Table 1Transition record

investment clerktoforeign exchange cashier

A investment clerk already meets 56% of what the foreign exchange cashier role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From investment clerk

56%

Overlap1

To foreign exchange cashier

12 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

42.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.1

This move: 42.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the foreign exchange cashier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the investment clerk 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 foreign exchange cashier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a investment clerk background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held offer financial services communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held electronic communication engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held maintain records of financial transactions information skills
already held trace financial transactions information skills
already held perform clerical duties management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the foreign exchange cashier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 7 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 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held foreign valuta required

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held trade foreign currencies required

optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain financial records required

optional, not held process order forms with customer's information optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held operate cash register required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide customers with order information optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign exchange cashier 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 banking activities knowledge
already held customer service knowledge
already held electronic communication knowledge
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
already held perform clerical duties skill
already held provide financial product information skill
already held communicate with banking professionals skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held financial markets knowledge
already held offer financial services skill
already held trace financial transactions skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use IT tools optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held process order forms with customer's information optional
optional, not held provide customers with order information optional
optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held use IT tools optional

20 held skills the foreign exchange cashier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role economics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role financial products knowledge
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role handle mail skill
not needed by the target role handle paperwork skill
not needed by the target role obtain financial information skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
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 perform office routine activities skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role securities knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

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 foreign valuta required
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from investment clerk

Full index of moves from investment clerk

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.