• Syracuse, NY
  • $16–$19 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
1 day ago

Job Description

The Receptionist position will involve answering multiple phone lines, providing customer service to agency customers, greeting office visitors throughout the day, drafting letters & reports, and other additional clerical duties as directed by the agency owner or associates.

Salary Range: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour


Benefits

Hourly Base Salary Based on Experience

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Hands on Training

Career Growth Opportunities

Retirement Plan


Responsibilities

  • Solicits for new business via telephone, networking, and other lead sources.
  • Process customer policy change requests.
  • Secure all Trailing Documents from customers.
  • Handle all incoming claim calls from customers.
  • Complete Evidence of Insurance requests.
  • Immediately greet all customers, entering the office, in a friendly and helpful manner.
  • Take premium payments from customers.
  • Ask each customer for referrals and explain our referral program.
  • Treat each customer contact as a cross and up-sell opportunity including financial products.
  • Verify phone numbers, addresses and email addresses with each customer contact and update customer information.
  • Answer incoming phone calls on the first ring.
  • Provideexceptional customer service.
  • Call prospective customers by operating VOIP telephones, automatic dialing systems, and other internet technologies.
  • Cold call, direct email and perform other lead generation activities.
  • Schedule appointments for sales staff to meet prospective customers.

Requirements
  • Possess a genuine willingness to learn, be intuitive and resourceful and be coachable.
  • Possess an upbeat, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
  • Be a great self-starter with a sense of urgency.
  • Proficiency to multi-task, follow-thru and follow-up.
  • Excellent Communication/interpersonal skills.
  • Must have ability to multi-task.
  • Must be highly self-motivated.
  • Professional phone etiquette.
  • Excellent Spelling and Grammar skills.
  • Great Customer Service Skills.
  • Problem-Solving Capabilities.
  • Works well with other employees and is a team player with a positive attitude.
  • Strong work ethic and leadership skills.
  • Ability to tactfully handle stressful and difficult situations.
  • Be capable of handling customer rejection.
  • Bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish is beneficial.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSyracuse, NY
Salary$16–$19 Per Hour

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
  • Claims Processingunmatched
  • Cold Calling Skillsunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Direct Emailunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Internet Technologyunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Lead Generationunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Multilingualunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Retirement Planunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sales Prospectingunmatched
  • Spanish Languageunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Telephone Skillsunmatched
  • Up-Sellingunmatched
  • VoIP (Voice over IP)unmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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