If you are a student or contemplating a career change, you know that there’s plenty of career advice out there. However, it tends to offer pointers on careers that are currently hot or that will be in the future. Some of these jobs are indeed great employment prospects, and some of them will be occupations that are extinct a decade from now. And then there are the “solid” jobs, jobs that offer vital services and are always in demand. Customer service positions are proving to be the best of both worlds, offering a much in demand career that is projected to grow within the next decade. Read on to learn why customer service is definitely a field to consider.
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How to Know if Customer Service is the Right Job for You
I’ve been working in the customer service front line for more than 7 years and to be honest, in the beginning I was not sure if it was the right job for me. As a young person, which way can you find it out? When you have little experience, your chances of figuring out what you are really fit for are very small. That’s because you often tend to confuse the mental and emotional states you simply have by yourself and the thoughts and emotions which your job triggers in you. For example, you may be unhappy about something in your life and then you get to deal with a difficult customer at work. Of course, the conversation goes very tough and you become even more unhappy and start feeling this is not the right job for you. You just can’t handle it! Does it mean, however, you are not fit for the job? Surely, no. With more experience, perhaps having the possibility to try different tasks or jobs, observing other people in their workplaces, you gradually start to understand what makes a certain job a fit or not a fit just for you.
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