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

localisertotranslation agency manager

A localiser already meets 46% of what the translation agency manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From localiser
46%
Overlap1
To translation agency manager
24 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
61.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

46%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.7/ 100

1 Share of the translation agency manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the localiser 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.

Why

Why this move works

A translation agency manager role treats 14 of its required skills as things a localiser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • comprehend the material to be translated
  • consult information sources
  • develop a translation strategy
  • follow translation quality standards
  • grammar

What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 translation agency manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a localiser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held comprehend the material to be translated communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held adapt text culturally communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held review translation works communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held postediting social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held transcreation business, administration and law
  • already held develop a translation strategy information skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 14 the translation agency manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities required
  • required, not held negotiate settlements required
  • required, not held translate different types of texts required
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held liaise with colleagues required
  • required, not held negotiate service with providers required
  • required, not held use consulting techniques required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held create subtitles optional
  • optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required
  • required, not held project management required
  • required, not held customer relationship management required
  • required, not held quality standards required
03 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held assume responsibility for the management of a business required
  • required, not held lead a team required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
04 information skills 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assess quality of services required
  • required, not held maintain updated professional knowledge required
  • optional, not held identify new words optional
  • optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
  • optional, not held decode handwritten texts optional
  • optional, not held develop technical glossaries optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required
  • required, not held office software required
06 arts and humanities 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held court interpreting optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a translation agency manager 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 comprehend the material to be translated skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held develop a translation strategy skill
  • already held follow translation quality standards skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held master language rules skill
  • already held observe confidentiality skill
  • already held preserve original text skill
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held provide written content skill
  • already held review translation works skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held adapt text culturally skill
  • already held analyse text before translation skill
  • already held improve translated texts skill
  • already held linguistics knowledge
  • already held postediting knowledge
  • already held semantics knowledge
  • already held transcreation knowledge
  • already held translate language concepts skill
  • already held unseen translation knowledge
  • already held use computer-aided translation skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create subtitles optional
  • optional, not held identify new words optional
  • optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
  • optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
  • optional, not held court interpreting optional
  • optional, not held decode handwritten texts optional
  • optional, not held develop technical glossaries optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
26 held skills the translation agency manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt developed game to the market skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse cultural trends skill
  • not needed by the target role anthropology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role attend gaming tests skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with local residents skill
  • not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
  • not needed by the target role develop terminology databases skill
  • not needed by the target role develop the product catalogue skill
  • not needed by the target role employ assessment techniques to anticipate translation efforts skill
  • not needed by the target role employ translation techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate translation technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with advertising agencies skill
  • not needed by the target role literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform product testing skill
  • not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
  • not needed by the target role revise translation works skill
  • not needed by the target role study cultures skill
  • not needed by the target role terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate tags skill
  • not needed by the target role translate texts skill
  • not needed by the target role types of literature genres knowledge
  • not needed by the target role update language skills skill
  • not needed by the target role use dictionaries skill
  • not needed by the target role use localisation tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use translation memory software skill
7 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 project management required
  • required, not held customer relationship management required
  • required, not held office software required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held court interpreting optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held technical terminology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from localiser

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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.