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Customer Service – Temporary Work from Home Opportunity

About the Job


1-800-FLOWERS. ​COM’s customer contact center, recent winner of the global call center of the year award, is currently recruiting agents for its Work from Home Customer Service team.​ This team provides professional, courteous, responsive and accurate service to our customers from the comfort and convenience of their home office.​ Sales and Service Specialists serve as the first contact customers have with the company and will be responsible for the effective and efficient handling of customer needs.​ The Sales and Service Specialists will be completing transactions in real time, working simultaneously with multiple software applications; consistently following up on promises and commitments on a timely basis; appropriately identifying and escalating unresolved issues.

Successful candidates will meet the following qualifications:

• Must be a resident and live in the following states Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Illinois ,Montana, New Hampshire New Mexico,  New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, and Virginia
• Highly PC literate and have their own PC with a reliable high-speed Internet connection
• Ability to type 35 words per minute is essential
• Prior call center experience strongly preferred
• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and have a high school diploma or GED to apply
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.​ Fundamental math skills required
• Strong sales skills
• Highly motivated and Dependable

Hardware, Software, Workstation Specifications: Minimum Requirements

o Internet Connection:

o Cable or DSL provider (No Wireless or Satellite), VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) compatible.
o Minimum up load speed: 500 kbps
o Minimum down load speed: 1.​5 mbps

o Computer Hardware:

o 1.​8 GHZ Processor ( minimum of a Pentium 4 processor or equivalent processor)
o 1 GB of RAM
o Sound card with speakers
o 17″ Flat Panel Display recommended (capable of 1280 x 1024), 15″ minimum

o Telephone Requirement:

o Dedicated telephone line with the ability to disable features such as call waiting, forwarding, etc.​ No cellular/​wireless phones are permitted.

o Digital Telephones & VoIP Telephones are permitted as your alternate telephone lines.​  Services such as Magic Jack that connect through a USB port are not permitted.

o A corded telephone with headset capability.​ Must be a corded traditional telephone.​ No cordless telephone allowed.
Please note you will need both a USB headset and a separate headset for your landline telephone

o Headsets Requirement:

o USB headset (PC compatible) with a built-in digital signal processor has a noise-cancelling microphone
o You will also need a good quality telephone headset compatible with your land line telephone.

• Computer Software:

o Windows XP  Vista Operating  or Windows7 system
o Internet Explorer 6.​0 or  above
o Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word and Excel WinZip, Adobe Acrobat reader.​ – Free download available on the Web
o Antivirus Software: Valid software with current and updated virus definitions.
o AIM: Free download available at http://www.​aim.​com
o A personal email account with a professional user name.

• Office Furniture: A sturdy desk and a comfortable sturdy chair at a comfortable height with adequate back support.​ (5 legged chair highly recommended)
• Battery Backup: UPS/​Battery Power Supply including surge
• Your workstation must be in a private, quiet area away from others in your residence and background noise

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