Front Desk Specialist

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Waltham, MA, USA
In-Office
Junior
Software
The Role
The Front Desk Specialist will greet visitors, manage incoming calls, handle mail, monitor supplies, and assist with clerical duties.
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About the Front Desk Representative Position

We're looking for an agreeable Front Desk Representative to be the first point of contact for all of our on-site visitors. You'll be maintaining and executing on all receptionist and clerical duties at the desk of our main entrance.

The ideal candidate will have a friendly, easygoing personality in addition to being perceptive and disciplined. You should be able to deal with complaints, learn quickly, and give accurate information. A customer-oriented approach is essential.

We want you to make our guests and visitors feel appreciated and valued while on our premises.

Front Desk Representative Responsibilities
  • Keep our front desk clean, presentable and stocked with all the necessary material (pens, forms, paper, etc)

  • Greet and welcome guests

  • Answer questions and address complaints

  • Answer all incoming calls and redirect them. Take and deliver messages as necessary

  • Receive incoming letters, packages, etc and distribute them

  • Prepare outgoing mail by drafting correspondence, securing parcels, etc

  • Check, sort, and forward emails as required

  • Monitor office supplies and place orders when necessary

  • Keep updated records and files

  • Monitor office expenses and costs

  • Take up other duties as assigned (travel arrangements, schedules, etc)

Front Desk Representative Requirements
  • Some experience as a front desk representative, agent, or relevant position

  • Familiarity with office machines (e.g. fax, printer etc.)

  • Knowledge of office management and basic bookkeeping

  • Proficient in English (oral and written)

  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and Word)

  • Strong communication and people skills

  • Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Customer service orientation

  • High School diploma; additional qualifications will be a plus

Top Skills

Excel
MS Office
Word
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The Company
HQ: Waltham, MA
399 Employees
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

As a market leader in integrated talent management and learning solutions, PeopleFluent helps companies hire, develop, reward, and advance a skilled and motivated workforce. Deployed separately or as a suite, our software spans recruitment, performance, compensation, succession, and learning—tailored for either large or mid-enterprise organizations. We deliver unmatched functionality and flexibility, recognized by leading analysts, to develop people, drive performance and deliver results. Our talent solutions unify talent processes within a collaborative experience that enables HR and L&D teams to guide managers and employees with contextual learning—right in the flow of work. A part of Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG), PeopleFluent provides world-class service and an unparalleled ecosystem of partners to optimize employee experience, employer brand, and business results.

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