Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

book editortowriter

A book editor already meets 38% of what the writer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From book editor
38%
Overlap1
To writer
10 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
63.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.5

This move: 63.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the writer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the book editor 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A writer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a book editor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held publishing market business, administration and law
  • already held attend book fairs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held literature arts and humanities
  • already held writing techniques arts and humanities
  • already held spelling arts and humanities
  • already held proofread text communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the writer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held critically reflect on artistic production processes required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held use specific writing techniques required
  • required, not held write dialogues required
  • required, not held write storylines required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
  • required, not held select subject matter required
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held consult with editor optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
02 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held types of literature genres required
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform background research on writing subject required
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held publishing industry required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a writer 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held literature knowledge
  • already held publishing market knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held attend book fairs skill
  • already held proofread text skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held write to a deadline optional
  • optional, not held consult with editor optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
22 held skills the writer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse texts to be illustrated skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
  • not needed by the target role check correctness of information skill
  • not needed by the target role conserve new media skill
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role establish collaborative relations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role network within the writing industry skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role provide support to authors skill
  • not needed by the target role read manuscripts skill
  • not needed by the target role rewrite manuscripts skill
  • not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
  • not needed by the target role select manuscripts skill
  • not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
  • not needed by the target role suggest revision of manuscripts skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing 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
  • required, not held publishing industry required
  • required, not held types of literature genres required
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from book editor

Full index of moves from book editor

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.