Career summary

Details for Counter and Rental Clerks


Description

Receive orders for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.

Tasks

  • Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
  • Prepare merchandise for display or for purchase or rental.
  • Recommend and provide advice on a wide variety of products and services.
  • Answer telephones to provide information and receive orders.
  • Greet customers and discuss the type, quality, and quantity of merchandise sought for rental.
  • Keep records of transactions and of the number of customers entering an establishment.
  • Prepare rental forms, obtaining customer signature and other information, such as required licenses.
  • Receive, examine, and tag articles to be altered, cleaned, stored, or repaired.
  • Inspect and adjust rental items to meet needs of customer.
  • Explain rental fees, policies, and procedures.
  • Reserve items for requested times and keep records of items rented.
  • Receive orders for services, such as rentals, repairs, dry cleaning, and storage.
  • Rent items, arrange for provision of services to customers, and accept returns.
  • Provide information about rental items, such as availability, operation, or description.
  • Advise customers on use and care of merchandise.
  • Allocate equipment to participants in sporting events or recreational activities.

Interests

  • Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
  • Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Education, training, experience

  • Education - These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
  • Training - Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
  • Experience - Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.

Knowledge

  • English Language -Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Computers and Electronics -Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Administration and Management -Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Sales and Marketing -Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Clerical -Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Customer and Personal Service -Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills

None found.

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