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Is being an order clerk a good fit for you?

Takes and processes orders for goods and services. Tells customers prices and delivery dates and keeps records.

What the work involves

  • Checks orders are complete and passes on incomplete ones for further work.
  • Gets customers' names, addresses, billing details, product numbers and item specifications and enters them on order forms.
  • Recommends goods or services that suit customers' needs.
  • Checks outgoing work matches what the customer asked for.

The interests that suit it

People in this work tend to be organising and persuading. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.

Hands-onLow. Building, fixing, and working with tools, machines, animals or the outdoors.
CuriousLow. Finding things out, solving problems, and working with ideas and data.
CreativeLow. Making things: art, writing, music, design and performance.
HelpingLow. Teaching, caring for and supporting people.
PersuadingSome. Leading, selling, and making the calls.
OrganisingStrong. Keeping things in order: records, numbers and systems.

How much training it needs

Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.

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