I have over 20+ years full time working experience in higher education and in customer service roles. I have a proven history of producing accurate and timely quality work. I thrive in deadline/result driven environments and have a passion for personal growth and strong desire to advance my career within Western Governors University. Skilled at building and maintaining professional relationships.
*Interact with students via telephone and email correspondence providing education on WGU programs and enrollment requirements. Along with evaluating students' academic goals to align with degree program selection
*Provide continued student outreach by setting appointments to ensure enrollment progress is made and deadlines met. Additionally, resolving/mitigating student concerns
*Collaborated with other departments to ensure a streamlined enrollment process. I was my team's transcript liaison. which is the main communicator with that dept
*Conducted team and department wide reinforcement trainings. Worked as a new hire mentor for my direct manager which involved transitioning new hires onto our team
*Promoted to a Continuing Graduate Specialist which is a more complex enrollment process requiring great detail and analysis of profile information
*Completed Emerging Leader Training
*Respond to all general student inquiries regarding financial aid and student accounts functions in a timely manner with the objective of providing student resolution during their first call or interaction
*Provide support to, enrollment/admissions representatives, mentors and other WGU staff to serve our students
*Must stay abreast of Federal and State Regulatory changes to ensure that WGU operates in compliance with all applicable regulations
*Utilize available resources such as the Knowledge Base, Student Handbook, and internal systems. Accurately track all interactions with students within our Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
*Identify, evaluate and prioritize caller needs, questions and concerns
*Formulate plans of resolution and respond appropriately and efficiently
*Maintain and restore customer satisfaction and partner with other teams as needed.
*Perform problem analysis, problem determination and recommended resolutions to the callers
*Meet or exceed established call center metrics, attendance standards and quality levels
*Use computer tools to accurately process and document information
*Provide accurate information about ServiceMaster programs and services
*Escalate issues internally and follow up on escalated issues
*Accustomed to working in fast-paced environments with the ability to think quickly and successfully handle difficult situations to meet deadlines
*Receives and displays entertainment products and helps customers with their technology needs in a timely manner
*Reports customer issues, security risks, shrink opportunities, and problems with entertainment products, services, and work areas
*Proactively interact with customers bringing a strong sales focus to the role Excellent communicator
*Maintaining store operations, ensuring a positive store experience for other employees and customers
*Builds customer relationship. Resolve customers’ issues and demonstrate empathy for customers’ situations when needed
*Process transactions quickly and without errors while utilizing the computerized point of sale system to complete both credit and cash transactions and maintains member accounts
Adaptability
Communication skills
Problem-solving
Time management
Interpersonal skills
Leadership Skills