Office – Customer Service Representative
Launch your customer service career with foundational office and customer service skills.
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Career Insight
What Can an Office – Customer Service Representative Do?
The customer service representative plays an essential role in an organization’s success through providing product and service information and resolving product and service problems. In this program, you will learn about the various duties and responsibilities of the customer service provider, and you will practice these using a variety of exercises, hypothetical interactions, and assignments. The goal of this program is to prepare you to be an outstanding, reliable, and successful customer service representative in a business or other organization. In addition to providing students with a comprehensive education in customer service, this program will also prepare students to take nationally recognized customer service certification exams, including, but not limited to, the HDI Customer Service Representative Certification Exam.
A few examples of tasks you’ll perform as an Office – Customer Service Representative include:
Resolve incidents quickly and consistently using critical thinking skills.
Engage in active listening skills and effective communication strategies.
Identify and defuse challenging customer behavior.
Identify the core processes and best practices used in service and support.
JOB OUTLOOK
Potential Career Paths
Demand for individuals skilled in providing professional and courteous customer service continues to rise and is expected to continue as businesses grow. Armed with the foundational problem-solving and communication skills taught in this program, you can leverage your knowledge and customer service skills into an entry-level position as part of a consumer support team.
This program will prepare you to take the HDI Customer Service Representative (HDI-CSR) certification exam.
Individuals who have earned these credentials have the skills to find jobs as:
Customer Service Agent
Customer Account Coordinator
Sales and Customer Service Associate
389,400
AVAILABLE JOBS EACH YEAR IN THE US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor jobs data, 389,400 positions for customer service representatives are expected to open each year. According to ziprecruiter.com, “the majority of Customer Service Representative salaries currently range between $28,000 (25th percentile) to $41,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $51,000 annually across the United States.”
Note: Salaries can vary widely depending on education, experience, employer, and even geographic area. Job and salary information is from ziprecruiter.com, and the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. Data is updated annually to reflect industry changes.
389,400
AVAILABLE JOBS EACH YEAR IN THE US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor jobs data, 389,400 positions for customer service representatives are expected to open each year. According to ziprecruiter.com, “the majority of Customer Service Representative salaries currently range between $28,000 (25th percentile) to $41,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $51,000 annually across the United States.”
Note: Salaries can vary widely depending on education, experience, employer, and even geographic area. Job and salary information is from ziprecruiter.com, and the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. Data is updated annually to reflect industry changes.
JOB OUTLOOK
Potential Career Paths
Demand for individuals skilled in providing professional and courteous customer service continues to rise and is expected to continue as businesses grow. Armed with the foundational problem-solving and communication skills taught in this program, you can leverage your knowledge and customer service skills into an entry-level position as part of a consumer support team.
This program will prepare you to take the HDI Customer Service Representative (HDI-CSR) certification exam.
Individuals who have earned these credentials have the skills to find jobs as:
Customer Service Agent
Sales and Customer Service Associate
COURSE OVERVIEW
Office – Customer Service
HDI-CSR
Equipped with a baseline of knowledge that will enable you to perform customer service tasks, coupled with the critical thinking and communication techniques you’ll master in this course, you’ll be set to perform several entry-level roles in today’s growing client-based job market.
The Office – Customer Service Representative is a course bundle comprised of Customer Service Representative (CSR) Exam Prep to give students the necessary skills and certifications to be able to achieve success at an entry-level job.
Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll be prepared to sit for the HDI Customer Service Representative (HDI-CSR) certification exam.
Scheduling Details
Schedule: Coursework available 24/7
Total Course Hours: 200
Estimated Completion Time:
- Students who commit 20 hours/week can complete in 10 weeks.
- Students who commit 10 hours/week can complete in 20 weeks.
Maximum time to complete: Students have access to the online course materials for 25 weeks.
Instruction & Evaluation Strategies
- Self-directed study
- Skills demonstrations and online activities to aid learning
- Quizzes and Exams
Books and Materials Used:
- The World of Customer Service, Third Edition (Physical Book)
- Certification exam vouchers are included in the cost of the program.
Outline/Modules
Customer Service Representative (CSR) Exam Prep Curriculum:
- Module 1: What is Customer Service
- Module 2: The Global Customer
- Module 3: Exceptional Customer Service
- Module 4: Customer Service Strategy
- Module 5: Critical Workplace Skills
- Module 6: Problem Solving
- Module 7: Extreme Customers and Customer Retention
- Module 8: Managing Customer Service
- Module 9: Communication Essentials
- Module 10: Customer-Focused Listening
- Module 11: Nonverbal Communication, Dress, and Manners
- Module 12: Telephone and Digital Communication
Upon successful completion students will be able to:
On completion of the Customer Service course, you will be able to:
- Assess customer business needs and exceed customer expectations.
- Resolve incidents quickly and consistently using critical thinking skills.
- Engage in active listening skills and effective communication strategies.
- Identify and defuse challenging customer behavior.
- Identify the core processes and best practices used in service and support.
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