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Career Details :: Credit Authorizers

Description

Authorize credit charges against customers' accounts.

Experience

No previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a general office clerk even if he/she has never worked in an office before.

Education

These occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some may require a formal training course to obtain a license.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.

Tasks

• Files sales slips in customer's ledger for billing purposes.
• Verifies credit standing of customer from information in files, and approves or disapproves credit, based on predetermined standards.
• Receives charge slip or credit application by mail, or receives information from salespeople or merchants by phone.
• Keeps record of customer's charges and payments and mails charge statement to customer.
• Prepares credit cards or charge account plates.

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Important Abilities

• Near Vision
• Written Comprehension
• Number Facility
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression

General Work Activities

• Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
• Evaluating Information Against Standards
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Processing Information

Important Skills

• Active Listening
  
• Information Gathering
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Writing
  
• Speaking
  

Frequent Work Context

• Provide a Service to Others
• Deal With External Customers
• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Indoors
• Sitting

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