Call Center Associate

Now hiring for a Call Center Associate

Location: Bloomington, MN

Pay Rate: $20.00 - $21.00 per hour

Schedule: 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm

Keep Calm and Lead the Call Center Chaos

"I enjoy working with Staffmark; they help keep you in the loop regarding new job openings. They are very friendly and professional. They do their best to ensure their employees are treated fairly and kindly." - Staffmark Call Center Associate

Ready to lead? Apply now and let's go!

You've done the calls. Now it's time to lead the team. Now hiring a Call Center Associate to bring energy, skill, and leadership to our call center, guiding a crew that keeps customers happy and business moving.

This role is responsible for

• Recruiting and generating participants for client market research projects with the utmost integrity and professionalism.
• Screen participants, follow up on leads and conduct research to identify potential participants including targeted web search in specific databases.
• Achieve set metrics such as recruiting and participation goals, number of calls, and other pertinent metrics.
• Able to work in an environment that is both repetitive and ever changing.
• Must possess a professional, polished, and assertive business communication style. You should also feel comfortable conversing with all levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, manage projects and understand a sense of urgency and production balance with excellent customer service, quality, and professionalism.
• Ensure that data collected is reliable and valid; that the work performed falls within the framework of the project's schedule of work.
• Being able to assist in varying data entry tasks including label making, screener entry, and report population if recruiting is light for a period of time.

Requirements:

• A high school diploma or GED (college classes are a bonus).
• 1+ year in a call center, plus experience leading or supervising a team.
• The communication skills to coach, motivate, and keep people on track.
• A cool head under pressure and the problem-solving skills to back it up.
• Tech confidence with Microsoft Office, CRMs, and dialers.
• The ability to juggle priorities and stay sharp in a fast-paced setting.
• An eye for details and a drive to deliver quality work.
• The dependability to show up, set the tone, and lead by example

Desired Skills

• Time management, project follow up and follow through, overcome objections and closing strategies.
• Follows procedures and policy.
• Ability to build rapport with gatekeepers and potential participants.
• Positive and enthusiastic self-starter and team player
• Data tracking as you go - able to type 45+ words per minute.
• Past telemarketing experience demonstrating the ability to organize yourself and make the required call volume consistently each day.
• Must be self-motivated and goal orientated.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills with a confident and outgoing personality
• Ability to work in a fast paced, people intensive work environment.
• Process multiple projects simultaneously

Benefits:

• Good weekly paychecks you can count on
• Health, Dental, Vision + Life Insurance
• Optional 401(k) savings plan
• A company that's got your back

At Staffmark, we connect hardworking people with great companies, creating opportunities that make a lasting impact.

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