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Customer Service Interview Questions

Prepare for your Customer Service interview. Understand the required skills and qualifications, anticipate the questions you may be asked, and study well-prepared answers using our sample responses.

Table of Contents
  1. Are you comfortable talking with people you don’t know?
  2. What are some of the most important qualities for someone in a customer service role?
  3. How would you deal with a difficult customer?
  4. What is your experience with customer service software?
  5. Provide an example of a time you went above and beyond for a customer.
  6. If a customer is angry and upset, how would you handle the situation?
  7. What would you do if you didn’t know the answer to a customer’s question?
  8. How well do you pay attention to detail?
  9. Do you have any experience working with inventory?
  10. When was the last time you received feedback on your customer service skills?
  11. We want to improve our customer service. Tell me about one thing you would do to improve it.
  12. Describe your experience working with people from different cultures.
  13. What makes you stand out from other candidates?
  14. Which customer service software are you most familiar with?
  15. What do you think is the most important aspect of customer service?
  16. How often do you think customer service professionals should update their knowledge and skills?
  17. There is a customer complaint that you don’t know how to handle. What do you do?