Table 1Transition record

bloggertocolumnist

A blogger already meets 61% of what the columnist role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From blogger

61%

Overlap1

To columnist

24 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

45.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.4

This move: 45.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the columnist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the blogger 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A columnist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a blogger background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held stay up to date with social media information skills
already held manage personal finances management skills
already held evaluate writings in response to feedback communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage writing administration information skills
already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity

All 24 carried skills, including the 14 the columnist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 5 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 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held digital journalism required
required, not held editorial standards required
required, not held rhetoric required

optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held participate in editorial meetings required
required, not held present arguments persuasively required

optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
optional, not held promote one's writings optional
optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held write headlines optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held provide written content optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required

optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional

04 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held press law optional
optional, not held stock market optional

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held multimedia systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a columnist 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held build contacts to maintain news flow skill
already held consult information sources skill
already held copyright legislation knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
already held follow the news skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held spelling knowledge
already held stay up to date with social media skill
already held study topics skill
already held use specific writing techniques skill
already held write to a deadline skill
already held writing techniques knowledge
already held ICT software specifications knowledge
already held apply desktop publishing techniques skill
already held check correctness of information skill
already held create online news content skill
already held desktop publishing knowledge
already held document interviews skill
already held interview people skill
already held interview techniques knowledge
already held manage personal finances skill
already held manage writing administration skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
optional, not held promote one's writings optional
optional, not held rewrite articles optional
optional, not held write captions optional
optional, not held write headlines optional
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held press law optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held provide written content optional
optional, not held stock market optional

19 held skills the columnist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
not needed by the target role develop online community plan skill
not needed by the target role edit digital moving images skill
not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
not needed by the target role edit recorded sound skill
not needed by the target role ethics of sharing work through social media knowledge
not needed by the target role follow up online user requests skill
not needed by the target role manage online content skill
not needed by the target role manage website skill
not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
not needed by the target role perform online data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform video editing skill
not needed by the target role report live online skill
not needed by the target role research website users skill
not needed by the target role social media management knowledge
not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge

9 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 digital journalism required
required, not held editorial standards required
required, not held rhetoric required
optional, not held economics optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held press law optional
optional, not held stock market 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.