Job description Automobile Dealerships Service Representative in the Northwest Region

Find out what work is like for an automobile dealerships service representative in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other customer and information services representatives (NOC 64409).

Other customer and information services representatives

Description

Other customer and information services representatives answer enquiries, provide information regarding an establishment's goods, services and policies and provide customer services such as receiving payments and processing requests for services. They are employed by retail establishments, contact centres, insurance, telecommunications and utility companies and other establishments throughout the private and public sectors.

Work week duration

Other customer and information services representatives usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Other customer and information services representatives have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Customer service representatives in retail establishments
  • Answer, in person or on the phone, enquiries from customers
  • Investigate complaints regarding the establishment's goods, services and policies
  • Arrange for refunds, exchange and credit for returned merchandise
  • Receive account payments
  • Receive credit and employment applications.
  • Contact centre agents
  • Take customer orders for goods or services
  • Promote goods or services
  • Respond to enquiries and emergencies
  • Investigate complaints and update accounts.
  • Customer service representatives in insurance, telecommunication, utility and similar companies
  • Explain the type and cost of services offered
  • Order services
  • Provide information about claims or accounts
  • Update accounts, initiate billing and process claim payments, and receive payment for services.
  • Information services representatives
  • Provide information to customers and the public concerning goods, services, schedules, rates, regulations and policies in response to telephone and in-person enquiries.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Sitting
  • Handling material manually
  • Making repetitive motions

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Other customer and information services representatives are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Retail establishments

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 64409), and a list of similar occupations:

  • accounts information clerk
  • bus information clerk
  • complaints clerk - customer service
  • contact centre agent - customer service
  • courtesy desk clerk
  • customer service representative - call centre
  • enquiries clerk
  • information clerk - customer service
  • lost-and-found clerk
  • order desk agent
  • public relations clerk
  • tourist information clerk

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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