Entry-level receptionist jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles
A receptionist is the first person visitors and callers meet. Beyond greeting, the job covers phones, visitor logs, mail, rooms and small admin tasks.
What a receptionist does
In the administrative and office family of jobs. Roles that run the front office, calendars, records and records requests.
A typical day
- 1. Greet visitors and callers
- 2. Route calls and messages
- 3. Manage meeting rooms and mail
- 4. Update schedules
- 5. Support the office team
Do you need experience?
Entry-level receptionist jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
Open entry-level receptionist jobs
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Skills for receptionist jobs
The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.
Skills to build or show
- 1. Friendly communication
- 2. Phone systems
- 3. Computer basics
- 4. Organization
- 5. Composure
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The market for receptionist work
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- Open entry-level receptionist jobs
- 0
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Questions about receptionist jobs
- What does a receptionist do?
- A receptionist is the first person visitors and callers meet. Beyond greeting, the job covers phones, visitor logs, mail, rooms and small admin tasks. A typical day includes: greet visitors and callers; route calls and messages; manage meeting rooms and mail; update schedules; support the office team.
- Can I get an entry-level receptionist job with no experience?
- Entry-level receptionist jobs exist, but none are open on the career sites we track at this moment, so we cannot say how many ask for experience. Each posting states its own requirements, so read the requirements section before you decide a job is out of reach.
- What skills do you need to be a receptionist?
- The skills this job uses most are friendly communication, phone systems, computer basics, organization, composure. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
- Where can a receptionist job lead?
- People in this job commonly move to administrative assistant, executive assistant, medical receptionist, customer service representative. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.
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