Table 1Transition record

polygraph examinertoprosecutor

A polygraph examiner already meets 24% of what the prosecutor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From polygraph examiner

24%

Overlap1

To prosecutor

6 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

70.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.2

This move: 70.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the prosecutor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the polygraph examiner 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prosecutor 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 present evidence communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse legal evidence information skills
already held criminal law business, administration and law
already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held comply with legal regulations assisting and caring

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the prosecutor 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 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held interpret law required
required, not held negotiate lawyer's fee required
required, not held present arguments persuasively required
required, not held present legal arguments required
required, not held represent clients in courts required

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held handle case evidence optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional

02 business, administration and law 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held court procedures required
required, not held legal case management required
required, not held legal research required
required, not held legal terminology required

optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held compile legal documents required

optional, not held document evidence optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held government representation required

optional, not held rhetoric optional

05 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held law enforcement optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prosecutor 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 analyse legal evidence skill
already held comply with legal regulations skill
already held criminal law knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held present evidence skill
already held conduct research interview skill

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held document evidence optional
optional, not held ensure law application optional
optional, not held handle case evidence optional
optional, not held hear witness accounts optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held protect client interests optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held respond to enquiries optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

22 held skills the prosecutor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess character skill
not needed by the target role assist police investigations skill
not needed by the target role create criminal profiles skill
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 document interviews 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 maintain professional administration skill
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 profile people 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
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 court procedures required
required, not held government representation required
required, not held legal case management required
required, not held legal research required
required, not held legal terminology required
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held civil process order optional
optional, not held contract law optional
optional, not held law enforcement optional
optional, not held procurement legislation optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from polygraph examiner

Full index of moves from polygraph examiner

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.