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2.5 KiB

Competences — live chat operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fde97584-d8e3-413e-a662-511c9055357e).

Essential

  • adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
  • characteristics of products (knowledge)
  • characteristics of services (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • discern written communication (skill/competence)
  • guarantee customer satisfaction (skill/competence)
  • handle tasks independently (skill/competence)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • information confidentiality (knowledge)
  • keep task records (skill/competence)
  • perform multiple tasks at the same time (skill/competence)
  • persuade clients with alternatives (skill/competence)
  • process data (skill/competence)
  • respond to inquiries in written form (skill/competence)
  • type at speed (skill/competence)
  • use internet chat (skill/competence)
  • work with e-services available to citizens (skill/competence)

Optional

  • answer incoming calls (skill/competence)
  • call-centre technologies (knowledge)
  • carry out active selling (skill/competence)
  • communication principles (knowledge)
  • e-commerce systems (knowledge)
  • e-procurement (knowledge)
  • exercise patience (skill/competence)
  • handle helpdesk problems (skill/competence)
  • knowledge base (knowledge)
  • perform data analysis (skill/competence)
  • perform escalation procedure (skill/competence)
  • prioritise requests (skill/competence)
  • provide customer follow-up services (skill/competence)
  • sales argumentation (knowledge)
  • use communication devices (skill/competence)
  • use communication techniques (skill/competence)
  • use customer relationship management software (skill/competence)
  • utilise cross-selling (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 10 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • customer service — 50 %
  • troubleshooting — 50 %
  • written communication — 30 %
  • customer support — 30 %
  • communication skills — 30 %
  • problem solving — 20 %
  • data entry — 20 %
  • typing — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • responding to inquiries — 40 %
  • documenting interactions — 30 %
  • providing information — 30 %
  • resolving issues — 20 %
  • customer engagement — 20 %
  • escalating issues — 20 %