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Discover the skills required to become a customer support specialist and deliver outstanding customer service, including building rapport and communicating effectively with customers, providing the right assistance at the right times, de-escalating intense situations, and creating customer value. This learning path was developed to support candidates applying for customer support consultant roles in North America at LinkedIn. To learn more, please visit

In this learning path,

  • Discover the fundamentals of outstanding customer service.
  • Learn how to communicate effectively with customers.
  • Practice your problem-solving skills.

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From LinkedIn Learning
Hours 7
Instructors Jeff Toister, Leslie O'Flahavan, Noah Fleming, Myra Golden, Jill Griffin
Language English
Subjects Business Personal Development Humanities

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Customer Support Rep. 2 $40k

IT Customer Support Rep $49k

IT Customer Support 1 2 $50k

Operations and Customer Support $52k

Customer Support and Sales $54k

Customer Systems Support $54k

Assistant IT Customer Support $57k

IT Customer Support 1 $60k

Receptionist; Customer Support $62k

Sales Support and Customer Support $69k

IT Customer Support 4 $75k

Customer Support Operations $116k

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From LinkedIn Learning
Hours 7
Instructors Jeff Toister, Leslie O'Flahavan, Noah Fleming, Myra Golden, Jill Griffin
Language English
Subjects Business Personal Development Humanities

Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).

Customer Support Rep. 2 $40k

IT Customer Support Rep $49k

IT Customer Support 1 2 $50k

Operations and Customer Support $52k

Customer Support and Sales $54k

Customer Systems Support $54k

Assistant IT Customer Support $57k

IT Customer Support 1 $60k

Receptionist; Customer Support $62k

Sales Support and Customer Support $69k

IT Customer Support 4 $75k

Customer Support Operations $116k

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