Table 1Transition record

administrative assistanttotypist

A administrative assistant already meets 27% of what the typist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From administrative assistant

27%

Overlap1

To typist

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

67 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 67

This move: 67 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the typist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the administrative assistant 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A typist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a administrative assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held transcription methods arts and humanities
already held draft corporate emails communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform office routine activities management skills
already held use microsoft office working with computers
already held manage digital documents working with computers
already held ensure proper document management information skills

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the typist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held align content with form required
required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
required, not held liaise with typists required
required, not held pose questions referring to documents required
required, not held provide written content required

optional, not held type texts from audio sources optional
optional, not held use shorthand optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

02 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held decode handwritten texts required
required, not held type error-free documents required
required, not held use dictionaries required

optional, not held compile content optional
optional, not held maintain customer records optional
optional, not held translate keywords into full texts optional
optional, not held use stenotype machines optional

03 management skills 1 required

required, not held use free typing techniques required

04 working with computers 5 supplementary

optional, not held integrate content into output media optional
optional, not held digitise documents optional
optional, not held use databases optional
optional, not held use shorthand computer program optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

05 arts and humanities 3 supplementary

optional, not held audio technology optional
optional, not held content development processes optional
optional, not held stenography optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held operate audio equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a typist 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held company policies knowledge
already held draft corporate emails skill
already held transcription methods knowledge
already held use microsoft office skill
already held ensure proper document management skill
already held manage digital documents skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held integrate content into output media optional
optional, not held operate audio equipment optional
optional, not held audio technology optional
optional, not held compile content optional
optional, not held content development processes optional
optional, not held digitise documents optional
optional, not held maintain customer records optional
optional, not held stenography optional
optional, not held translate keywords into full texts optional
optional, not held type texts from audio sources optional
optional, not held use databases optional
optional, not held use shorthand optional
optional, not held use shorthand computer program optional
optional, not held use stenotype machines optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

33 held skills the typist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
not needed by the target role disseminate general corporate information skill
not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role file documents skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role handle mail skill
not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of office supplies skill
not needed by the target role maintain statutory books skill
not needed by the target role manage personnel agenda skill
not needed by the target role monitor staff absences skill
not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
not needed by the target role organise travel arrangements for staff skill
not needed by the target role perform business research skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role use personal organization software skill

3 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

optional, not held audio technology optional
optional, not held content development processes optional
optional, not held stenography optional

Index

Other moves recorded from administrative assistant

Full index of moves from administrative assistant

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.