Collections Specialist

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Collections Specialist (Short)
About the job

Collections Specialist

Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visit to solicit payment. Duties include receiving payment and posting amount to customer's account, preparing statements to credit department if customer fails to respond, initiating repossession proceedings or service disconnection, and keeping records of collection and status of accounts.

Top activities and tasks for this job:
  • Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts.
  • Locate and notify customers of delinquent accounts by mail, telephone, or personal visits to solicit payment.
  • Locate and monitor overdue accounts, using computers and a variety of automated systems.
  • Arrange for debt repayment or establish repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.
  • Advise customers of necessary actions and strategies for debt repayment.
  • Answer customer questions regarding problems with their accounts.
  • Persuade customers to pay amounts due on credit accounts, damage claims, or nonpayable checks, or to return merchandise.
  • Confer with customers by telephone or in person to determine reasons for overdue payments and to review the terms of sales, service, or credit contracts.

About the test (Full Version)

The Collections Specialist Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history. Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.

The Collections Specialist test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations. This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.

The specific attributes measured include:

Cognitive Ability
  • Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
  Knowledge and Skills
  • Writing
Personality
  • Adaptability
  • Customer Service Mindset
  • Drive
  • Integrity
  • Resilience
  • Teamwork
  Emotional Intelligence
  • Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
Behavioral History
  • History Survey - Performance
  • History Survey - Tenure
 

Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.

The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.

Language:English (US)
Time to Complete:40 Minutes (Approximately)
O*Net SOC Code:43-3011.00
Simulation Context:Collections
O*Net Context:Office and Administrative Support
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2023)
Bottom 10%:
$31,960 or less
Bottom 25%:
$37,260 or less
Median:
$44,250 (Average)
Top 25%:
$50,680 or more
Top 10%:
$62,360 or more

Hourly US Wages (2023)
Bottom 10%:
$15.36 or less
Bottom 25%:
$17.91 or less
Median:
$21.27 (Average)
Top 25%:
$24.36 or more
Top 10%:
$29.98 or more

US Employment Statistics
2023:
196,500
2033 (projected):
177,800
Annual U.S. Job Openings:17,000

Top Knowledge Requirements
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Law and Government
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
Top Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Persuasion
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Writing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
Top Abilities
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Written Comprehension
  • Speech Clarity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Written Expression
  • Near Vision
  • Problem Sensitivity
Education Requirements
No High School Diploma:
2%
High School Diploma:
48%
Some College:
27%
Bachelor's Degree:
21%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category.
Related Work Experience Requirements
None:
3%
Less than 1 Month:
4%
1 - 3 Months:
2%
6 Months - 1 Year:
43%
1 - 2 Years:
19%
2 - 4 Years:
28%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category.

Alternate Titles for this Role: Account Receivable Associate, Account Representative, Account Service Representative, Accounts Collector, Accounts Receivable Specialist (AR Specialist), Bad Credit Collector, Bill Collector, Billing Representative, Car Repossessor, Chaser, Claims Collector, Collection Agent, Collection Clerk, Collection Representative, Collection Specialist, Collections Agent, Collections Analyst, Collections Associate, Collections Clerk, Collections Officer, Collections Representative, Collections Specialist, Collector, Credit Clerk, Credit Coordinator, Credit Specialist, Customer Account Specialist, Data Collector, Debt Collector, Dunner, Installment Agent, Installment Loan Collector, Insurance Collector, Medical Collections Specialist, Medical Collector, Patient Access Specialist, Patient Account Representative, Patient Financial Service Representative, Payment Collector, Rent Collector, Repossessor, Telephone Collector

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