Customer Service Representative
Internal Revenue Service, IRS
Holtsville, NY
10.2022 - Current
- Answered incoming calls and emails, providing frontline customer support or assistance with product and service transactions.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Remained calm and professional in stressful circumstances and effectively diffused tense situations.
- De-escalated problematic customer concerns, maintaining calm, friendly demeanor.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills in resolving product and consumer complaints.
- Maintained detailed records of customer interactions, transactions and comments for future reference.
- Performed administrative tasks such as filing paperwork, updating databases and generating reports.
- Asked probing questions to determine service needs and accurately input information into electronic systems.
- Used proven techniques to de-escalate angry customers during telephone interactions.
- Upheld quality control policies and procedures to increase customer satisfaction.
- Improved customer service wait times to mitigate complaints.
- Mentored new employees on procedures and policies to maximize team performance.
- Identified areas of improvement in customer service processes and suggested changes accordingly.-3
- Identified areas of improvement in customer service processes and suggested changes accordingly.
- Kept records of customer interactions or transactions, thoroughly recording details of inquiries.
- Updated databases with new and modified customer data.