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Anna

Candidate ID: 459998


ADVANCED

    eCommerce, Virtual Assistant Skills, Back-office, Administrative Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Bookkeeping, Data Entry, Lead Generation, SEO...

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 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

  • Anna has 9 years of working experience as Virtual Assistant supporting Australian, American, Israeli, African and ,German clients
  • She is all around General Virtual Assistant and did the following task: 
    • Inbound and Outbound calls 
    • Back-office support
    • Email and chat support
    • Calendar Management 
    • Record Keeping and file organization 
    • Data entry
    • Basic bookkeeping and invoicing 
    • Social media management
    • Lead generation
    • Basic SEO and graphic design
  • She is proficient in tools such as Slack, Trello, QuickBooks, WordPress, Affinity designer, Z analytics, Click-up, and Microsoft tools.
  • She has also experience with eCommerce platforms like Amazon, Shopify, and Etsy 
  • She can start immediately. Open to working part-time and full time 
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Guardian 

Strongest Behaviors
  • 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.
  • Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
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. Anna Katrina Jennevive will depend upon professional training, their own experience, or management leadership, to provide those standards and the structure needed for their work.

Employment History

Staff Nurse

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

October 2012 to April 2013 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Receiving patients from Emergency Room
  • Maintaining hygienic and safe working environment
  • Recording patient vital signs and medical information
  • Carrying out the requisite treatment and medications
  • Provide treatments to patients as per Physician's orders
  • Observing and recording patient's behavior
  • Administering medications to patients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions. 
  • Maintaining reports of patient's medical histories and monitoring changes in their condition
  • Monitor patient progress and update to Physician on regular basis.
  • Preparing patients for examinations
  • Checking the stock on a regular basis for maintaining the inventory level and placing orders if required
  • Provide nursing care to patients of different ages according to hospital policies
  • Educating patients families about the disease and its treatment

Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

April 2013 to January 2017 (45 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Gathering specific datas such as name, company name, website, contact number, email, address, etc.
  • Transferring data to the sheet provided
  • Keep records organize
  • Compile, verify accuracy and sort information according to priorities to prepare source date for computer entry.
  • Marking schedules in the google calendar
  • Updating client's profile.
  • Responding to emails
  • Basic bookkeeping

Virtual Helper

Industry:

Others

Employment Period:

January 2016 to December 2019 (47 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Checking assigned clients
  • Data entry works
  • Transcribing audios and videos
  • Web searching
  • Gathering datas
  • Organizing work load
  • Posting ads using craigslist
  • Doing basic SEO, graphic designing tasks
  • Updating clients regularly

Virtual Assistant (Full Time)

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

January 2016 to December 2020 (59 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • JI worked fulltime from Monday-Friday 8 hours a day.
  • My task includes posting funny, interesting, extreme videos, Editing pictures from Oberlo and importing products.
  • Updating social media accounts such as twitter, tumblr, instagram, pinterest and facebook pages.
  • I am also intitled to post some products coming from Amazon seller.
  • Regularly posting products on Amazon, etsy, shopify and pinterest Virtual Assistant (Full Time)

Virtual Assistant (Part-Time)

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

June 2020 to March 2023 (33 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Updating social media accounts
  • Data entry works
  • Web searching
  • Gathering datas
  • Organizing work load
  • Doing basic wordpress tasks
  • Updating clients regularly
  • Delegating emails Ecommerce/Dropshipping (Full Time)

Education History

Field of Study:

Nursing

Major:

Nursing

Graduation Date:

March 3, 2011

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    eCommerce, Virtual Assistant Skills, Back-office, Administrative Support, Calendar Management, Customer Service,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    BookkeepingData EntryLead GenerationSEO

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 2.62, Upload: 17.01
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.98/hr

Beatrice

Candidate ID: 459398


ADVANCED

    Bookkeeping, Customer Experience, SAP Accounting...

INTERMEDIATE

    Accounting Information System, Accounts Payable Management...

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 6.98 per hour or $USD 605.33 per month

Full Time: $USD 6.98 per hour or $USD 1210.66 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Bea is a Business Administration graduate with a major in Financial Management and has 5 years of collective experience in the insurance, telco, and outsourcing industries.
  • For 2 years now, she has been the Recruitment Consultant for an Australia-based labor agency.
  • Her past insurance employment enabled her to perform the following tasks:
    • Recovery and collections
    • Email Management (send emails to clients, debtors, assessors, repairers)
    • Assist queries from clients, insured, debtors, assessors, repairers
    • Inbound and outbound calls to customers, insured, debtors, assessors, repairers
    • Claims liability review for recovery and identify best actions to be taken
    • Paperwork preparation and sending requests to solicitors for issuance of legal proceedings against debtors
  • She used various applications and software such as Avaya, Fasttrack, Microsoft Office Apps (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and Google Workspace.
  • Bea loves learning and she takes different online courses via Udemy. She is also a Civil Service Passer with Professional eligibility in the country.
  • She can start after a week's notice.
  • She is amenable to a day shift part-time or full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Guardian

Strongest Behaviors
  • 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.
  • 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.
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. Beatrice Louise 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.


Employment History

Administrative Officer

Industry:

Telecommunication

Employment Period:

November 2020 to January 2022 (14 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Maintained accurate department customer records.
  • Tracking and submission of employee timesheets for payroll processing.
  • Respond to sensitive inquiries and complaints.
  • Coordinate with the right department to ensure that service provided is excellent.
  • Provided secretarial and office management support to upper management.
  • Paper works preparation and send requests to relevant department.
  • Answered phone calls and emails to provide information, resulting in effective business correspondence.

Claims Admin, Recoveries and Settlement

Industry:

Insurance

Employment Period:

April 2019 to November 2020 (19 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Recovery and collections
  • Email Management (Send emails to clients, debtors, assessors, repairers)
  • Assist queries from clients, insured, debtors, assessors, repairers
  • Inbound and Outbound calls to customers, insured, debtors, assessors, repairers
  • Claims liability review for recovery and identify best actions to be taken
  • Paperworks preparation and send requests to solicitors for issuance of legal proceedings against debtors.

Recruitment Consultant

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2022 to February 2024 (25 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Create placements, update client card and candidate card using client's existing system.
  • Complete candidate confirmations for client rosters.
  • Complete candidates' availability check in preparation for consultants to do the roster.
  • Complete tasks and email requirements in a timely manner.
  • Generating weekly/daily rosters via excel sheets and uploading them into company rostering system.
  • Responding to roster inquiries from relevant staff. Inbound and outbound calls from clients.
  • Contact with client to ensure service requirements are met.
  • Assisting with general administrative duties to support staff.
  • Assisting with management of timesheets for staff.
  • Contacting available staff for work.

Education History

Field of Study:

Finance/Accountancy/Banking

Major:

Financial Management

Graduation Date:

January 14, 2021

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Bookkeeping, Customer Experience, SAP Accounting,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Accounting Information SystemAccounts Payable Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15905459299.png
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Acer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.16/hr

Reniel

Candidate ID: 458939


ADVANCED

    Customer Handling, Customer Experience, Customer Support, Customer Relations...

INTERMEDIATE

    Coaching, Administrative Support, Sales, Chat Support...

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 8.16 per hour or $USD 707.42 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.16 per hour or $USD 1414.85 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

He finished BS HRM in 2013
After graduation, he started his career in the BPO industry

He handled Sales and Billing accounts
He successfully converted interested customers into sales
In his last employment as Senior Associate/SME, He handles:

Escalations
Administrative Tasks
Reporting
Coaching and
Provide support to the customers through email and phones calls

He is also knowledgeable in different software and tools like:

Salesforce
Spice
Space
Avaya Softphone
Google Workspace

He has 8 years of collective experience in Customer Handling.
Available to work part-time and full-time immediately.

Predictive Index Profile - Altruist
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/altruist/

Strongest Behaviors

  • More interested in people, building relationships, and teamwork than technical matters. Generally affable, optimistic, and trusting.
  • Accommodating; most comfortable working with others, often puts team/company goals before personal goals. Promotes teamwork by actively sharing authority.
  • More focused on goals and the people needed to get there than the details or plans; comfortable delegating details.
Behavioral Summary

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

Employment History

Customer Support/Sales

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

June 2013 to January 2016 (30 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answer questions about warranty coverage, prices and product uses.
  • Emphasize product features based on customers' needs.
  • Determine customer needs and propose the appropriate product.

Customer Support/Billing

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2016 to June 2016 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answer questions about account information, current plan, and billing statement.
  • Manage accounts, collect payments, and updating of customers' information to reflect changes to the account.
  • Work with customers to set up payment plans and ensure bills are paid.

Outbound Sales Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2017 to January 2018 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Manage and maximize leads and call possible clients.
  • Provide benefits and features of the product depending on the needs of the customer.
  • Convert interested customers/leads to a sale.

Sales Webchat

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2017 to January 2018 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answer chat queries from the website about prices and plan features.
  • Emphasize plan features based on customers' needs. 
  • Close/convert interested customers to a sale.

Customer Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2018 to August 2020 (27 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answer questions about warranty coverage and product features.
  • Handling customer complaints and providing the best resolution or support option available.
  • Process warranty claims.

Senior Associate/Subject Matter Expert

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2021 to June 2022 (17 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Handling Escalations.
  • Admin task, data entry, reporting, and coaching.
  • Providing customer support through Email, SMS, inbound, and outbound.

Education History

Field of Study:

Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management

Major:

Hotel and Restaurant Management

Graduation Date:

April 1, 2013

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Handling, Customer Experience, Customer Support, Customer Relations, Email Handling, Technical Support,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Coaching, Administrative Support, Sales, Chat Support, Outbound CallingLeadershipData ConsolidationData EntryEscalations

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 12.87, Upload: 17.10
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: ASUS
  • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9400 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.64/hr

Jerica

Candidate ID: 458781


ADVANCED

    Team Management, Coaching, Mentoring, Project Supervision...

INTERMEDIATE

    Technical Support, Social Media Management, Social Media, Content Writing...

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 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

Jerica has more than ten years of experience in the customer service industry

She worked for a BPO company providing technical assistance to US-based customers having issues with their mobile and internet service

Responded to account inquiries and concerns. 

She then got promoted as a Team Lead where she managed a team of 15-16 agents

Conducted coaching and feedback on agent performance

Mentored agents who were unable to meet KPIs 

Conducted team meetings and training to ensure that everyone is aligned and updated with new processes of the project

Jerica then shifted to remote work and was hired as a Shopify E-commerce Manager for an e-commerce company in the US

Some of the tasks she performed included:

  • Shopify order management
  • Shopify product listing
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Answered  customer inquiries via email, social media, and chat
  • Processed returns and refunds

She also had a brief stint as a social media specialist for a marketing company where she did the following:

  • Created content to be posted on social media accounts
  • Did social media outreach to potential players and viewers
  • Edited videos of tournaments and posted in social media accounts
  • Conducted short interviews with players 
  • Posted live streams and podcast streams
  • Email marketing 

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

 

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Operator

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

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.
Behavioral Summary:

Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, she will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Jerica has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If she is responsible for establishing the process, she will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, she’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
 

Employment History

Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2006 to August 2010 (48 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible in answering internet connectivity enquiries
  • Responsible in troubleshooting Hardware and Software issues
  • Responsible in resolving Internet connectivity issues

Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2010 to November 2010 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible in answering queries specific to television
  • Responsible in troubleshooting uverse television issues
  • Responsible in resolving issues with Uverse TV
  • Responsible in troubleshooting internet connectivity issues
  • Responsible in troubleshooting Hardware and Software issues
  • Responsible in answering billing enquiries

Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

November 2010 to November 2013 (36 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible in answering internet connectivity enquiries
  • Responsible in troubleshooting Hardware and Software issues
  • Responsible in resolving Internet connectivity issues
  • Responsible in actioning Back of House Cases
  • Provides Email and chat support for ISPs

Technical Support Representative/ Telstra

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

November 2010 to November 2013 (36 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible in answering internet connectivity enquiries
  • Responsible in troubleshooting Hardware and Software issues

Project Coach

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2018 to March 2022 (43 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provides Daily and Weekly Developmental Coaching to Team Members
  • Provides Support and Assistance for Supervisor Escalation through the Chat Application and Messaging Platform
  • Provides daily and weekly team performance through reporting
  • Responsible in delivering month over month performance through KPIs

Shopify Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2021 to September 2022 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Taking messages from stakeholders, Fulfillment team in be half of CEO.
  • Schedule appointments and managing calendars meetings efficiently.
  • Record messages, take notes, and maintain comprehensive MOM.
  • Research trending products , compile reports, and perform data analysis.
  • Draft emails, create process documents.
  • Answer customer inquiries through different communication channels.
  • Manage order and track order status.
  • Troubleshoot order - related issues.

Virtual Receptionist and Order Intake Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2022 to October 2022 (6 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Taking messages from prospect wholesale clients in be half of CEO.
  • Scheduling appointments and managing calendars efficiently.
  • Provide exceptional customer support, addressing order/delivery inquiries, and resolving issues promptly and effectively.

Virtual Receptionist & Social Media Specialist

Industry:

Arts / Design / Fashion

Employment Period:

April 2022 to April 2023 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Taking messages for the CEO and accurately recording relevant information.
  • Scheduling appointments and managing calendars meetings efficiently.
  • Create engaging gaming contents for all social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter).
  • Research and Implement Social Media Strategies to boost brand awareness.
  • Perform other ad hoc duties as required

Guest Concierge

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

March 2023 to February 2025 (23 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Scheduling
  • Schedule cleaning and maintenance services for the property.
  • Ensure timely completion of all scheduled tasks.
Coordination with Stakeholders
  • Communicate with property owners regarding maintenance needs and updates.
  • Provide regular statements and updates to property owners. 5.
Guest Communication
  • Respond promptly to guest inquiries and concerns via chat and email.
  • Offer solutions and assistance to enhance the guest experience.
Review Management
  • Respond to guest reviews on various social media and rental platforms.
  • Address any issues raised in reviews and maintain a positive online presence.

Housing Associat

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

April 2025 to December 2025 (8 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinated maintenance for student housing units, managing work orders from intake to completion. - Scheduled repairs, inspections, and preventive maintenance with 10+ vendors and technicians using AppFolio and monday.com for task tracking and coordination. - Managed housekeeping and unit turnovers aligned with academic move-in/move-out timelines. - Reduced open maintenance tickets through consistent follow-ups and SLA tracking. - Maintained accurate logs, service records, and vendor documentation.

Education History

Field of Study:

Art/Design/Creative Multimedia

Major:

English

Graduation Date:

March 1, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Team Management, Coaching, Mentoring, Project Supervision, Administrative Support, Customer Service, Property Management,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Technical Support, Social Media ManagementSocial MediaContent WritingContent EditingShopify

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Samsung
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.69/hr

May

Candidate ID: 458493


ADVANCED

    Customer Handling, Email Handling, Customer Support, Chat Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    CSS, Phone Support, Email Support, Chat Support...

Employment Preferences

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

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

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

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • May has been working as a Customer Service Representative at a Business Process Outsourcing Company for about 5 years. Her accounts include telecoms, home security, retail, cable, and phone services. She gained experience working with clients from Australia, the United States, Germany, and Canada.
  • She was exposed to the following tasks:
    • Technical Support 
    • Phone Support - Inbound and Outbound calls 
    • Customer Service
    • Outbound Sales
    • Chat and Email Support
  • She is proficient in using tools such as MS Excel and CSS ~ CRM, Citrix and Zendesk. 
  • She can start ASAP, amenable to work any shifts and open to full-time or part-time roles.
Predictive Index Profile - Altruist

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.
  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
  • Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
Behavioral Summary

Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.

A pleasant and extraverted person, May ann 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. May ann gets along easily with a wide variety of people.

Their drive is directed at working with and for others. They derive particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, this individual can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.


Employment History

technical/customer support

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

December 2018 to December 2023 (60 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Providing phone and chatsupport
  • Assisting with technicalinquiries
  • Home security services
  • Cable and phone serviceassistance
  • Processing retail orders
  • Sales support

Customer Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2018 to January 2019 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Providing chat support
  • Managing customercomplaints
  • Responding to customerinquiries
  • Troubleshooting technicalproblems
  • Addressing internet-related problems
  • Sales

Education History

Field of Study:

Science & Technology

Major:

Information technology

Graduation Date:

March 15, 2015

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Handling, Email Handling, Customer Support, Chat Support, Customer Experience, Citrix,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    CSS, Phone SupportEmail SupportChat SupportCustomer ServiceOutbound Sales

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: www.speedtest.net
  • Internet Type: Broadband
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: huawei
  • Processor: 12th gen intel(R)core(TM)i5-12450H 2.00 Ghz
  • Operating System: Windows 11

All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.16/hr

Mary

Candidate ID: 458209


ADVANCED

    Microsoft Office, Email Handling, Customer Experience, Administrative Support...

INTERMEDIATE

    Order Processing...

Employment Preferences

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

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

Part Time: $USD 8.16 per hour or $USD 707.42 per month

Full Time: $USD 8.16 per hour or $USD 1414.85 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Mary has been working for more than 10 years in the BPO industry.
  • She has a diploma course in Network and Information Technology.
  • She has professional experience in Customer Service and caters to clients based in the US and UK.
  • She is confident in performing the following tasks:
    • Customer Support
    • Assist in tracking customers' orders
    • Process Refunds and Shipments
    • Internet installation
    • Project management
    • Generate Contract
    • Email Management
  • Some of the industries she worked on include telecommunications, e-commerce and retail.
  • She is proficient with Microsoft 365, Zoom, Slack, Salesforce, and Trello.
  • She can start immediately for any part-time or full-time position.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Controller
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/controller/

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
 

Mary Grace is a self-disciplined, conscientious person who will develop a high degree of expertise and skill in a specialized job. Has the drive to get things done right and in accordance with established standards of accuracy and quality.

A conservative and analytical person who respects traditional organizational values. Reserved, serious, and thoughtful about everything to be done, is a no-nonsense worker who worries about getting things exactly right. Never superficial, will make sure that they know what they’re talking about before speaking. Needs a lot of certainty and structure in their work so that it meets very high, specific quality standards.


 

Employment History

TELETECH CUSTOMER CARE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2009 to September 2015 (73 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supports Australian Telecommunication Company (Telstra) by resolving billing problems via chat.
  • Rectify orders that went to error.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2015 to January 2016 (4 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supports online retail business by answering customer's inquiries via email
  • Helps customers in tracking their packages

Voice and Data Services Manager

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2016 to January 2018 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provides supports to Sales Directors and Managers in placing their customers' orders. We make sure all the necessary documentation is completed in order to have a smooth transaction.
  • Processes customer's request add new/modify/disconnect their internet/mobile/landline connection.

Client Support Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

February 2018 to January 2020 (23 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Approved discounts and pricing on contracts based on AT&T standard policies
  • Generates AT&T contracts once checked and verified by Sales and Customers

Teammate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

November 2021 to June 2022 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supports E-Commerce Retail Company in the US
  • Process refunds and reshipments
  • Assist in tracking customer's orders

Education History

Field of Study:

Computer Science/Information Technology

Major:

Network and Information Technology

Graduation Date:

April 15, 2006

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Microsoft Office, Email Handling, Customer Experience, Administrative Support, Customer Service, Customer Handling,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Order Processing

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 230.60, Upload: 23.81
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Maria

Candidate ID: 453018


ADVANCED

    Customer Service, Customer Handling, Customer Service Management, Team Management...

INTERMEDIATE

    Customer Service...

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 US Eastern 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

  • Mavie has been working since 2009 and she stayed in the BPO industry for 10 years. She started working as an agent and then worked her way up to becoming a team leader where she handled escalated calls and coached members for quality call handling. Mavie also had an experience in recruitment for a medical account working remotely where she scouted medical professionals who are staying in the US. 

 

  • Her expertise is in the following:

    • Customer Support

    • Email and Chat Support

    • Technical Support

    • Account Verification and Management

    • Training and Development

    • Cold Calling

    • Recruitment

    • Quality Assurance 

    • Sourcing

 

  • Adept in using the tools/applications like:

    • Indeed

    • Outlook

    • Hireology

    • ZipRecruiter

    • Telegence

    • Avia

 

  • She can start immediately.


    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
 

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. Maria Victoria 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.

 


Employment History

Customer Service Associate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2009 to January 2016 (84 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supported clients about their
  • DIRECTV services which include billing explanation, upselling  services tied up to their needs, assist in minor troubleshooting for technical issues.
  • Ensuring that action plans are executed during coaching sessions to meet company goals month over month.

Team Leader

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2016 to January 2020 (48 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Team Lead position for Directv and continued to ATT Advanced Technical Support.
  • Attend weekly management meetings and team meetings with my agents to discuss KPI's ensuring goals are met weekly and monthly.
  • Developing and coaching agents to strengthen areas for improvement so they are aligned

Education History

Field of Study:

Physical Therapy/Physiotherapy

Major:

Physical Therapy

Graduation Date:

March 27, 2008

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service, Customer Handling, Customer Service Management, Team Management, Recruiting, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Customer Service

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 111.03, Upload: 112.47
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Hewlett Packard
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Nelli

Candidate ID: 452915


ADVANCED

    Customer Service, Inbound Sales, Appointment Setting, Lead Generation...

INTERMEDIATE

    Project Management...

Employment Preferences

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

*Plus GST for Australian Businesses

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

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

Nelli brings over 9 years of sales and customer service experience across various industries including telecommunications, finance, publishing, utilities, and education. She is highly skilled in outbound appointment setting, lead generation, Salesforce CRM, and customer service, making her a strong fit for roles that demand communication, persuasion, and pipeline management.

  • Strong focus on outbound calling, CRM usage, objection handling, and appointment setting.
  • Proactively collaborated with sales teams and exceeded quotas.
  • Specialized in lead generation through LinkedIn and Google Chrome.
  • Demonstrated experience in qualifying leads and closing via appointment scheduling.
  • She is familiar with Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
Key Skills
  • Salesforce CRM (Advanced)
  • Outbound Appointment Setting (Advanced)
  • Inbound/Outbound Sales (Advanced)
  • Customer Service (Advanced)
  • Project Management (Advanced)
  • Lead Generation (Advanced)
  • Calendar Management (Advanced)

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Venturer

  • Proactivity, assertiveness, and sense of urgency in driving to reach personal goals. Openly challenges the world.
  • Independent in putting forth their own ideas, which are often innovative and, if implemented, cause change. Resourcefully works through or around anything blocking completion of what they want to accomplish; aggressive when challenged.
  • Impatient for results, puts pressure on themself and others for rapid implementation, and is far less productive when doing routine work.

Behavioral Summary

Nelli is a distinctly independent and individualistic person, strong-minded and determined. Venturesome, will “stick their neck out”; and take responsibility for risks when they believe they are right. The challenge of new problems and new ventures is stimulating and will be responded to with action. They have a lot of confidence in themself, their own knowledge, ability and decisions.

  • Nelli has previously worked as a Sales Representative, Appointment Setter, Customer Service Representative and Sales Virtual Assistant. She also got a promotion as an Operations Supervisor and Subject Matter Expert. She has worked in various BPO companies where she catered clients in the US, Switzerland, California, UK and Australia. She has handled accounts in the field of telecommunications, publishing, banking, solar, printing and media company. She is confident in supporting the following tasks:
    • B2B campaign
    • Lead generation
    • Appointment setting
    • Project management
    • Telemarketing
    • Inbound Sales
    • Outbound Sales
  • She is proficient in systems such as Trello, CRM, LinkedIn, and Sales Navigator, Avaya, Ring Central, Cloud Talk
  • Nelli is available to start immediately and she is amenable to working the day or night shift for any part-time or fulltime position.

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Promoter

Strongest Behaviors:

  • Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
  • Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
  • Collaborative; usually works with and through others. Intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.
Behavioral Summary:

Nelli 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 her behavior; understands people well and is capable of using that understanding to gain the friendship and cooperation of others. It is important to her 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

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

March 2017 to March 2018 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I handle customer inquiries, troubleshoot issues, process orders and payments, interpret bills, and engage in retention activities for telecommunications accounts.
  • Additionally, I can recommend phone accessories and devices based on customer needs.

CUSTOMER SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2014 to February 2017 (30 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • In my role in outbound telemarketing for B2B sales, I handle inquiries and concerns regarding subscription renewals and new subscriptions for business magazine subscriptions targeted at print and media companies.

Primary English Teacher

Industry:

Education

Employment Period:

April 2023 to September 2023 (5 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Teaching basic English Subject for primary kids 
  • Assist the kids for learning curve and go through with their modules 

SALES & MARKETING CONSULTANT

Industry:

Printing / Publishing

Employment Period:

May 2018 to January 2020 (19 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • My responsibilities include outbound telemarketing to sell publishing and marketing services to self-published authors in the USA, Australia, and the UK.
  • I also manage invoicing, billing, project management, and post-production tasks.
  • Additionally, I generate leads through Amazon, Google, and the company CRM, and I set appointments for follow-up.

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

February 2020 to February 2021 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I manage customer inquiries, billing, collections, and retention activities for a small financial institution in the USA.
  • My role includes handling inbound calls and making outbound calls for payments and collections.

SALES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Utilities / Power

Employment Period:

March 2021 to June 2022 (14 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • My responsibilities include generating leads using the company CRM, Salesforce, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
  • I actively engage in sales prospecting and arrange appointments for my sales manager to help facilitate sales closures.
  • Additionally, I manage adjustments to solar bids, address inbound inquiries, handle customer concerns, and develop retention strategies.

SALES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Industry:

Banking / Financial Services

Employment Period:

July 2022 to December 2023 (17 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • I am responsible for making outbound calls to owners, managers, and directors of gas stations and convenience stores to secure space for our Bitcoin kiosks.
  • My duties include generating leads using Google Chrome, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and Salesforce.
  • Additionally, I qualify leads through cold calling and set up appointments before handing them over to the project manager upon signing the contract.

APPOINTMENT SETTER

Industry:

Telecommunication

Employment Period:

May 2024 to December 2024 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • The role involves making outbound calls to businesses using a large lead database.
  • The goal is to deliver persuasive pitches that emphasize competitive advantages and address any objections to secure appointments.
  • Responsibilities include accurately logging activities in the CRM system, collaborating with sales teams to share insights, and consistently meeting or exceeding appointment quotas.

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Associate Degree in Financial Accounting

Graduation Date:

April 22, 2022

Located In:

United States

License and Certification: :

Advance English - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

 


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service, Inbound Sales, Appointment Setting, Lead Generation, Outbound Appointment Setting, Outbound Sales, Project Management, Administrative Support, Calendar Management, Salesforce CRM,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Project Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: 100 mbps
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: Asus
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 3
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.14/hr

Cristine

Candidate ID: 452794


ADVANCED

    Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, IFCA, Customer Service...

INTERMEDIATE

    Microsoft Office, Microsoft Tools, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel...

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 9.14 per hour or $USD 792.50 per month

Full Time: $USD 9.14 per hour or $USD 1585.00 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Cristine is a dedicated professional with more than 6 years of work experience. She is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management.
  • She started as a Guest Service Agent in a hotel before working in UAE. During her tenure, she was functioning as an Administrative Assistant and eventually got promoted to a Procurement Specialist. 
  • She has transitioned as a Virtual assistant for an Australian property management service company. She liked the idea of working from home and took a part-time job as a Product sourcing specialist for an e-commerce platform store.
  • In her entire professional career, she has performed the following tasks:
    • Scheduling and confirmation of appointments
    • Maintaining event calendars
    • Answering all inbound calls for inquiries
    • Sorting and organizing of records accurately
    • Email management
    • Travel itinerary management
    • Maintenance and updating of supplier information
    • Creation of purchase orders ensuring relevant procurement
    • Preparation of reports
    • Product research
    • Analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased
    • Calculation of profits
  • She is an able user of the following tools/software:
    • Microsoft ZIP
    • IFCA (PMS) System
    • Opera System
    • Microsoft and Office 365
    • Canva
    • Amazon FBA
    • Amazon calculator
  • She is ready to start immediately.

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Altruist

Strongest Behaviors

  • 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.
  • Collaborative; usually works with and through others. Intuitive understanding of team cohesion, dynamics, and interpersonal relations.

Behavioral Summary

  A pleasant and extraverted person, Cristine 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. Cristine gets along easily with a wide variety of people. Their drive is directed at working with and for others. They derive particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, this individual can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.

Eager to be sure that things are done exactly right, they’ll follow-up carefully and closely if the work requires delegation of details to others. When it is necessary to be critical, will try to do that in a constructive, supportive manner. Their sense of urgency and sense of duty combine to make someone who is actively concerned about the timeliness, as well as the correctness, of any work for which they are held responsible.


Employment History

Product Sourcing Specialist

Industry:

Retail / Merchandise

Employment Period:

July 2022 to November 2022 (3 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Sourcing suppliers and maintaining long-lasting relationships with them as well as existing suppliers.
  • Implementing inventory optimization strategies within the company.
  • Obtaining quotes from different suppliers using B2B trade sites like Alibaba, Made-in-China, and many more.
  • Negotiating price, quantity, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
  • Assessing quotes and compiling a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns.
  • Generating quote comparisons and contributing to internal supplier selection based on the quotes.
  • Providing solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing.
  • Ensure timeliness and accuracy of work prior to submission.
     

Procurement Officer | Receptionist/ Admin Assistant

Industry:

Property / Real Estate

Employment Period:

September 2017 to February 2022 (52 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Procurement Officer | October 02, 2019-February 20, 2022

  • Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
  • Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
  • Creates purchase orders, ensuring relevant procurement procedures have been applied and all supporting documentation is attached.
  • Review quality of purchased products.
  • Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
  • Check, review and matches received tax invoices with the LPO and ensures that all supporting documents have been attached (i.e signed D.O or Service Report).
  • Process suppliers’ payment and follow up payments to Accounts Department.
  • Provides assistance to Senior Procurement Officer in all aspects.
  • Ability to manage and maintain good relationships with vendors.

Receptionist/Admin Assistant || September 24, 2017-October 01, 2019

  • Greet clients and visitors with a positive, helpful attitude.
  • Manage meeting room bookings and ensure that everything is in order.
  • Keep meeting rooms clean and tidy.
  • Schedule and confirm appointments and maintain event calendars.
  • Answers all incoming phone calls and dialing international numbers.
  • Deal with complaints or problems.
  • Manage and maintain petty cash.
  • Sort, organize and maintain office records accurately.
  • Assisting colleagues with administrative tasks.
  • Answering, forwarding, and screening phone calls.
  • Sorting and distributing mails.

Receptionist/ Reservation Agent

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

December 2016 to July 2017 (7 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Processes reservations by mail, telephone, fax or central reservation systems referral.
  • Answer all client questions and incoming calls.
  • Redirect phone calls to the appropriate department and take down messages.
  • Processes reservations from the sales office, other hotel departments, and travel agents.
  • Creates and maintains reservation records by date of arrival and alphabetical listing.
  • Processes cancellations and modifications and promptly relays this information to the front desk.
  • Assists in preregistration activities when appropriate.
  • Monitor, organize and forward emails.
  • Maintain records and files.

Guest Service Agent

Industry:

Hotel / Hospitality

Employment Period:

March 2016 to December 2016 (9 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administering check-ins and check-outs.
  • Providing front desk services to guests.
  • Assigning rooms and taking care of administrative duties.
  • Delivering mail and messages.
  • Processing guest payments.
  • Coordinating with bell service and staff management.
  • Accommodating general and unique requests.

Medical Virtual Assistant

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

January 2023 to March 2025 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Efficiently and effectively utilize the practice software to arrive, queue, and book patients’ appointments according to the practice policy set by the practice principal.
  • Collaboration with nursing, allied health, GPs, and administrative personnel to provide patient care. 
  • Ensuring administrative duties are completed, including scanning, batching, answering phone calls, and compiling and transferring patients’ files. 
  • Confirm each patient’s insurance eligibility and validity.

Education History

Field of Study:

Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management

Major:

Graduation Date:

December 19, 2015

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, IFCA, Customer Service, Google Apps, Administrative Skills, Purchasing Management, Sourcing, Research, Travel Management, Analytical Skills, Organizational Skills, CRM, Problem solving,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Microsoft Office, Microsoft Tools, Microsoft Access, Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordAccounts Receivable Management

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: N/A
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $7.67/hr

Pamela

Candidate ID: 452139


ADVANCED

    Technical Support, Customer Experience...

INTERMEDIATE

    Technical Support, Email 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 7.67 per hour or $USD 1329.77 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Pamela has more than 4 years of relevant work experience in the BPO industry.
  • She has catered costumers/clients in the US, Australia, Canada and India.
  • She has gained solid background in costumer handling, taking inbound and outbound calls, providing technical support via chat and email, troubleshooting, resolving customer’s inquiries and payment processing.
  • She is proficient with the following tools:
    • CRM
    • Siebel
    • MyCSP portal
    • Microsoft Office applications
    • Canva
  • Pamela can confidently express her thoughts well.
  • She is available to start immediately

Employment History

Outbound Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2017 to June 2017 (2 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Making cold calls to leads on a list until we find a customer that fits the qualifications that we have for the certain subscription of the account.

Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2017 to August 2019 (24 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assisting customer customer queries and technical difficulties for the service.
  • Answering queries about billing and other account issues such as unauthorized access to their accounts as well as scheduling and rescheduling installation and service work orders.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2019 to August 2020 (12 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assisting customer account issues and services including reset of password, basic billing concerns and issues with recovering account.

Account Specialists/Client Service Associate

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

June 2021 to May 2022 (11 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Account Specialists || January 2022 - May 2022
  • Fixing issues with the merchants/user's account. Namely billing, technical issues, taxes, etc.
Client Service Associate || June 2021- Dec 2021
  • Handling billing issues, ads, ad delivery issues and account issue for Advertising Clients.

Education History

Field of Study:

Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management

Major:

Hotel and Restaurant Management

Graduation Date:

January 1, 2017

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Technical SupportCustomer Experience

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Technical SupportEmail Support

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result: Download: 111.67, Upload: 105.79
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Laptop
  • Brand Name: ASUS PRO
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8250OU CPU
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.69/hr

Xerxes

Candidate ID: 451063


ADVANCED

    Customer Service, Cold Calling, Supervisory Skills...

INTERMEDIATE

    Appointment Setting, Lead Generation...

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
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

  • June is a graduate of Business Management and has been working for 10+ years. Most of his employment was in the BPO where he handled campaigns in online gaming, telco, credit card, and mortgage. In 2018, he shifted to remote work and provided his services to employers in digital marketing and healthcare. He held various roles such as Customer Service Representative, Senior Agent, Supervisor/Staffing Coordinator, Account Specialist, and Digital Marketing Development Representative.
  • In more than 10 years, he became proficient in the following:
    • Cold Calling
    • Sales (B2B)
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Email Management
    • Appointment Setting
    • Customer support (inbound and outbound)
    • Collections
    • Team handling
    • Lead mining
  • Some of the applications he used are Salesforce CRM, LinkedIn, and Seamless.ai.
  • He can start immediately and is amenable to work during the day, whether part-time or full-time.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Altruist

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.
  • 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

Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, they enjoy working with others and is lively, warm company.

A pleasant and extraverted person, Xerxes June 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. Xerxes June gets along easily with a wide variety of people.


Employment History

Account Specialist

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

April 2021 to October 2022 (17 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assisted customers with concerns and questions about their account, devices and services
  • Offer services and products that would benefit the customer in using their phone
  • Build rapport with tenured customers by acknowledging their loyalty as customers and showing concern for their questions no matter how long they have been a customer
  • Partnered with upper management to create an unforgettable customer experience
  • Answer 30-60 inbound calls
  • Assist new customers get accumulated to service with T-Mobile
  • Answer and provide knowledge about their account, plan, device, due date, and monthly charge
  • Offer additional services that would add to their use and enjoyment of services and devices
  • Build rapport with new customers by making their transition to as easy as possible while making them feel like family

Supervisor/Staffing Coordinator

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

June 2018 to February 2021 (32 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Investigate the company's staffing needs and take actions to staff accordingly
  • Work closely with the recruiter and Director of HR to set goals-based staffing needs
  • Identify hard to fill roles and take proactive actions
  • Assist in candidate screening and interviewing
  • Assist in new employee onboarding
  • Evaluate new staff training needs and schedule training sessions
  • Assist with new employee orientation
  • Design, plan and make work shifts schedules and training schedules
  • Provide assistance with payroll procedures and activities
  • Identify staffing and recruiting key performance indicator
  • Prepare and present key performance indicator reports
  • Create, present and submit reports for upper management

Marketing Analyst

Industry:

Manufacturing / Production

Employment Period:

June 2005 to August 2009 (49 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Examine a campaign's return on investment.
  • Identify new market opportunities.
  • Complete concept-testing for new products.
  • Perform extensive market research.
  • Determine brand perceptions and reputations.
  • Evaluate market penetration.
  • Develop groups and solicit customer feedback.
  • Analyze marketing metrics to identify cause and effect relationships.
  • Identify positive financial outcomes to increase profitability.

Supervisor

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

August 2009 to January 2013 (40 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answer phones and respond to customer requests.
  • This campaign specializes in Online gaming account in the US.
  • It requires multitasking skills since it needs to have fast and dynamic skills in chat, email, and calls.
  • Chat is a different concern same with calls and email. It needs to have a skill which requires exceptional critical thinking for the concern of the client will be resolved in a timely manner.
  • It requires also partial and full verification when a deposit request of the client will be processed in the portal using his credit card details to avoid processing fraud credit cards.

Senior Agent (Billing and Sales/Collections)

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

January 2013 to March 2015 (25 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Customer Service Billing and Sales Specialist interact with customers via inbound or outbound calls pertaining to give options to customers for them to maximize their savings and time by providing them information regarding the existing promotion has (TV, internet, phone and mobile).
  • Also includes call types: questions pertaining to making payments, payment arrangements, adjustments or other billing inquiries.
  • Processing the payment of the customers and reminding them of their due date.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

March 2015 to September 2016 (18 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • It was a home-based account.
  • Mortgage Account Particularly Collections.
  • Receiving inbound calls regarding the status of the customer’s loan and also inquiring about their balances on their account.
  • Processing their payments on their account.
  • As a supervisor, I need to monitor calls and provide feedback in order for the agents to have a better grasp of the things that we need to do for the account to be credible.
  • I need to implement also a contingency plan for the improvements of my agents.
  • I need to implement PIP which means Performance Improvement Plan to the agents which below average on their performance.
  • It’s my duty also to relay and cascade all the exquisite details and dynamic changes that have been implemented on the account.
  • It’s 50% calls and 50% email and chats support task.
  • I’m very well versed in multi-tasking.
  • I also take calls when the client tells me that we need everybody to hands on deck.

Customer Service Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

September 2016 to May 2018 (20 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Processing payment, balance transfer, updating account details, filing billing disputes, and fraud reports.
  • Upselling eligible card product change and providing the benefits of having the card change.
  • Providing also the promotions that they are eligible in their account.
  • Providing Cardholders with the basic terms and conditions on their cards and giving the benefits of choosing their purchase partner.

Digital Marketing Analyst Expert

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

October 2022 to January 2024 (15 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Cold Calling · Sales · Lead Generation · Social Media Marketing · Business-to Business (B2B) · Email Management · Virtual Assistance · Digital Marketing

Education History

Field of Study:

Business Studies/Administration/Management

Major:

Business Management

Graduation Date:

March 1, 2007

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Customer Service, Cold Calling, Supervisory Skills,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Appointment SettingLead Generation

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: Lenovo
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Operating System: Windows 10

All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.20/hr

Christopher

Candidate ID: 446616


ADVANCED

    Administrative Skills, Communication Skills, Time Management, Project Management...

INTERMEDIATE

    Presentation Design...

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 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 6.20 per hour or $USD 537.27 per month

Full Time: $USD 6.20 per hour or $USD 1074.54 per month

Remote Staff Recruiter Comments

  • Christopher has been in the customer service industry since 2016
  • Worked for a health insurance company in the US answering incoming calls from customers with questions regarding their benefits and claims
  • He then worked as a chat support representative providing assistance to healthcare practitioners and clinics in the US who are using their scheduling system
  • Sent out sms reminders to patients regarding their schedule
  • Also provided basic troubleshooting to users having issues with the system
  • He is open for both part-time and full-time positions and is available to start immediately

Predictive Index Behavioral Profile- Operator

Strongest Behaviors

  • 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.
  • Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”

Behavioral Summary

Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, they will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Christopher has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If they are responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.

Will focus on the details of the work and will handle them with somewhat better than average accuracy. In work involving repeated contact with people, Christopher will be pleasant, agreeable, and supportive. Derives satisfaction from helping others and likes to feel part of a secure team.


Employment History

Customer Support Representative

Industry:

Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO

Employment Period:

May 2016 to February 2020 (45 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Answering Incoming calls (Benefits and Oaims, Provider credentials.
  • Floor Support/ Mentor
  • Handling escalated customer questions, issues and complaints.
  • Provide support to newly hired agents in the form of answering questions and providing direction.
  • Assist agents in finding the answer to workflow inquiries.
  • Track agent questions for future training and development initiatives.
  • Provide feedback to Team Leads, as required based on assistance given to agents.
  • Identify agent needs / opportunities and provide peer feedback to team.

Chat Support Representative/Technical Support Representative

Industry:

Healthcare / Medical

Employment Period:

February 2020 to May 2022 (26 Months)

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • We are innovative, enthusiastic, and creative problem solvers with the knack for troubleshooting technology.
  • In addition to troubleshooting, we act with full ownership, we discuss the benefits our software ofers to assist our clients with their practices.
  • We interact with medical and healthcare professionals, staff and administrators to train them on our technology.
  • Providing exceptional support to new clients and ongoing support and training to current clients is one of our objectives as a company.

Education History

Field of Study:

Mass Communications

Major:

Communication

Graduation Date:

June 17, 2016

Located In:

Philippines

License and Certification: :

N/A


Skills

ADVANCED ★★★

    Administrative Skills, Communication Skills, Time Management, Project Management, Decision Making, Customer Service, Customer Support, Data Entry,

INTERMEDIATE ★★

    Presentation Design

Work at Home Capabilities:

  • Internet Bandwidth: 50 Mbps
  • Working Environment: Private Room
  • Speed Test Result:
  • Internet Type: Fiber
  • Hardware Type: Desktop
  • Brand Name: PLDT
  • Processor: i5 8th gen
  • 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.

Your All-In-One Guide to Hiring Top-Notch Customer Service

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.

According to research, increasing customer retention by just 5% can boost your profits by anywhere from 25% to 95%, depending on your industry.

Furthermore, acquiring new customers is five to seven times more expensive than retaining them.

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.

Fortunately, a more affordable alternative exists: outsourcing your needs to qualified remote customer service specialists, especially in the Philippines where they’re renowned for their hospitality.

Here’s an in-depth guide to getting started.

Timing is Key: Knowing When to Hire Customer Service Personnel

Still on the fence about hiring customer service specialists? Watch out for these signs:

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?

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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

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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.

Ready to Recruit and Retain your
Ideal Remote Workforce?

Ready to Recruit and Retain your Ideal Remote Workforce?