Table 1Transition record

journalisttoblogger

A journalist already meets 66% of what the blogger role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From journalist

66%

Overlap1

To blogger

30 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

39 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 39

This move: 39 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the blogger role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the journalist 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blogger role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a journalist 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 create online news content communication, collaboration and creativity
already held build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity

All 30 carried skills, including the 11 the blogger role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 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 working with computers 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage online content required
required, not held develop digital content required
required, not held manage website required

optional, not held perform online data analysis optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held online moderation techniques required
required, not held social media management required

optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held ethics of sharing work through social media required

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held follow up online user requests required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary

optional, not held develop online community plan optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held research website users optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blogger 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 30 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop online community plan optional
optional, not held report live online optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held perform online data analysis optional
optional, not held research website users optional
optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

89 held skills the blogger role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill
not needed by the target role art history knowledge
not needed by the target role ask questions at events skill
not needed by the target role attend book fairs skill
not needed by the target role attend performances skill
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role court procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role critically reflect on artistic production processes skill
not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
not needed by the target role develop film skill
not needed by the target role digital journalism knowledge
not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
not needed by the target role do historical research skill
not needed by the target role economics knowledge
not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
not needed by the target role editorial standards knowledge
not needed by the target role election law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure consistency of published articles skill
not needed by the target role film studies knowledge
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role follow directions of on-site director skill
not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct of journalists skill
not needed by the target role follow newspaper house style skill
not needed by the target role food hygiene rules knowledge
not needed by the target role food materials knowledge
not needed by the target role food science knowledge
not needed by the target role history of dance style knowledge
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with celebrities skill
not needed by the target role liaise with cultural partners skill
not needed by the target role literature knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain an artistic portfolio skill
not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill

49 further entries not listed here

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 ethics of sharing work through social media required
required, not held online moderation techniques required
required, not held social media management required
optional, not held social media marketing techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from journalist

Full index of moves from journalist

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.