Office Receptionist, skills required for career growth

People will forget what you said,

People will forget what you did,

But people will never forget how you made them feel.

- Maya Angelou

Receptionists are vital role in making companies to run more smoothly. One makes overall idea about the organization from them. Thus Professional receptionists deliver excellence in their service and create good impression on behalf of the organization. To know more about it, following are the responsibilities involved and skill required in this job:

Responsibilities:

• Attends incoming and outgoing calls.
• Greet persons entering in the organization.
• Checking the appointment time, date with the office visitors.
• Informing concern official about the visitors, appointment if any.
• Directing office visitors to meet the respective person.
• Keeping the details of staff movements in and out of the company.
• Maintaining proper visitors record.
• Involve in few general administrative work.
• As profession demands, following good time management.
• Provides clerical support, if necessary.

 Skills:

• Any graduates.
• Should have pleasing personality.
• Strong hold in verbal and written communication skills
• Should know telephone and email etiquettes.
• Should be aware of Time management & Organizational skills
• Dedicated and career oriented.
• Possess positive attitude.
• No doubt, should be highly organized, motivated and result-driven.
• Good knowledge of using computer, printers and scan machine etc.
• Knowledge in MS -office etc.