage large amounts of incoming phone calls.
  • Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction.
  • Process orders on customers' behalf. 
  • Handle customer complaints, offer appropriate solutions and alternatives within time constraints, and follow up to ensure resolution.
  • I am responsible for diagnosing and repairing faults. 

Education History

Field of Study:

Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management

Major:

Tourism Management

Graduation Date:

May 8, 2010

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Support, Data Entry, Email Handling, Email Support, Chat Support, Customer Handling, Customer Support, Customer Experience, Order Management, Order Processing,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    SchedulingSocial Media MarketingSocial MediaSocial Media Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 398.32, Upload: 189.20
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Apple MacBook Pro
  • Processor: 1.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: MacOS X

All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.64/hr

Rick

Candidate ID: 465284


ADVANCED

    Chat Support, Zendesk, Trello, Skype...

INTERMEDIATE

    IT Technical Support...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 9.64 per hour or $USD 835.04 per month

Full Time: $USD 9.64 per hour or $USD 1670.08 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • RJ has 16 years of experience in Customer Service, Technical Support, Sales, Back office, and College instructor
  • He handled accounts like telecommunication, real estate, online shopping, desktop support, SAAS and software web application
  • He is proficient in using Zendesk, Trello, Skype, outlook, Freshdesk, Google Suite, Microsoft office Dynamics and office
  • He has basic knowledge in web development and SEO
  • He can start immediately
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - 

Strongest Behaviors
  • Places high value on “the book,” and/or professional background, which will be followed exactly to protect the company against risk.
  • Very cautious and conservative; faithfully follows a well-established, well-proven plan to ensure success; will generally not act without one. Does the homework before taking action, will find supporting proof and verify it.
  • Detail-oriented with perfectionist tendencies; works best with a well-defined, proven team for which this individual can produce thorough and high-quality work and decisions based on solidly quantifiable data.
Behavioral Summary

A very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in their work. This individual is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Rick Jordan will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.

Given sufficient experience, they will produce work of high quality, giving close attention to the accuracy of details. Stable and dependable; consistent in their actions and, if necessary, has sufficient patience to do work of a repetitive nature. Believes in having, and following, well-defined processes and procedures.

Rick Jordan is unselfish, motivated by a strong sense of duty. Derives satisfaction from doing good work for the company or the team, and values recognition of their dedication and specialized skill. Cautious; takes work responsibilities very seriously. Does things the established or conventional way, and will make changes only when convinced, with hard evidence, that the new way will be better. In rolling out new changes, Rick Jordan will be very tactical, thinking through exactly how it should be done, creating a complete plan, and having solutions to possible pitfalls. Decisions will be equally well thought-out.


Employment History

Industry:

Education

Employment Period:

June 2006 to March 2008 (21 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle computer subjects (software, programming, computer system)
  • Prepare syllabus for every course once in a semester

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2008 to July 2008 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Take inbound calls
  • Provide technical assistance to customers subcribed
  • Handle and resolve software, hardware and networking issues

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

July 2008 to January 2010 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Received awards of excellence as top associate
  • Take outbound and inbound calls
  • Provide technical assistance to customers owning a desktop
  • Handle and resolve software and hardware issues
  • Assigned as POC once in a week and distribute calls to teammates
  • Track calls and analyze service tickets
  • Do roll-outs and refreshers to inbound agents about callback process and guidelines

Industry:

Apparel

Employment Period:

February 2010 to October 2010 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Begin procedures, prepare the LAN Pos (cash counter) every start of the shift
  • Make sure that garments/ items are displayed according to retail standards
  • Assist customers in choosing what items will suit them
  • Handle any store-related concerns, issues and complaints of customers
  • Relay all store/customer-related issues to the store management for immediate action
  • Request more stocks of fast-selling items
  • Make reports for items which are not really selling well and those broken-sized items
  • Assist in doing monthly inventory
  • Set up designated sections before closing time
  • Perform Day End procedures, count the total amount of money accumulated at the end of the day and tallying it with the system report
  • Complete checklist for retail standards and day end report for the cash counter

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2011 to March 2012 (13 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handled billing issues for UK mobile phone customers
  • Explained bills in details to customers
  • Handled technical issues as well
  • Troubleshoot defective mobiles phones over the phone
  • Perform different tests to resolve technical problems of customers mobile phones

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2014 to March 2015 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Data research and data management; lead information updates; tasks monitor and management; creating, managing, and updating system forms, processes, and flowcharts.
  • File management
  • All technical supports, research, implement and improve company technologies and make it more efficient.
  • Creating forms and implementing processes.

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2015 to July 2022 (86 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Providing great technical support to our customers via a wide range of communication channels;
  • Triage and resolution of basic technical support queries
  • Escalation of more complex support queries
  • Logging of tickets on Freshdesk support system
  • Building successful relationships with our customers
  • Proactively looking to improve our service to customers by being sensitive to their business needs

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Computer Science

Graduation Date:

April 15, 2015

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Computer Programming

Graduation Date:

May 15, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Chat Support, Zendesk, Trello, Skype, Email Handling, Email Marketing, Email Support, Ticketing System, Google Spreadsheet, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Sheets, Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Magento, Technical Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    IT Technical Support

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15273933227
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Acer
  • Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz 2.42 GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.69/hr

Christian

Candidate ID: 465189


ADVANCED

    Written Communication, Data Consolidation, Customer Handling, Customer Service...

INTERMEDIATE

    Mathematics, Research, Microsoft Office, Technical Support...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time UK London
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 579.81 per month

Full Time: $USD 6.69 per hour or $USD 1159.61 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Gail has 11 years of experience working as a Customer Service representative in different BPO companies
She has handled Telco, TV, and online shopping accounts where she supported US, UK, and Australian clients
As an experienced Customer Service Specialist, she has assisted customers with their TV, internet, and home phone service issues
She has accommodated customer account updating and billing inquiries
She also did Chat support and a bit of Sales support
One of her career accomplishments is when she was promoted twice (Level 2 and Level 3) at work
She is proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Bitrix
She can start immediately 
She is amenable to working the day shift schedule for any full-time or part-time roles.

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Specialist
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/specialist/


Strongest Behaviors
 

  • Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
  • Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
  • Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.

Behavioral Summary

Gail is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.

Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Gail, who takes responsibilities very seriously.

With experience and/or training, Gail will develop a high level of specialized expertise and efficiency. Disciplined and dedicated to the job and the company. Work pace is somewhat faster-than-average, and Gail is motivated by a real concern for getting work done on time and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to decision-making; plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.


Employment History

Customer Support Representative (US and UK Online Shopping Account)

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2008 to March 2010 (16 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide customer support on the company website
  • Provide customer support for any incidents related to their orders

Customer Sales and Support Representative (Australian Telco Account)

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

June 2010 to March 2011 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide customer support for their billing needs

Financial Advisor

Industry:

Insurance

Employment Period:

July 2012 to February 2013 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide financial suggestions that will help the customer reach their financial goals
  • Provide assistance as required by the customer for their financial goals

Marketing Representative

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

April 2013 to July 2013 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Search products that can be used for trade
  • Provide assistance required in the office 

Customer Support Representative Inbound Sales

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2013 to January 2014 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Suggest technical assistance products that will help the customer with their current issue with their computer or modem that is not covered by the service provided for by their Internet service provider

Customer Support Representative (US TV Account)

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2014 to January 2018 (38 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide customer service to each customer
  • Upsell customer equipment
October 25, 2014 - December 16, 2017
Customer Support Representative – Sales Chat
  • Provide product details customer needs to decide to take the service
  • Maintain security of customer profile
Customer Support Representative (US Photography Account)
  • Provide assistance to customer's requiring help in ordering photos online 
Ad Hoc Trainer
  • Provide necessary training to new agents for the program from Foundations to Product
  • Maintain level of standard in the account by providing agents the standard operations procedure

 

Customer Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2018 to March 2023 (54 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handle repetitive callers and customers who have been transferred multiple times
  • Handle complex issues requiring complex tools
  • Handle escalated calls
  • Provide proper resolution on each and every call to avoid having the customer call back again for the same issues
  • Provide follow up for issues not resolve on the first interaction

Education History

Field of Study:

Social Science/Sociology

Major:

Social Sciences

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2008

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Written CommunicationData ConsolidationCustomer HandlingCustomer Service

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    MathematicsResearchMicrosoft OfficeTechnical Support

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Shared Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/14720987741
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.65/hr

Deborah

Candidate ID: 464406


ADVANCED

    Google Apps, Google Docs, Customer Support, ViciDial...

INTERMEDIATE

    Transcription, Google Spreadsheet, Zendesk, Client Support...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Full Time: $USD 8.65 per hour or $USD 1499.92 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Debbie has over 10 years of work experience. She was employed in the BPO, real estate, and marketing companies as a Data Encoder, Customer Service Representative, Executive Assistant, and Campaign Manager. Her most recent job was as a Sales Administration Assistant for an Au-based pool builder client through Remote Staff. Over the years, she gained expertise in
    • Customer Support
    • Appointment Setting
    • Quality Control
    • Email Management
    • Client Relations
    • Sales Verification
  • In addition, she did cold calling, coordinated with business partners, and bridged gaps within different departments.
  • Debbie is adept in using RingCentral, Zendesk, Asana, Google Spreadsheets, Microsoft Office Applications such as Excel and Word, and MS 365.
  • She is available to start immediately.
  • She prefers working during the day, full-time.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Guardian

Strongest Behaviors
  • Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
  • Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
  • Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.
Behavioral Summary:

Deborah is a very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in their work. She is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Debbie will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.

Given sufficient experience, she will produce work of high quality, giving close attention to the accuracy of details. Stable and dependable; consistent in their actions and, if necessary, has sufficient patience to do work of a repetitive nature. Believes in having, and following, well-defined processes and procedures.


Employment History

Sales Administration Assistant

Industry:

Construction / Building / Engineering

Employment Period:

November 2022 to July 2023 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Key contributor to the coordination of the Sales and Preliminaries team, through document control and administration assistance to the Sales & Prelims Manager as well as adherence to the structured and robust processes in accordance with best practice. This position assists the Sales & Prelims Manager through effective communication and implementation of systems.
  • This position will require prevalent IT and communication capabilities including living the core values, engaging people for challenge, passion for outcomes, holding self and others accountable and rigorous systems and processes.
  • Most work involves both written and oral communication, word processing and typing, and requires relevant skills such as IT, organizational and presentation skills, as well as the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure.
  • The responsibilities are varied and relate to all aspects of residential and commercial projects pre-construction.
  • This position involves high levels of structure and attention to detail to accomplish a number of set tasks to work through on a day-to-day basis.
  • Effective facilitation of critical information to a wide range of individuals; at all levels of the organization and externally.
  • The key outcomes for the position are: the optimization of the Sales and Preliminary Department’s efficiency; through the use and maintenance of operational standards; process controls; clear communication; organisation of plans and project documentation.
    • Coordinate Sales and Preliminaries documentation.
    • Extensive time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines are critical to the success of this department.
    • Strong communication, problem solving and interpersonal abilities
    • Organization & Prioritization of Sales & Enquiries Emails.
    • Well-developed time management skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities and meet tight deadlines
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Methodical and thorough approach to daily tasks.
    • Extensive experience in Excel and Word.

Campaign Manager

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

January 2021 to August 2022 (19 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Training sales agents
  • Appointment setting that offer products
  • In-charge of training quality analyst
  • Documenting leads or prospect buyer

Quality Control Director

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

January 2016 to January 2021 (60 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • In-charge of training quality analyst
  • Develop quality assurance standards and company processes
  • Create quality measurements to track improvement in products

Finance Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2013 to January 2014 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collect operational and market data for financial analysis
  • Identify trends and variances from the data

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2010 to January 2013 (36 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Addressed customer inquiries

Sales And Client Support

Industry:

Environment / Health / Safety

Employment Period:

September 2023 to November 2025 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inbound Sales

  • Answer inquiries from potential clients.
  • Sell the company’s service to clients through calls.
  • Do sales support and follow-up.
  • Nurture relationships with current customers and perform inbound lead follow-up calls.

Personal assistant to the CEO.

  • Note taking
  • Calendar organization
  • Sending emails/ correspondence
  • Following up after appointments.

Email/Live Chat Support Agent

Industry:

Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant

Employment Period:

May 2016 to October 2016 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As an experienced Email/Live Chat Support Agent, I specialize in providing timely and effective assistance to customers, addressing their inquiries, processing orders online, tracking orders, resolving issues, and ensuring a positive user experience.
  • With strong communication skills, attention to detail, and a customer-first mindset, I am committed to delivering high-quality support and fostering customer satisfaction.

Customer Success Officer

Industry:

Computer / Information Technology (Software)

Employment Period:

September 2024 to September 2024 (0 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • As a dedicated Customer Success Officer, I focus on building strong relationships with clients to ensure they achieve their desired outcomes.
  • By providing proactive support, personalized solutions, and continuous engagement, I help drive customer satisfaction, retention, and long-term success for both the client and the company.

Education History

Field of Study:

Medicine

Major:

Medical Transcription

Graduation Date:

October 25, 2007

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Google Apps, Google Docs, Customer Support, ViciDial, Email Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    TranscriptionGoogle SpreadsheetZendeskClient SupportClient Relations

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Shared Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: DSL
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Dell
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Charina

Candidate ID: 463740


ADVANCED

    Customer Service Management, Project Management, Technical Writing, Customer Satisfaction Analysis...

INTERMEDIATE

    Technical Support, Quality Assurance, Root Cause Analysis, Coaching...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Part Time Full Time
Preferred Timezone:
Australian Western Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time New Zealand Daylight Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 664.88 per month

Full Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 1329.77 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Charina has more than 5 years of experience in Customer Service and Technical Support
  • She has been a Team Leader for 4 years
  • She handled accounts like telecommunication, retail, and financial
  • She is proficient in using Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Nice Tool, Slack, Citrix, Cisco. She also have a knowledge with Bitrix and Asana
  • She can start immediately
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - COLLABORATOR

Strongest Behaviors
  • Unhurried and deliberate, stable and will do things using the established process; finds it difficult to change these systems. Dependable, consistent and needs familiar environments and coworkers to be most productive.
  • Cooperative, easy-going, and agreeable in getting along with others. A focused, uncritical listener who won’t “rock the boat.”
  • Methodical, steady, and even-paced; loses productivity when interrupted.
  • Persistence; consistent pursuit of goals in calm, methodical manner even when setbacks occur. Opinionated; slow to change.
  • Casual with rules. Focused on the goal, not how to get there; willing to bend the rules. Delegates implementation details.
Behavioral Summary
 

Charina Therese is a warm, informal, outgoing, and congenial person who gets along comfortably with most people, meets new people easily and enjoys doing so, and works as well in group situations as well as one-on-one. A persistent, eager helper; has the kind of comfort with intangibles required to do work requiring an intuitive understanding of others’ viewpoints and feelings.

This individual is able to reach and stimulate others while being aware of and sympathetically interested in their needs. Unselfish and derives satisfaction from doing things for other people and being liked and appreciated by them for doing so.

Patient and relaxed; is a particularly tolerant and understanding listener. People find this individual easy to talk to and feel no pressure or impatience from this rather easygoing, accepting person. Listens non-judgmentally, and can understand many different sides of an issue. Their unselfish and uncritical interest in others is helpful in developing and maintaining personal relationships. Charina Therese “wears well” in repeated contacts, thinks of others first, and will often put their needs and interests before their own. Driven to help others, including company management, colleagues, direct reports, or customers.

 

Employment History

Recruitment Assistant

Industry:

Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR

Employment Period:

March 2016 to May 2016 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Screen and process applicants for possible employment, coordinate with the other department regarding manpower requirements, and participate in Job Fairs and meetings
  • Conducts initial interviews and tests then prepare appropriate recommendations and evaluates results of the examination

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2017 to June 2017 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handled calls and assisted Comcast customers in the USA in understanding their billing statements, charges and credits, billing disputes, and other billing-related queries.
  • Ensured the quality of call handling by adhering to policies, procedures, practices, and standards of the operations

Team Leader/Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2017 to September 2020 (43 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Team Leader - Level 2 Escalation Team || January 2018 – September 2020
  • Manages L2 Escalation Team who is responsible for the following tasks:
    • Responsible for the review and endorsement of Credit Adjustment/Refund Forms
    • Directly sends Coaching Feedback Form to Level 1 staff to provide opportunities in creating such forms
    • Responsible for Call Recording Investigation
    • Receives escalated calls from Level 1 staff when customer requests for a Supervisor.
    • Work continuously to increase Level 1 knowledge by reviewing escalated cases on a daily basis
    • Ensure that all actions and discussions pertaining to issues escalated from Level 1 staff are completely documented
  • Accomplishes Triad Coaching with the respective Team Leaders and their staff per team
  • Generates Outstanding Tasks and Pending Forms Summary Report for the whole Billing Department
  • Creates Incident Reports, Employee Coaching Form, Notice to Explain Forms, and Disciplinary Action Forms for both Team Leaders and staff
  • Taking Managerial calls when needed and assisting other CSMs with escalated tasks
  • Makes recommendations for escalated tasks
  • Validating the reasons as to why are we raising a credit/refund for our customers
  • Generates and analyzes the report for the approved and endorsed Credit Adjustment/Refund forms for below and above $100.00
  • Ensures quality and efficient service are performed by staff
  • Responsible for tracking staff’s performance and providing necessary recommendations or coaching
  • Handled Billing Taskers (Offline Team) who attend to customers’ concerns thru email by ensuring that those are being addressed in a timely manner
Customer Service Representative || February 2017 – January 2018
  • Handled calls and assisted iiNet customers in Australia by reviewing their accounts, invoices, billing disputes, and other billing-related inquiry.
  • Had an upskill training in Technical Support and assist customers with technical related concerns by ensuring that complete and accurate troubleshooting is done and by identifying which of the 4 layers is affected (Physical, Data-Link, Network, and Application)
  • Ensured the quality of call handling by adhering to policies, procedures, practices, and standards of the operations

Team Leader

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2020 to January 2021 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manages CS Support Team who is responsible for the following tasks:
    • Responsible for the email being sent by customers concerning their shopping charge cards
    • Attending live chats from customers who have inquiries about their shopping account, payment, and billing
    • Providing the best resolution on customers’ queries and concerns such as waiving late fees, overpayment, etc.
  • Validating reasons as to why there’s a need to process credit or refund on customers’ accounts.
  • Responsible for tracking staff’s performance and providing necessary coaching

Operations Team Leader

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2021 to February 2022 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manages a team for an inbound and outbound financial account (Fraud TXL Department):
  • Manages customers’ accounts in line with the fraudulent activities of their credit cards
  • Identifies the correct action to be done with the cases such as escalating to Extreme High-Risk and//or Account Take Over.
  • Manages back office in reviewing customer’s applications which includes their documents (KYC and Detections)
  • Responsible for tracking staff’s performance and providing necessary recommendations or coaching

Operations Team Leader

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2022 to October 2022 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manages a team for GenCare and GenTech agents of Sprint/T-Mobile
  • Responsible for tracking staff’s performance and providing necessary recommendations or coaching
  • Uploading of Spark to Actions, Call Observations, and NPS Deep Dive as part of root cause analysis for the detractors received

Purchasing Manager

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2022 to February 2023 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handles inbound and outbound sales calls
  • Assesses sellers' cars to provide accurate offers
  • Pitches offers and negotiates pick-up and payment
  • Conducts follow-ups and monitors offer IDs
  • Ensures quality and meets pick-up and revenue targets

Transportation Logistics Pricing Analyst

Industry:

Transportation / Logistics

Employment Period:

April 2023 to February 2024 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Verifying Shippers through outbound calls
  • Lead Generation in CRM
  • Does email sequence per campaign
  • LinkedIn Outreach.
  • Work with operations to provide spot quotes to clients in a way that maximizes revenue.
  • Organize and prioritize RFP requests in CRM

Strategic Business Partnership Manager

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2023 to February 2024 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Crafting transformative partnerships that go beyond transactions
  • Fostering collaborations that resonate with mutual visions, aspirations, and growth
  • LinkedIn Content Posting
  • LinkedIn Outreach
  • Email Outreach
  • Outbound Calls
  • Generating of Reports for our weekly
  • Sales Marketing Meeting

Executive Assistant

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

February 2024 to January 2025 (10 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Listing Entry and Management
  • Real Estate Admin Assistance
  • Real Estate Marketing
  • Real Estate Transaction Management
  • Property Management

Education History

Field of Study:

Psychology

Major:

Psychology

Graduation Date:

May 13, 2016

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service Management, Project Management, Technical Writing, Customer Satisfaction Analysis, Supervisory Skills, People Management,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Technical Support, Quality Assurance, Root Cause Analysis, CoachingCall HandlingReal EstateLinkedIn Lead GenerationLinkedIn Marketing

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 26.55, Upload: 16.31
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Jericson

Candidate ID: 463192


ADVANCED

    Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets...

INTERMEDIATE

    Data Entry, Technical Support, CRM, Phone Support...

Employment Preferences

Availability:
Full Time Part Time
Preferred Timezone:
US Pacific Standard Time
Hourly & Monthly Rate:
(inclusive of service fee)

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 664.88 per month

Full Time: $USD 7.67 per hour or $USD 1329.77 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Jericson has over seven years of experience doing customer service in the finance, technology and BPO industry

Answered inquiries from customers via phone, chat and email

Assisted customers with technical product issues or concerns through basic troubleshooting

Processed account verification and customer registration

He is open to full-time positions and is available to start after 2 weeks of getting hired 
 

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Guardian

https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/guardian/

Strongest Behaviors:

  • Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
  • Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
  • Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
Behavioral Summary:

A very conscientious and disciplined person; particularly careful, thorough, and accurate in his work. Jericson is exacting and strives to produce results that precisely meet the established goals. Works best where there are clear standards, expectations, reporting relationships and measurements for the work. Jericson will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.

Given sufficient experience, he will produce work of high quality, giving close attention to the accuracy of details. Stable and dependable; consistent in his actions and, if necessary, has sufficient patience to do work of a repetitive nature. Believes in having, and following, well-defined processes and procedures.


Employment History

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Employment Period:

March 2016 to June 2017 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

SITEL MARCH 2016 - JUNE 2017 Customer Service Representative

I help business owners to Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Employment Period:

August 2017 to May 2019 (21 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

scale up their business by - Assists customers who might run into issues managing their daily tasks with technical products or services. and daily operation.

Customer Service Representative & Customer

Industry:

Employment Period:

September 2019 to February 2022 (29 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support - Answers customer inquiries and provides VIRTUAL ASSISTANT customer support via phone and chat.

Time Analyst (Admin and Operation

Industry:

Employment Period:

March 2022 to August 2022 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support) - Responsible for real-time monitoring of service levels and site performance during the day to ensure effective management of the incoming and outbound phone, chat, and email volume.

Customer Service Representative & Customer

Industry:

Employment Period:

September 2022 to Present

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support - Answers customer inquiries and provides customer support via phone and chat.

Education History

Field of Study:

Major:

TOOLS

Graduation Date:

January 1, 1970

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2012

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Microsoft ExcelGoogle Sheets

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Data Entry, Technical Support, CRM, Phone SupportCommunication SkillsEmail managementCustomer SupportCustomer Service

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: o
  • Processor: intel core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.

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Attracting customers is one thing; retaining them is another.

In a time where online reviews and social media influence buying decisions, effective customer service is a significant advantage.

Investing in it not only improves your customer retention and brand reputation, but your bottom line as well.

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To achieve this, you’ll need top-notch customer service representatives. However, if you’re just starting out, you might not have the budget to hire on-site agents.

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Timing is Key: Knowing When to Hire Customer Service Personnel

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Identifying the Signs That Your Business is Ready for a Dedicated Customer Service Team

You need specialized customer service agents if your business is facing:

Declining Customer Satisfaction and Rising Churn:

Declining Customer Satisfaction and Rising Churn:

When you notice a drop in customer satisfaction scores and/or an uptick in customer churn, it may mean that your ad hoc support is failing to meet your customer’s expectations.

High Volume of Inquiries and Complaints:

High Volume of Inquiries and Complaints:

If customer emails, calls, live chat requests, and support tickets are piling up faster than your team can handle, it’s a clear sign they’re being stretched too thin.

Rapid Business Growth:

Rapid Business Growth:

If the sudden surge of new customers is outpacing the growth of your support staff, it’s time to scale up to maintain quality customer experience.

Increased Product or Service Complexity:

Increased Product or Service Complexity:

As your products/services become more sophisticated, your customers may need more specialized help to make the most of them.

Operational Inefficiencies:

Operational Inefficiencies:

If you need to pull employees from their core tasks to address support issues, it’s a clear sign you need a dedicated customer service team to provide operational support.

How Timely Hiring of Customer Service Staff Can Propel Business Growth

Let’s now see the benefits of hiring experienced customer support staff on tim

Faster Problem Solution and Operational Efficiency:

Faster Problem Solution and Operational Efficiency:

A dedicated customer service team helps streamline support processes, reduce response times, and prevent issues from further escalating.
This efficiency not only improves customer relationships but also frees your other teams to focus on growth initiatives.

Enhanced Customer Experience and Loyalty:

Enhanced Customer Experience and Loyalty:

Bringing a dedicated customer care specialist as demand for your services/products increases lets you respond quickly to customer inquiries and resolve issues efficiently.

Reduced Churn and Increased Retention:

Reduced Churn and Increased Retention:

When customers receive timely, high-quality support, their likelihood of reusing your products/services increases.
A lower churn rate means that you won’t have to spend more to acquire new customers, while existing ones will generate more revenue over a longer period.

Gain Valuable Customer Insights:

Gain Valuable Customer Insights:

A robust customer support team can gather and analyze customer feedback effectively, allowing you to refine your products/services, marketing strategies, and identify new revenue opportunities.

Competitive Advantage:

Competitive Advantage:

Companies that invest in customer service tend to build stronger trust-based relationships with their customers.

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Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

The Recruitment Journey: Finding the Right Talent

To build the ideal customer support team, you must first know where to look for qualified candidates and how to attract them.

Effective Strategies to Attract and Assess Customer Service Talent

Here are some ways you can attract top customer support specialists and assess their skills:

Build a Strong Employer Brand:

Build a Strong Employer Brand:

Showcase your company’s positive work culture, career advancement opportunities, and employee well-being on your website and social media accounts to attract high-quality candidates.

Offer Competitive Compensation and Benefits:

Offer Competitive Compensation and Benefits:

Ensure your salary packages, bonuses, and benefits (i.e., flexible schedules, health insurance, and professional development programs) are competitive enough to draw and retain top talent.

Utilize Structured Behavioral Interviews and Scenario Assessments:

Utilize Structured Behavioral Interviews and Scenario Assessments:

Incorporate behavioral questions and theoretical scenarios to evaluate candidates’ problem-solving skills, empathy, and ability to handle difficult customer situations.

Implement Skills and Personality Assessments:

Implement Skills and Personality Assessments:

Use customer aptitude tests, personality assessments, and situational judgment tests to objectively evaluate your candidate’s suitability for the role.
These data-driven assessments provide unique insights into how well a candidate performs in a high-pressure, customer-facing environment.

Create a Positive Candidate Experience:

Create a Positive Candidate Experience:

Streamline your hiring process with clear communication, timely feedback, and a smooth interview process.
Aside from helping you secure top talent, doing this also improves your employer brand.

Leveraging Various Recruitment Channels for the Best Fit

The growing popularity of remote work means that geographical boundaries are no longer an obstacle to finding high-quality customer service specialists.

Here’s how you can leverage this to find candidates best suited to your business’s needs:

Define The Profile of Your Ideal Candidate:

Define The Profile of Your Ideal Candidate:

Before you start looking for candidates, you must clearly outline the skills, experience, and cultural fit you’re looking for.

Use Specialized Job Boards

Use Specialized Job Boards

Post your job ads on LinkedIn, GlassDoor, or industry-specific job boards where candidates with the qualifications you need are likely to search.

Leverage Social Media Recruiting:

Leverage Social Media Recruiting:

Use channels like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to showcase your company’s culture, share employee testimonials, and advertise open positions to attract good candidates.

Implement Employee Referral Programs:

Implement Employee Referral Programs:

Encourage your current employees to refer candidates by offering incentives.
Referrals usually come with the benefit of being pre-vetted by trusted team members.

Partner With Outsourcing Companies:

Partner With Outsourcing Companies:

Working with trusted outsourcing companies, like Remote Staff, makes it easier to find pre-vetted candidates or fill out a position quickly.

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Crafting the Ideal Customer Service Team

Let’s now discuss the various skills and qualifications your customer support specialists should have:

Key Qualities to Look for in Potential Customer Service Hires

Ideal customer service representatives must possess the following skills:

Excellent Communication Skills:

Excellent Communication Skills:

Clear, concise, and friendly written and verbal communication is crucial for understanding and addressing customer needs.

Empathy and Active Listening Skills:

Empathy and Active Listening Skills:

The ability to genuinely understand a customer’s feelings and concerns helps build trust and effectively resolve issues.

Problem-Solving Skills:

Problem-Solving Skills:

Effective representatives must be capable of quickly analyzing issues and providing solutions, which is critical in resolving complaints on inbound calls and addressing potential customer concerns during outbound calls.

Patience and Resilience:

Patience and Resilience:

Customer service can be very challenging. Thus, look for individuals who remain calm under pressure, are patient with repetitive inquiries, and handle difficult situations gracefully.

Attention to Details:

Attention to Details:

Accuracy is vital in documenting customer interactions, following processes, and ensuring solutions are thoroughly implemented for long-term customer satisfaction.

Strong Technical Proficiency:

Strong Technical Proficiency:

Depending on your industry, your candidate may also need to be familiar with product-specific tools, help desk software, and CRM systems.

Why is the Blend of Soft Skills and Technical Knowledge Crucial for Customer Service?

When it comes to customer support, having the right mix of soft and technical skills lets your representatives build rapport and trust with your clients. This, in turn, significantly improves customer satisfaction and encourages loyalty to your business.

In addition, technical knowledge in your field, services, and products allows them to quickly diagnose and resolve issues.

Furthermore, in modern call centers and digital support environments, agents handle both inbound and outbound calls, live chats, and emails, where a combination of soft and technical skills helps them maintain consistent service quality.

Finally, representatives with both skill sets can identify and leverage sales opportunities during customer interactions without compromising the quality of service.

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Setting Up Your Customer Service Team for Success

Besides the right skill set, your candidates will also need the right tools and onboarding to succeed in their tasks.

Essential Tools and Technologies for an Efficient Customer Service Operation

Here are some equipment and software your customer support specialists need to perform their tasks optimally:

Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) Systems:

Tools like Salesforce, Freshdesk, or Zendesk centralize customer data and track interactions across channels to help agents access customer histories and manage follow-ups.

Ticketing and Helpdesk Software:

Solutions like Zendesk or Freshdesk offer dashboards and automation features so your specialists can manage and prioritize incoming inquiries to ensure timely resolutions.

Workforce Management
and Scheduling Tools:

Tools like Aspect help optimize staffing levels and manage shift scheduling to meet fluctuating demand in a call center environment.

Omnichannel Communication Platforms:

These integrate various channels (email, social media, phone) so your specialists have a unified view of customer interactions.

Live Chat and Chatbot Solutions:

These tools provide real-time assistance through live chat interfaces or AI-powered chatbots (e.g., Intercom, LiveChat, or Drift) that can handle routine inquiries 24/7.

Analytics and Reporting Tools:

Business intelligence tools like Power BI or Tableau help track and analyze performance data to continuously improve service levels.

The Role of Effective Onboarding in Building a Competent Team

Effective onboarding programs provide new hires with comprehensive training on your services/products, systems (i.e., CRM and call center software), and company processes.

Doing so ensures they can readily handle inbound and outbound calls, quickly resolve customer issues, and support sales activities.

Additionally, onboarding is your chance to communicate your company’s values, customer-centric philosophy, and service standards to your new hires so they can better align their services with your branding.

Finally, a robust onboarding process can make your new hires feel valued and supported, which fosters loyalty and reduces turnover.

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Ongoing Development: Training and Support

To meet the demands of today’s ever-changing business environment, your team must constantly hone their skills and learn new ones.

The Importance of Continuous Training and Skill Development for Customer Service Teams

Regular training ensures your team remains updated with your product’s features, evolving technologies, and best practices regarding customer service.

This helps them become more efficient at handling customer queries, which leads to faster resolution times and more consistent service quality.

Aside from improving their skills, investing in your team’s development increases their job satisfaction and retention since they feel more valued at work.

Also, well-trained customer support specialists can better identify opportunities to segue offering additional products/services during customer interactions without relying on aggressive sales tactics.

Strategies to Foster Growth and Development Among Customer Service Staff

Here are some ways you can support the continuous growth of your customer support team:

Provide Access to Professional Development Resources:

Give your employees access to online courses, workshops, and certifications relevant to customer service, sales, and related technology so they remain updated on industry trends.

Implement Regular Performance Reviews and Feedback:

Use these to provide constructive feedback, address any skill gaps, set goals, and recognize achievements so employees know what they’re doing well -and where they can improve further.

Clear Career Path Development:

Create transparent career progression plans outlining opportunities for advancement within the department like moving into supervisory roles or more specialized functions to boost motivation and retention.

Mentorship and Coaching Programs:

Pair new or less experienced team members with seasoned mentors to facilitate knowledge transfer, real-time feedback, and personal growth to the former.

Incentive and Recognition Programs:

Recognize and reward employees for exceptional performance with bonuses, awards, and/or public acknowledgment.

Invest in Technology and Tools Training:

Ensure your customer support staff remains proficient with the latest CRM, helpdesk, and communication tools.

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Budgeting and Cost Management in Customer Service

Want to build your customer support team without breaking the bank? Here’s how:

Understanding and Planning for the Costs of Hiring and Maintaining a Customer Service Team

Before you start building a remote customer support team, consider the following first:

Recruitment and Onboarding Costs:

      • Job Advertising and Sourcing: Expenses for posting on job boards (i.e., LinkedIn or Indeed) or partnering with outsourcing companies.
      • Interviewing and Onboarding: Aside from the costs of onboarding programs, remember to consider the time and resources spent on the recruitment process.

Salaries and Benefits:

      • Base Salary: Research industry benchmarks for remote customer service roles as salaries vary based on experience, specific responsibilities, and even location.
      • Benefits: Health insurance, 401 (k) matching, paid time off, and other benefits are crucial for attracting qualified customer service representatives.

Technology and Tools:

      • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Helpdesk Software: Paying for a subscription to use apps like Salesforce and Zendesk is essential for managing customer interactions and tracking performance.
      • Hardware and IT Support: Set aside a budget for computers, headsets, and possible IT support to ensure smooth remote operations.

Training and Development:

      • Continuous Learning: Provide a budget for regular training sessions, workshops, or e-learning subscriptions to keep your team updated on best practices, soft skills, and any new technology.

Balancing Quality and Budget in Customer Service Operations

Here’s how to get the best possible customer service support while sticking to your budget:

Set Data-Driven Performance Metrics:

Before hiring a customer support specialist/team, establish their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like Customer Satisfaction (CSAT), first response time, and resolution rate. This helps you track their performance and make targeted adjustments without overspending.

Consider Flexible Staffing Models:

Use a mixture of full-time and part-time staff to effectively manage customer demand. This flexible setup lets you scale your workforce based on seasonal peaks or changing call volumes.

Invest in Efficient Technology:

Use automation tools and AI-powered chatbots to help handle routine queries, reduce manual workload, and lower operational costs.

Selective Outsourcing:

Consider outsourcing certain functions (like after-hours support) to remote customer service specialists to maintain high service levels without needing a full-time, in-house team.

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Expanding Your Reach: Global and Local Customer Service

Planning on taking your business global?

Here’s how a remote customer support team can help you make this a reality.

Expanding Your Reach: Global and Local Customer Service

Planning on taking your business global?

Here’s how a remote customer support team can help you make this a reality.

The Benefits of Having a Diverse, Culturally Aware Customer Service Team

Having a global remote customer support team gives your business the following benefits:

Enhanced Customer Communication:

Enhanced Customer Communication:

Customer support specialists who understand cultural nuances help minimize misunderstandings with a global customer base and foster a more personalized service experience.

Improved Customer Experience and Loyalty:

Improved Customer Experience and Loyalty:

When customers feel understood and valued, especially if your support team empathizes with their cultural or regional background, they’re more likely to remain loyal.

Innovation and Creative Problem-Solving:

Innovation and Creative Problem-Solving:

Diverse perspectives drive innovation; team members from various backgrounds can offer unique ideas and solutions, leading to more effective strategies for resolving customer issues.

Extended Operational Support:

Extended Operational Support:

Having team members across different regions and time zones enables 24/7 support.

Broader Market Insight:

Broader Market Insight:

Expanding to a new market? A culturally diverse team provides valuable insights into local customs, preferences, and emerging market trends.

Tailoring Customer Service Strategies to Different Markets and Regions

When expanding your business to a new market or region, it’s important to do the following:

Conduct In-Depth Market Research:

Conduct In-Depth Market Research:

Use surveys, focus groups, and local market data to understand your target audience’s specific needs, preferences, and pain points so you can tailor your products/services better to them.

Localize Communication:

Localize Communication:

Adapt language, tone, and communication styles that reflect your target market’s local customs and cultural norms.
This may involve hiring bilingual or multilingual agents for support.

Adjust Operating Hours:

Adjust Operating Hours:

Ensure that support is available during the local business hours for each region you’re operating in.
Consider setting up region-specific shifts or remote teams that cover different time zones.

Leverage Multi-Channel Support Tools:

Leverage Multi-Channel Support Tools:

Use technologies supporting various communication channels (i.e., email, live chat, social media) and integrate seamlessly across various regions.
Furthermore, tools like CRM systems and helpdesk software can be customized to manage region-specific queries.

Adapt Service Scripts and Policies:

Adapt Service Scripts and Policies:

Modify your FAQs, automated responses, and service scripts to address region-specific questions or concerns.

Building Core Competencies in Customer Service

Use automation tools and AI-powered chatbots to help handle routine queries, reduce manual workload, and lower operational costs.

Essential Customer Service Skills and How to Develop Them Within Your Team

Let’s take a look at the crucial skills your customer support team needs and ways to hone them:

    • Effective Communication:Organize workshops covering verbal and written communication techniques, with a focus on clarity, tone modulation, and active dialogue.
      In addition, you can try simulating real-life situations so they can practice explaining solutions to various issues, then provide constructive feedback afterwards.
    • Active Listening and Empathy: Implement exercises that help your agents step into the customer’s shoes. For instance, have them share a time they felt misunderstood and discuss what would’ve helped.
      Furthermore, regularly review customer satisfaction surveys and testimonials to determine areas for improvement.
    • Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Review previous customer issues and work together with your team in discussing which solutions worked and why.
    • Technical Proficiency: Provide additional training sessions on your specific tools with practical, hands-on exercises. Also, encourage your team members to complete certifications offered by software providers and organize regular refresher courses whenever your systems are updated.

The Importance of Emotional Intelligence, Communication, and Problem-Solving in Customer Service

Emotional intelligence, effective communication, and efficient problem-solving are the cornerstone skills of effective customer service.

High emotional intelligence enables your customer support team to recognize and respond empathetically to customer emotions, which helps build trust and rapport.

On the other hand, clear and effective communication is vital for conveying information and providing accurate solutions to customers, whether it be through email, phone calls, or live chat.

Finally, at its core, customer support revolves around solving customer problems. Excellent problem-solving skills allow agents to quickly analyze a problem, identify its root cause, and offer an appropriate solution.

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Advanced Customer Service Strategies

Aside from having a skilled customer support team, here are some ways you can further improve your customer experience:

Exploring Innovative Customer Service Methods Like Self-Service and Automation

Let’s take a look at some new strategies for affordably upgrading your customer support functions:

    • Self-Service Portals: Build intuitive knowledge bases, FAQs, and interactive tutorials/video guides to help customers find answers to their questions.
    • AI-Powered Chatbots and Virtual Assistants (VAs):Deploy chatbots on your website or mobile apps to handle routine inquiries 24/7.
      These tools can also incorporate sentiment analysis to escalate issues as needed, ensuring a smooth transition to human representatives if needed..
    • Automated Ticketing and Workflow Management: Use CRM and helpdesk systems to automatically route tickets based on priority to speed up response times.
    • Omnichannel Support Solutions: Integrate multiple communication channels (i.e., social media, email, phone, live chat) so customers have various options for reaching out to your business.

The Role of Customer Service in Driving Customer Loyalty and Retention

Customer service is crucial for building trust and creating lasting relationships with your target market.

By constantly providing prompt, friendly, and effective service, you ensure your customers feel heard and valued, which incentivizes them to continue patronizing your business.

Furthermore, effective customer support teams can help you gather valuable feedback during every interaction, allowing you to identify pain points and refine your processes.

Hiring effective customer service goes beyond having someone to answer customer complaints, it’s a strategic investment for your company’s future.

Having one enhances customer satisfaction, drives loyalty, and helps you stand out among your competitors – ultimately leading to further business growth.

Ready to start building your customer support team but don’t know where to start looking for skilled candidates? Remote Staff is here to help.

Aside from customer service representatives, you’ll also find skilled virtual assistants, virtual receptionists, and data entry clerks in our list of candidates.

So, what are you waiting for? Contact one of our Client Relations Executives (CREs) today and get started.

Ready to start building your customer support team but don’t know where to start looking for skilled candidates? Remote Staff is here to help.

Aside from customer service representatives, you’ll also find skilled virtual assistants, virtual receptionists, and data entry clerks in our list of candidates.

So, what are you waiting for? Contact one of our Client Relations Executives (CREs) today and get started.

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Ideal Remote Workforce?

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