Recruitment consultant to polygraph examiner
A recruitment consultant already meets 34% of what the polygraph examiner role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.7/ 100
1 How much of what a polygraph examiner is expected to do is already part of a recruitment consultant’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 polygraph examiner role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A polygraph examiner role treats 6 of its required skills as things a recruitment consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess character
- document interviews
- maintain professional administration
- manage tests
- observe confidentiality
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A polygraph examiner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recruitment consultant background worth leading with.
- already held manage tests information skills
- 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
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the polygraph examiner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 8 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.
- still to learn analyse legal evidence required
- still to learn observe human behaviour required
- still to learn report analysis results required
- optional, not held create criminal profiles optional
- still to learn conduct research interview required
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
- optional, not held present evidence optional
- optional, not held promote human rights optional
- optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
- still to learn comply with legal regulations required
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- still to learn psychophysiology required
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- still to learn forensic intelligence required
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- still to learn use technology for forensics required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a polygraph examiner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 psychophysiology study this
- 02 analyse legal evidence practise this
- 03 comply with legal regulations practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held assess character skill
- already held document interviews skill
- already held maintain professional administration skill
- already held manage tests skill
- already held observe confidentiality skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held profile people skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held criminology optional
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
- optional, not held criminal law optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist police investigations optional
- optional, not held create criminal profiles optional
- optional, not held criminal law optional
- optional, not held criminology optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held present evidence optional
- optional, not held promote human rights optional
- optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
36 held skills the polygraph examiner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
- not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role determine salaries skill
- not needed by the target role develop employee retention programs skill
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure gender equality in the workplace skill
- not needed by the target role facilitate job market access skill
- not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
- not needed by the target role give advice on personal matters skill
- not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
- not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
- not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up skill
- not needed by the target role interview people skill
- not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
- not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role mentor individual employees skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate employment agreements skill
- not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare for job interview skill
- not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
- not needed by the target role support employability of people with disabilities skill
- not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
- not needed by the target role video conferencing tool knowledge
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn psychophysiology required
- still to learn forensic intelligence required
- optional, not held criminal law optional
- optional, not held criminology optional
- optional, not held human physiology optional
- optional, not held interview techniques optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held psychology optional
Other moves recorded from recruitment consultant
- employment and vocational integration consultant 83% covered · adjacent
- employment agent 81% covered · adjacent
- human resources officer 69% covered · moderate
- human resources assistant 69% covered · moderate
- dating service consultant 43% covered · substantial
- occupational analyst 41% covered · substantial
- talent acquisition manager 33% covered · substantial
- fortune teller 29% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a recruitment consultant become a polygraph examiner?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A recruitment consultant already covers 34% of what a polygraph examiner is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the polygraph examiner role treats as required.
What skills does a recruitment consultant need to become a polygraph examiner?
8 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is psychophysiology.
How hard is the move from recruitment consultant to polygraph examiner?
Its learning distance is 61.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.