Table 1Transition record

title closertoforeclosure specialist

A title closer already meets 51% of what the foreclosure specialist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From title closer

51%

Overlap1

To foreclosure specialist

12 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

47.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 47.9

This move: 47.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the foreclosure specialist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the title closer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreclosure specialist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a title closer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interview bank loanees communication, collaboration and creativity
already held examine mortgage loan documents information skills
already held mortgage loans business, administration and law
already held analyse loans information skills
already held insolvency law business, administration and law
already held handle financial disputes communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the foreclosure specialist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse financial risk required
required, not held assess debtor's financial situation required
required, not held provide support in financial calculation required

optional, not held perform property market research optional
optional, not held compare property values optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
optional, not held value properties optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held protect client interests required

optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held advise on property value optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held provide information on properties optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held foreclosure required

optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held repossession optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held create a financial plan required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreclosure specialist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse loans skill
already held collect property financial information skill
already held communicate with banking professionals skill
already held examine mortgage loan documents skill
already held handle financial disputes skill
already held mortgage loans knowledge
already held obtain financial information skill
already held property law knowledge
already held real estate market knowledge
already held consult credit score skill
already held insolvency law knowledge
already held interview bank loanees skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform property market research optional
optional, not held advise on conflict management optional
optional, not held advise on property value optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held compare property values optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
optional, not held provide information on properties optional
optional, not held repossession optional
optional, not held value properties optional

15 held skills the foreclosure specialist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse insurance needs skill
not needed by the target role analyse insurance risk skill
not needed by the target role concurrent estate knowledge
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role examine credit ratings skill
not needed by the target role insurance law knowledge
not needed by the target role insurance market knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role manage contract disputes skill
not needed by the target role monitor title procedures skill
not needed by the target role perform contract compliance audits skill
not needed by the target role register deeds skill
not needed by the target role review closing procedures skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role types of insurance knowledge

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held foreclosure required
optional, not held banking activities optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held repossession optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.