RecordMove

Polygraph examiner to human resources assistant

A polygraph examiner already meets 25% of what the human resources assistant role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From polygraph examiner

Distant match

To human resources assistant

6 You already bring

11 Still to learn

38 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a human resources assistant is expected to do is already part of a polygraph examiner’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the human resources assistant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A human resources assistant role treats 6 of its required skills as things a polygraph examiner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assess character
document interviews
maintain professional administration
observe confidentiality
profile people
write work-related reports

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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A human resources assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a polygraph examiner background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held profile people management skills
already held assess character management skills
already held document interviews information skills
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the human resources assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn communicate by telephone required
still to learn listen actively required
still to learn support managers required
still to learn use communication techniques required

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held negotiate employment agreements optional
optional, not held negotiate with employment agencies optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held manage employee complaints optional

02 management skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn hire human resources required
still to learn administer appointments required
still to learn fix meetings required

optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
optional, not held identify necessary human resources optional
optional, not held introduce new employees optional
optional, not held manage payroll optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held support employability of people with disabilities optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn apply company policies required
still to learn identify with the company's goals required

optional, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn job market offers required

optional, not held advertising techniques optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn manage payroll reports required

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional

06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held business communication optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a human resources assistant 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess character skill
already held document interviews skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held profile people skill
already held write work-related reports skill

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held negotiate employment agreements 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 assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held ensure gender equality in the workplace optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held identify necessary human resources optional
optional, not held introduce new employees optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional
optional, not held manage employee complaints optional
optional, not held manage payroll optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held support employability of people with disabilities optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse legal evidence skill
not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role create criminal profiles skill
not needed by the target role criminal law knowledge
not needed by the target role criminology knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role forensic intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role interrogate individuals skill
not needed by the target role interview techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role investigation research methods knowledge
not needed by the target role manage tests skill
not needed by the target role observe human behaviour skill
not needed by the target role present evidence skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role provide testimony in court hearings skill
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role psychophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role use technology for forensics 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 pick up Tier

still to learn job market offers required
optional, not held advertising techniques optional
optional, not held business communication optional
optional, not held employment law optional
optional, not held human resource management optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held labour legislation optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a polygraph examiner become a human resources assistant?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A polygraph examiner already covers 25% of what a human resources assistant is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the human resources assistant role treats as required.

What skills does a polygraph examiner need to become a human resources assistant?

11 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is hire human resources.

How hard is the move from polygraph examiner to human resources assistant?

Its learning distance is 72.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.