Try enlisting with an employment agency. If you don't have the computer skills you need, they'll teach you! And then they do the work finding you a job. When you do go for an interview, you'll be armed with proof from the agency that you are competent in whatever skills they've tested you for, which is a big plus. You can work with 2 or 3 agencies to increase your chances of getting a decent job too.Advice in getting a job in an office?
#1: You need to know how to spell and articulate!
#2: You need computer experience: Microsoft word, excel, access, power point and publisher.
#3: You need to know how to answer the phone and take messages as well as be able to properly forward messages.
#4: You need to know how to use various office equipment such as 10-key adding machine, copier, fax machine, etc.
If you have all these qualifications and can show you have the experience, you should not have any problem getting into a beginning position such as a receptionist.
See if the movie theater manger will let you work a few hours a week as his/her assistant, so that you can start gaining some experience.
Getting a job at a front desk as a receptionist is your best bet.
You need to be able to type reasonably well (more than 30 words per minute ideally) with a high degree of accuracy (no more than one mistake). Knowledge of Microsoft Word (how to set a tab and change fonts) and Microsoft Excel (how to write a basic formula) is good to have.
Know how to use a ten key by touch.
You will need to be able to talk on the phone professionally and not use slang. That means you say, ';can you please hold for a moment?'; versus saying ';just a sec!';
Dress nice, have impeccable grooming (hair in place, teeth brushed, nails filed, etc) and have a somewhat outgoing nature.
Your customer service experience is best suited for that type of entry level job, but you need to have the typing skills to back it up. Everything else can be taught.
Look for family members who run small businesses with an office. I worked for my uncle making circuit boards at one company, now this summer before I start college, I got a job like the one before said as an office assistant, basically doing what anyone asks, most of the time I answer the phones, and go on yahoo answers. watch out for scammers there seems to be a lot of that.
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