Table 1Transition record

occupational analysttohuman resources officer

A occupational analyst already meets 34% of what the human resources officer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From occupational analyst

34%

Overlap1

To human resources officer

14 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

68.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the human resources officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the occupational analyst 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 human resources officer role treats 8 of its required skills as things a occupational analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

document interviews
employment law
hire human resources
interview people
job market offers
labour legislation

What stands in the way is 13 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A human resources officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held profile people management skills
already held job market offers business, administration and law
already held identify necessary human resources management skills
already held hire human resources management skills
already held human resources department processes business, administration and law
already held gather feedback from employees information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the human resources officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held negotiate employment agreements required
required, not held build trust required
required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held use communication techniques required

optional, not held mentor individual employees optional
optional, not held negotiate with employment agencies optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional

02 management skills 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held assess character required
required, not held fix meetings required
required, not held manage payroll required
required, not held recruit employees required

optional, not held develop employee retention programs optional
optional, not held determine salaries optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held organise staff assessment optional
optional, not held support employability of people with disabilities optional

03 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply company policies required
required, not held identify with the company's goals required
required, not held observe confidentiality required

optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
optional, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held talent management strategies required

optional, not held advertising techniques optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate training optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional

06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held business communication optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a human resources officer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held document interviews skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held hire human resources skill
already held interview people skill
already held job market offers knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held profile people skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held gather feedback from employees skill
already held human resource management knowledge
already held human resources department processes knowledge
already held identify necessary human resources skill
already held train employees skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop employee retention programs optional
optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
optional, not held mentor individual employees optional
optional, not held negotiate with employment agencies optional
optional, not held advertising techniques optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held determine salaries optional
optional, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace optional
optional, not held evaluate training optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held monitor company policy optional
optional, not held organise staff assessment optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional
optional, not held support employability of people with disabilities optional

22 held skills the human resources officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on personnel management skill
not needed by the target role carry out job analysis skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role create training materials skill
not needed by the target role design job analysis tools skill
not needed by the target role develop occupational classification systems skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role liaise with industry experts skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with union officials skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage tests skill
not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational structure knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role support managers skill
not needed by the target role write job descriptions 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 talent management strategies required
optional, not held advertising techniques optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional

Index

Other moves recorded from occupational analyst

Full index of moves from occupational analyst

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.