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

news anchortocrime journalist

A news anchor already meets 43% of what the crime journalist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From news anchor
43%
Overlap1
To crime journalist
20 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
63.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.8/ 100

1 Share of the crime journalist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the news anchor 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 crime journalist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a news anchor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • consult information sources
  • develop professional network
  • editorial standards
  • follow the news
  • grammar

What stands in the way is 11 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A crime journalist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a news anchor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held rewrite articles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held present during live broadcasts communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held write to a deadline management skills
  • already held press law business, administration and law

All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the crime journalist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 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 3 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held evaluate writings in response to feedback required
  • required, not held use specific writing techniques required
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held ask questions at events optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of on-site director optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held stay up to date with social media required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • required, not held record court procedures required
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
03 business, administration and law 3 required
  • required, not held copyright legislation required
  • required, not held court procedures required
  • required, not held criminal law required
04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held writing techniques required
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required
06 working with computers 5 supplementary
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a crime journalist 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held editorial standards knowledge
  • already held follow the news skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held interview people skill
  • already held interview techniques knowledge
  • already held participate in editorial meetings skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held write to a deadline skill
  • already held check correctness of information skill
  • already held edit digital moving images skill
  • already held perform video editing skill
  • already held present during live broadcasts skill
  • already held press law knowledge
  • already held pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held rewrite articles skill
  • already held show diplomacy skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held ask questions at events optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held edit negatives optional
  • optional, not held edit photographs optional
  • optional, not held edit recorded sound optional
  • optional, not held follow directions of on-site director optional
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held manage writing administration optional
  • optional, not held promote one's writings optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held perform image editing optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
17 held skills the crime journalist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role adopt a relaxed posture skill
  • not needed by the target role audiovisual equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role check stories skill
  • not needed by the target role lighting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role memorise lines skill
  • not needed by the target role moderate a debate skill
  • not needed by the target role news analytics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role perform improvisation skill
  • not needed by the target role photography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read pre-drafted texts skill
  • not needed by the target role set up sound equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work closely with news teams skill
  • not needed by the target role work with a voice coach skill
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 copyright legislation required
  • required, not held court procedures required
  • required, not held criminal law required
  • required, not held writing techniques required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held audio editing software optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
Index
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.