| When you are looking for a receptionist for your | | | | expertise. Your receptionist might also handle creating |
| company you should look for qualities like an engaging | | | | and updating Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and Excel |
| personality, a fast and friendly smile and great | | | | spreadsheets. Some receptionists have a lot of down |
| customer service skills. A face to face interview | | | | time when they can help out with various office |
| should always be done to fill a receptionist position as | | | | projects. Be sure to list it in your advertisement if you |
| this is the face of your company. It could be the first | | | | require your new receptionist to have skills creating |
| contact that anyone has with your company or | | | | PowerPoint and Excel documents. This can help you |
| organization so you want to be sure that the | | | | reduce the pool of viable applicants and make it easier |
| receptionist fits your brand and conveys a friendly and | | | | to interview qualified candidates. |
| helpful demeanor. | | | | Not everyone works well under pressure but your |
| The receptionist also needs to have the technical skills | | | | receptionist would need to be able to stay cool and |
| needed for the job. The candidate for the job should | | | | calm no matter what goes on in the office. They need |
| be able to multi task and still keep a pleasant attitude. | | | | to know who to escalate to and how to keep visitors |
| They should be able to answer multiple phone lines, | | | | from turning too irate and disruptive. This is not an |
| answer and respond to questions from office visitors, | | | | easy task to do but a great receptionist would have |
| and handle all other tasks you are assigning to the | | | | no difficulty with it. Check their references and ask |
| position. Many times a receptionist will also handle | | | | how they handled pressure and deadlines. Ask about |
| shipping and receiving as well as the regular mail. | | | | their work ethics and if they made a good team |
| When listing the receptionist job as open be sure to list | | | | player. Once you do all these tasks you are sure to |
| your requirements. Some receptionist jobs are much | | | | hire a great receptionist for your company. |
| harder than others and require more knowledge and | | | | |