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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

call centre agent

Call centre agents handle incoming or outgoing customer calls for a business.

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Description

Call centre agents handle incoming or outgoing customer calls for a business. They call existing and prospective customers to promote goods and services. They also obtain sales and arrange sales visits.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
credit card paymentscharacteristics of productscharacteristics of services
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
teamwork principlescommunication principlese-procuremente-commerce systemsknowledge base
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
keep task recordscommunicate by telephoneprocess datatolerate stressuse customer relationship management softwarecreate solutions to problemsspeak different languagesguarantee customer satisfactionhave computer literacyadapt to changing situationslisten activelyhandle tasks independentlypresent reportsperform multiple tasks at the same time
OPTIONALOptional competences
provide ICT supporthandle helpdesk problemsapply operations for an ITIL-based environmentperform escalation procedureprioritise requestsprovide customer follow-up serviceseducate on data confidentialitythink proactivelyperform data analysisanswer incoming calls

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

32 total
17 essential · 15 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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