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Licensed Customer Service Representative
Allstate
Charlotte, NC, United States
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Job Description
This position is part of Allstate Brand Operations (ABO). In this role, as a Licensed Customer Service Representative, you will answer complex customer inquiries and/or resolve complex service concerns in order to support our customers. Licensed representatives are also responsible forinitiating and successfully closing cross sales opportunitiesand supporting marketing campaigns. Contacts are made through inbound and outbound calls in a way that enables the call center to meet its customer satisfaction and business performance goals. There will be extended periods of sitting while multitasking including use of various computer programs while interacting with the customer on the phone.
Overall Responsibilities include:
• Providing an exceptional experience to customers in order to meet performance goals.
• Resolving complex questions/issues and referring other inquiries to appropriate areas as needed. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of specific company products in order to portray confidence and credibility to customers.
• Proactively identify and act on cross-selling opportunities in order to increase household penetration and improve customer retention, applying effective selling and influencing techniques.
• Providing quotes for both auto and property premiums and bind policies.
• Prospecting for new business during routine customer calls.
Tentative Start Date: Friday, April, 27th 2018
Licensing Schedule (Initial 2 Weeks): Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Classroom Training Schedule (approximately 6 Weeks): 3:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Off Saturday and Sunday
Transition Schedule: 3:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Off Sunday and Tuesday / Some Holidays are Required
Work Schedule: 3:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Off Sunday and Tuessday / Some Holidays are Required
It is Allstate's goal to support our customers how, when and where they want to be served. The Customer Contact Center will provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a result, it is critical that all our team members can commit to a flexible work schedule that includes some weekends and holidays. Most call center employees work one weekend day, typically a Saturday, as a part of their normal work week. We do our best to provide a balance between work and personal life, and we will provide advanced notice of any changes in your work hours.
Compensation
Starting Salary:
$35,360 annually ($17/hr) - PLUS 10% second shift pay
If Bilingual: Includes ADDITIONAL 10% Bilingual Spanish Differential
• Excellent benefits starting on your first day of employment, including 401K, health, dental, vision and life insurance.
• $1000 bonus paid after 6 months of employment if hired with an active General Lines Property & Casualty License(License bonus does not apply to Allstate re-hires)
• $500 language bonus paid after 6 monthsof employment to new hires that pass the Spanish Language assessment.
It is Allstate's goal to support our customers how, when and where they want to be served. The Customer Contact Center will provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. As a result, it is critical that all our team members can commit to a flexible work schedule that includes some weekends and holidays. Most call center employees work one weekend day, typically a Saturday, as a part of their normal work week. We do our best to provide a balance between work and personal life, and we will provide advanced notice of any changes in your work hours.
Job Qualifications
• Communication skills, both oral and written
• Advanced - Basic PC aptitude with Word, Excel and the Internet
• Advanced – Flexibility
• Advanced - Team-oriented
• Advanced - Adaptability
• Minimum of one year of customer service experience (sales call center or insurance industry experience a plus)
• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Position requires General Lines Property and Casualty (P&C) licensing/Allstate appointment. Resident and non-resident licenses are required as is FBI fingerprinting (a State of North Carolina requirement).
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
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