Table 1Transition record

shipbrokertoforeign exchange cashier

A shipbroker already meets 37% of what the foreign exchange cashier role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From shipbroker

37%

Overlap1

To foreign exchange cashier

7 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

58.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the foreign exchange cashier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the shipbroker 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign exchange cashier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a shipbroker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held electronic communication engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held commercial law business, administration and law
already held maintain records of financial transactions information skills
already held trace financial transactions information skills
already held banking activities business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the foreign exchange cashier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held customer service required
required, not held foreign valuta required

optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial markets optional

02 management skills 2 required

required, not held operate cash register required
required, not held perform clerical duties required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held trade foreign currencies required

optional, not held offer financial services optional
optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain financial records required

optional, not held process order forms with customer's information optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held provide customers with order information optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign exchange cashier 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held banking activities knowledge
already held electronic communication knowledge
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
already held provide financial product information skill
already held commercial law knowledge
already held trace financial transactions skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use IT tools optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held offer financial services optional
optional, not held process order forms with customer's information optional
optional, not held provide customers with order information optional
optional, not held provide customers with price information optional
optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial markets optional
optional, not held statistics optional
optional, not held use IT tools optional

23 held skills the foreign exchange cashier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on merchandise features skill
not needed by the target role commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
not needed by the target role consult shipping rates skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
not needed by the target role economics knowledge
not needed by the target role international commercial transactions rules knowledge
not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with transportation services skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
not needed by the target role negotiate price skill
not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role obtain financial information skill
not needed by the target role oversee shipment routing skill
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill
not needed by the target role ship related legislative requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role shipping industry knowledge
not needed by the target role trade ships skill

5 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 customer service required
required, not held foreign valuta required
optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
optional, not held financial markets optional
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from shipbroker

Full index of moves from shipbroker

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.