About Customer Service

Customer services provides advice to customers who are purchasing the companies services or products.

Being involved in customer services means dealing with customer both over the phone and face to face. You will have to be a resilient individual as you will have to deal with unhappy customers and customer complaints.

Many businesses have their own in-house customer services, but some companies choose to outsource their customer services; or the business is a customer services business.

Roles within the customer service vary from call centres, online support platforms, face to face service and many more. The majority of customer service roles can be entered at an entry level position or an apprenticeship. For higher level roles experience would be required.

Roles within customer services means that you will gain key transferable skills and this will enable you to move sectors and industries if you wish to do so.

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Closing Date:
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£12.71 per hour
Location:
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Main description Do you have a warm personality and natural skill for organisation? Are you passionate about wellness and exceptional customer service? Bannatyne Group, a leader in the health and wellness, is looking for a welcoming and efficient Spa Reception...
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Retail Sales Adviser - DFS
Closing Date:
13th November 2026
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£12.71 per hour with an OTE of £30,000
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
DFS are the leading sofa retail specialist in the UK, helping people find a comfy seat on their great quality sofas since 1969. Main description It takes a whole lot of passion to be at the centre of what makes a house feel like home — and that’s just what we....
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Retail Optical Assistant - Vision Express Colchester
Closing Date:
20th November 2026
Salary:
TBC
Location:
Colchester, Essex
Vision Express, are now part of the EssilorLuxottica group. EssilorLuxottica is aleading global retailer, delivering high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. The high-quality eye care offered by EssilorLuxottica include...
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Part Time Retail Optical Assistant - Vision Express
Closing Date:
20th November 2026
Salary:
TBC
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Vision Express, is now part of the EssilorLuxottica group. EssilorLuxottica is a leading global retailer, delivering high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. The high-quality eye care offered by EssilorLuxottica include...
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Retail Optical Assistant – Vision Express
Closing Date:
20th November 2026
Salary:
TBC
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Vision Express, ia now part of the EssilorLuxottica group. EssilorLuxottica is a leading global retailer, delivering high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. The high-quality eye care offered by EssilorLuxottica include...
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Retail Sales Adviser - Weird Fish
Closing Date:
21st November 2026
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£13.00 per hour
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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