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Skip tracer resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a skip tracer resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in skip tracer-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some skip tracer interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical skip tracer skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some skip tracer interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a skip tracer resume:

  • Debt Collection
  • Outbound Calls
  • Skip Trace
  • Delinquent Accounts
  • Payment Arrangements
  • FDCPA
  • Financial Institutions
  • Inbound Calls
  • Credit Card
  • Past Due Accounts
  • TLO
  • Student Loans
  • Auto Loans
  • Bank Accounts
  • Search Engine
  • Collection Efforts
  • Lexis Nexis
  • Credit Bureau Reports
  • Telephone Directories
  • Computer System
  • RDN
  • Customer Accounts
  • Legal Papers
  • Telephone Numbers
  • Facebook
  • Wage Garnishments
  • Experian
  • Toyota
  • Payment Options
  • State Laws

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write skip tracer experience bullet points

Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:

  • Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
  • Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
  • Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.

Here are effective examples from skip tracer resumes:

Work history example #1

Skip Tracer

Citi

  • Maintained customer account information, using proprietary software to document call results and important client communications.
  • Prepared statements, received payments, initiated additional collection proceeds, and diligent record keeping of all verbal and written communications.
  • Supplied customers with written responses and followed up on customer communication.
  • Communicated with clients, repo agents as well as superiors through Microsoft Outlook.

Work history example #2

Skip Tracer

Bank of America

  • Negotiated with debtors on repayment plan via direct communication or written correspondence to bring delinquent accounts current.
  • Maintained customer satisfaction through regular communication and quick resolution to issues and concerns.
  • Participated in ongoing training and abide by FDCPA.
  • Complied with Federal & State rules & regulations (including FDCPA) & procedures for collections.
  • Utilized software programs such as Lexis and Experian, along with additional, searchable public databases.

Work history example #3

Skip Tracer

Citi

  • Maintained customer account information, using proprietary software to document call results and important client communications.
  • Prepared statements, received payments, initiated additional collection proceeds, and diligent record keeping of all verbal and written communications.
  • Discussed debtor's reasons for delinquency and collectively achieved resolution.
  • Recited a script and the FDCPA to all defendants and clients that I spoke with.
  • Participated in ongoing training and abide by FDCPA.

Work history example #4

Skip Tracer

Wells Fargo

  • Resolved customer invoicing issues through proactive communication with customers and negotiation of payments.
  • Experienced in repossession, skip tracing, and credit research (1995-2002) Training in FDCPA laws.
  • Experienced in inbound and outbound mortgage collections, compliant with FDCPA and all relevant laws and policies.
  • Completed skip tracing by using Accurint, Lexus Nexus, Credit Bureau Report, etc.
  • Monitored and documented all correspondence and communication with customers ensuring accuracy in account updating and maintenance.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Associate's Degree in criminal justice

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA

2010 - 2012

Bachelor's Degree in business

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1996 - 1999

Highlight your skip tracer certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

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