What are the duties and responsibilities of a receptionist?

What are the duties and responsibilities of a receptionist?

A Receptionist’s duties and responsibilities include greeting visitors, helping them navigate through an office, and supplying them with refreshments as they wait. In addition, they maintain calendars for appointments, sort mail, make copies, and plan travel arrangements.

What is a job description SHRM?

A job description is a useful, plain-language tool that explains the tasks, duties, function and responsibilities of a position. It details who performs a specific type of work, how that work is to be completed, and the frequency and the purpose of the work as it relates to the organization’s mission and goals.

How do you list a job description?

Here are steps to write job responsibilities for a company’s job listing:

  1. Define job title.
  2. Identify job duties relevant to the position.
  3. List duties by importance.
  4. Detail the requirements and qualifications.
  5. Proofread and read out loud.
  6. Send to the hiring manager and human resources department for verification.

What does a receptionist job description look like?

Receptionist Job Descritption. Greet vendors, customers, job applicants and other visitors and arrange for transportation services when needed. Direct visitors by maintaining employee and department directories. May operate a switchboard to route incoming calls and place outgoing calls.

Why should I join SHRM?

There’s no cause we can’t effect when we come together as one HR. SHRM members have exclusive access to more than 1,000 job description templates (see below). SHRM also offers a premium Job Description Manager that lets employers create, maintain and organize job descriptions online without any software downloads.

How many job descriptions do SHRM members have?

Job Descriptions Save. SHRM members have exclusive access to more than 1,000 job description templates (see below). SHRM also offers a premium Job Description Manager that lets employers create, maintain and organize job descriptions online without any software downloads.

How do I advertise a job as a receptionist?

Create a receptionist task list and include it when you advertise a receptionist job. Use the receptionist job description and duties above to get started and add to or expand on the skills and qualifications you’d like to have in your next hire.