Charmiqua Richards
***** ********* **.***.*** - Houston, TX 77060
*************@*****.*** - 832-***-****
• Over 2 years of extensive experience as a Receptionist and front desk agent
• Highly skilled in handling incoming calls and routing them appropriately
• In depth knowledge of maintaining office supplies and related inventory
• Well versed in data entry procedures and practices
• Computer – MS Office Suite, Office Management Software and Spreadsheets
WORK EXPERIENCE
Receptionist
Wood wind Lake rehabilitation - Houston, TX - January 2011 to December 2013
-Answered, screened and directed inbound phone calls.
-Received and assisted clients and escorted them to correct destinations; offices, rooms or meeting rooms.
-Performed general secretarial duties, including – meeting scheduling, appointment set up, faxing and mailing.
-Took verbal and written messages and transmitted them to exact person/destination.
-Received and sorted email and electronic deliveries.
-Maintained meeting diary – manually or electronically, as required.
-Accepted letters and packages delivered to the front desk and distributed to appropriate staff.
-Handled general requests for information and data.
-Interacted well with the public.
-Handled delicate situations, such as – customer requests, special needs and complaints.
-Performed basic customer service functions.
-Coordinated maintenance of the front desk reception area equipment, furniture, lighting, applications and
brochures.
-Maintained a neat, tidy and pleasant appearance of the reception area.
Sales Associate
Walmart - Tomball, TX - October 2008 to December 2010
Responsibilities
• Assisted customers with product selection and queries
• Investigated and resolved customer complaints
• Set up store displays
• Operated cash register as and when necessary
• Managed shelf stocking and pricing activities
• Handled inventory and stocks
• Reviewed merchandize movement
• Inspected merchandize for quality and quantity
Accomplishments
• Achieved sales goals by 100% in the year 2009 by putting in place excellent selling techniques
• Increased customer base by 30% during the year 2010 following excellence in customer services resulting
in recurring business
Skills Used
• Demonstrated ability to keep track of repeated customers, their likes and dislikes and their contact information
• Proven ability to anticipate customer responses
• High level of literacy in reading, writing, math and technology
EDUCATION
High school diploma
Westfield high school - Houston, TX
2006 to 2009