archivisttofile clerk
A archivist already meets 32% of what the file clerk role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 63.7 of 100 · substantial
1 Share of the file clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the archivist 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 · What you already bring
Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A file clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a archivist background worth leading with.
- already held perform records management information skills
- already held facilitate access to information information skills
- already held develop classification systems information skills
- already held respect data protection principles assisting and caring
- already held use software for data preservation working with computers
- already held digitization social sciences, journalism and information
All 9 carried skills, including the 4 the file clerk role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 19 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.
- required, not held file documents required
- required, not held ensure information transparency required
- required, not held ensure proper document management required
- required, not held fill out forms required
- required, not held keep task records required
- optional, not held keep promotions records optional
- optional, not held keep records on sales optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- optional, not held maintain museum records optional
- optional, not held maintain service record book optional
- optional, not held keep records of customer interaction optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
- required, not held organise business documents required
- required, not held perform clerical duties required
- required, not held use office systems required
- required, not held information confidentiality required
- optional, not held health records management optional
- optional, not held liaise with typists optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a file clerk role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 file documents skill · sector specific
- 02 information confidentiality knowledge · sector specific
- 03 ensure information transparency skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held digitization knowledge
- already held facilitate access to information skill
- already held perform records management skill
- already held respect data protection principles skill
- already held develop classification systems skill
- already held digitise documents skill
- already held manage digital archives skill
- already held manage digital documents skill
- already held use software for data preservation skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held health records management optional
- optional, not held keep promotions records optional
- optional, not held keep records on sales optional
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- optional, not held maintain museum records optional
- optional, not held maintain service record book optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
- optional, not held keep records of customer interaction optional
- optional, not held liaise with typists optional
- optional, not held maintain records of maintenance interventions optional
18 held skills the file clerk role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aid archive users with their enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role appraise historical documents skill
- not needed by the target role collection management knowledge
- not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role contextualise records collection skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate educational programmes skill
- not needed by the target role create semantic trees skill
- not needed by the target role digital curation knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage archive users guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage information access aids skill
- not needed by the target role perform customer management skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role store archival documents skill
- not needed by the target role study a collection skill
- not needed by the target role use databases skill
- not needed by the target role write scientific publications 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.
- required, not held information confidentiality required
- optional, not held health records management optional
- optional, not held document sharing procedures optional
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.