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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://web.scc.losrios.edu/custserv/2005/04/05</link>
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&lt;P align=center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://web.scc.losrios.edu/custserv/picture$35&quot; height=&quot;155&quot; width=&quot;233&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;students: &quot;&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;http://web.scc.losrios.edu/custserv/picture$30&quot; height=&quot;155&quot; width=&quot;233&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;instructors: &quot;&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P align=left&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=darkslategray size=5&gt;G&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;ood customer service is a requirement for business success, yet few people have ever been trained in the &quot;soft skills&quot; desired by employers. &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;Sacramento City College now offers a convenient, affordable solution. Each course is only nine hours long and the student earns 1/2 unit of college credit. This award-winning curriculum is offered on the Sacramento City College campus and at convenient, off-campus locations.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;COLOR: darkslategray; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; color=black size=4&gt;Learn how to deliver excellent customer service to increase sales and profits, reduce customer complaints, build customer loyalty, and foster employee teamwork and communication.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;SPAN dir=ltr&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Verdana&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;COLOR: darkslategray; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;Why is good customer service&amp;nbsp;so important?&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;96 % of unhappy customers leaving without saying anything&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;Unhappy customers tell an average of 13 people&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt; 
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=4&gt;It costs&amp;nbsp;five times more to gain a new customer than to keep an existing customer&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;&lt;SPAN style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: darkslategray; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;Employers tell us that one of the biggest challenges they face these days is finding employees with quality communication and interpersonal skills - skills that are critical to an employee&#146;s long-term success with both customers and fellow employees. That&#146;s what the Customer Service Academy is all about. We teach employees the vital soft skills that they need for success.&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot;&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;Take just one or two courses or take them all!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=&quot;Times New Roman,Times,Serif&quot; size=4&gt;Eight courses will earn the student a Customer Service Certificate of Completion.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;
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			<dc:creator>David Schaefer</dc:creator>
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