Customer Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Customer Service

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Customer Skills List in Customer Service

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Customer role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Customer job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 85% of Customer job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
85%
admin
12%
reception
10%
customer services
10%
telephone manner
10%
call centre
10%
administrative
8%
communication skills
8%
computer literate
8%
written communication
6%
warranty
6%
administration
6%
customer care
6%
receptionist duties
6%
facilities
4%
helpdesk
4%
planner
4%
telephone
4%
advisor
4%
shiftwork
4%
client services
4%
outbound calls
4%
events
4%
library
4%
sales
4%
clients
4%
ms office
4%
saas
4%
customer success
4%
calls
4%
customer
4%
customer complaints
4%
customers
4%
organisational skills
4%
administrator
4%
general administration
4%
contact centre
4%
sales support
4%
crm databases
4%
customer satisfaction
4%
phone manner
4%
problem solving
4%
property
4%
german
2%
technology
2%
compressed air
2%
service engineers
2%
technical
2%
advanced excel
2%
cold calling
2%
communications
2%
telecommunications
2%
b2b
2%
recruiting
2%
communication
2%
dynamic
2%
proactive
2%
customer support manager
2%
cross selling
2%
project management
2%
upselling
2%
analytical skills
2%
customer success manager
2%
project administration
2%
saas solutions
2%
system implementation
2%
call handler
2%
consumer
2%
office support
2%
repairs
2%
engineering
2%
manufacturer
2%
inbound calls
2%
true team player
2%
engineer
2%
mechanical
2%
account manager
2%
sales administration
2%
sales order processing
2%
excel
2%
outlook
2%
word
2%
account management
2%
claims
2%
insurance
2%
microsoft office
2%
order processing
2%
analytics
2%
automotive industry
2%
customer support
2%
ecommerce
2%
jira
2%
product specialists
2%
business administration
2%
logistics
2%
customer service administrator
2%
manager
2%
asbestos
2%
construction
2%
customer service manager
2%
demolition
2%
hazardous waste
2%
skip hire
2%
waste
2%
waste management
2%
business banking
2%
commercial banking
2%
financial services
2%
telephone banking
2%
customer experience
2%
assistants
2%
creative
2%
hospitality
2%
retail
2%
administrative support
2%
enquiries
2%
front house
2%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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