From the course: Customer Service at Your First Retail Job

Employee benefits of top-notch customer service

From the course: Customer Service at Your First Retail Job

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Employee benefits of top-notch customer service

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- Why is learning how to deliver top notch customer service at your first retail job so important? Whether your goals are to become a business executive, business owner, or a professional you must master the skill of treating others well if you want to be successful. When you deliver top notch customer service to all your customers, even the difficult ones, your boss and others will take notice. Employee of the month, bonuses, and other perks are awarded to the employees that are performing at the highest levels. When you take care of your customers, they feel better about you and your company and will spend more money on your products and services. When you set a good example of treating your customers well, everybody wins. When you are acknowledged for being outstanding at customer service, you set a positive example for your peers. When you master building relationships and helping others, you become recognized as a leader. Leaders get promotions, especially when you help your peers get positive results as well. That may be a management position, more responsibility, an opportunity to gain more knowledge, or even an opportunity to get a raise. The highest performing employees in a company are typically the highest paid. When I first discovered these retail customer service skills, I was a server at a popular restaurant. I used these skills to ultimately pay for my school and even my car. I applied these skills to my other retail jobs in banking and men's fashion, my corporate career, and eventually my own companies. Ultimately, once you learn and master these skills, you'll gain invaluable benefits in customer service that you can apply to any industry and any job or company that you're with. You can use these skills for advancement and success for the rest of your career.

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