Table 1Transition record

proofreadertoforeign language correspondence clerk

A proofreader already meets 26% of what the foreign language correspondence clerk role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From proofreader

26%

Overlap1

To foreign language correspondence clerk

4 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

65.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.3

This move: 65.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the foreign language correspondence clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the proofreader 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign language correspondence clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a proofreader background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held master language rules communication, collaboration and creativity
already held spelling arts and humanities
already held grammar arts and humanities
already held apply grammar and spelling rules communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the foreign language correspondence clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required
required, not held speak different languages required
required, not held translate foreign language required
required, not held translate language concepts required

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held draft corporate emails optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure proper document management required

optional, not held file documents optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held company policies required

04 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held organise business documents optional
optional, not held perform office routine activities optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

05 working with computers 4 supplementary

optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign language correspondence clerk 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held master language rules skill
already held spelling knowledge

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held file documents optional
optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held draft corporate emails optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held organise business documents optional
optional, not held perform office routine activities optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional
optional, not held use office systems optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

18 held skills the foreign language correspondence clerk role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role follow newspaper house style skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role lay out digital written content skill
not needed by the target role proofing methods knowledge
not needed by the target role proofread text skill
not needed by the target role read books skill
not needed by the target role reproduce documents skill
not needed by the target role review unpublished articles skill
not needed by the target role rewrite articles skill
not needed by the target role rewrite manuscripts skill
not needed by the target role suggest revision of manuscripts skill
not needed by the target role track changes in text editing skill
not needed by the target role typography knowledge
not needed by the target role use dictionaries skill

1 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 company policies required

Index

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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.