I resently got an accounting degree. My last job was taking phone orders for products. How can I reword this?

Question by Cas: I resently got an accounting degree. My last job was taking phone orders for products. How can I reword this?
I do not have much formal accounting experience although I have learned alot of the software on my own. How can I reword these things to make my resume geared toward accounting? For example I worked at home for a company in which you order merchandise form TV commercials. I took the clients credit card numbers, answered their product questions, sold additional products such as upgrades. I basicly just read the script and filled in the blanks. Would “sales” and “billing’ be appropriate words? Do you have any other suggestions on how to make this geared more toward an accounting job? I have also had a job as a receptionist (administrative assistant?)

Best answer:

Answer by Amy V
The technical term for that work is ‘Inside Sales’. You wait for the customer to contact you as opposed to you finding and contacting potential customers. Administrative Assistant is fine for receptionist. For any resume you would include your job duties for each. Even accounting offices take entry level people and train them, show them you have the potential to learn and grow with the company, regardless of its size.

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