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Customer Service Representative

Circle K · Champaign, IL · $15.00–$15.25 an hour · Part time

Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about any customer service or cashier experience you have.

What they are checking: Whether they have worked with the public before, since the job is mostly helping customers fast.

The posting asks for regular and predictable attendance. How do you make sure you show up on time every shift?

What they are checking: Whether they are reliable, since a missed shift can leave a store with only one person.

What would you do

Some of these openings are overnight shifts. How do you feel about working overnights, and how would you stay alert?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle overnight work, which many of these listings require.

A customer gets angry because a pump will not take their card. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they stay calm, find a fix like paying inside and keep the customer moving.

The job includes making purchase suggestions. How would you suggest an item without sounding pushy?

What they are checking: Whether they can add sales naturally, which the posting lists as part of the role.

There is a line at the register and the coffee station is empty. What do you do first?

What they are checking: Whether they can juggle tasks and keep both customers and the store in good shape.

What would you do if someone tried to rob the store?

What they are checking: Whether they put their own safety first and follow training instead of resisting.

About the work

How do you check ID when someone buys tobacco, alcohol or lottery tickets?

What they are checking: Whether they take age-restricted sales seriously, since mistakes can cost the store fines or its license.

How do you make sure your cash drawer balances at the end of your shift?

What they are checking: Whether they are careful with money and follow cash handling steps.

Circle K stores have a food program. What do you know about keeping food fresh and safe?

What they are checking: Whether they understand basic food safety like hold times, temperatures and handwashing.

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The full job description

As published by Circle K.

Store 4701403: 59 E Green, Champaign, Illinois 61820 Shift Availability Evenings (Weekdays + Weekend Availability Required) Time Type Part time Customer Service Representative We want you to join our team as a Customer Service Representative. If you have the desire to be challenged, work in a fast-paced, fun environment and to grow your career - look no further. As a Customer Service Representative, you will enjoy: • Medical, Vision, Dental, & Life Insurance/Short & Long Term Disability • Flexible Schedules • Weekly Pay • Weekly Bonus Potential • Large, Stable Employer • Fast Career Opportunities • Work With Fun, Motivated People • Task Variety • Paid Comprehensive Training • 401K With a Competitive Company Match • Flexible Spending/Health Savings Accounts • Tuition Reimbursement Your key responsibilities: You will greet customers, run the register, cashier, make purchase suggestions and sometimes work with our food program. There is never a dull moment as you will be working around the store (inside and out) in many different areas to help maintain our high standards for store appearance and provide fast and friendly service to our customers. Provide regular and predicable onsite attendance. You will interact with many customers daily, all while working with a fun, energetic team accomplishing daily tasks around the store! You are good at: • Selling products to customers • Providing excellent customer care • Communication and friendly conversation • Performing at a quick pace while having fun • Working as part of a team to accomplish daily goals • Coming up with great ideas to solve problems • Thinking quickly and offering suggestions Great if you have: • Retail and customer service experience • Sales associate or cashiering experience • High school diploma or equivalent • Motivation to advance in your career! • Willingness to learn and have fun! Physical Requirements: • Ability to stand and/or walk for up to 8 hours • Lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead up to 30 minutes in a shift • Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 60 pounds from ground to waist level • Push/pull with arms up to a force of 20 pounds • Bend at the waist with some twisting up to one hour a shift • Grasp, reach and manipulate objects with hands. This handwork requires eye-hand coordination, and may require climbing a ladder to store and retrieve materials or place and remove signs Hiring Range: $15.00 to $15.25 Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. Click below to review information about our company's use of the federal E-Verify program to check work eligibility: In English In Spanish

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