A great career awaits you at CenturyLink!

CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides broadband, voice and wireless services to consumers and businesses across the country and advanced entertainment services under the CenturyLink™ Prism™ TV and DIRECTV brands. In addition, the company provides data, voice and managed services to business, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. CenturyLink also is recognized as a leader in the network services market by key technology industry analyst firms, and is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises through Savvis, a CenturyLink company. CenturyLink's customers range from Fortune 500 companies in some of the country's largest cities to families living in rural America. Headquartered in Monroe, La., CenturyLink is an S&P 500 company and is included among the Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations. For more information, visit www.centurylink.com.

The Sales & Care Representatives are an integral part of our team as they are the front line voice to our customers. In this role you will be responsible for fielding inbound calls from potential and existing customers and selling our products and services.

Please PREVIEW the job by watching the "Day in the Life of a CSR" video: http://www.centurylink.com/Pages/AboutUs/CompanyInformation/Careers/callCenterCareersVideo.jsp

Sales and Care Representatives will be hired as temporary, full-time employees and may transition to regular, full-time positions depending on attendance, performance and position availability. During the temporary period employees are not eligible for CenturyLink benefits. If a temporary Sales and Care Representative transitions to a regular, full-time position, benefits will be available according to company policy.

Training for this position will begin on January 28, 2013.
Responsible for fielding inbound calls from potential and existing customers and selling CenturyLink products and services on every call

Performing credit reviews, establishing accounts in the billing system, and providing customer service and solutions to problems

In addition to a base pay of $10.50/hour, Sales & Care Representatives are assigned monthly sales quotas and must maintain customer service quality expectations to attain additional targeted sales incentive, which is approximately $9,900 yearly for meeting 100% of the goal!

Minimum Qualifications:

Ability to meet and exceed monthly sales quotas

Terrific oral and written communications skills

Strong customer focus

Excellent punctuality and work attendance history

Proficient in multi-tasking within several computer applications and databases

Able to handle a high volume of phone calls in a structured environment

Must be flexible to work various shifts, including Saturdays, evenings, and holidays as necessary

Ability to pass a drug screen and background check

Preferred Qualifications:

· Prior sales experience in a customer-facing environment

· Experience in an inbound or outbound call center

· Work experience that reflects stability

Be an integral part of the action and grow with us as we lead the communications industry into the future. Take command of your career: submit your interest today!