Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

speechwritertocolumnist

A speechwriter already meets 35% of what the columnist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From speechwriter
35%
Overlap1
To columnist
12 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
68.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

68.8/ 100

1 Share of the columnist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the speechwriter 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.

Why

Why this move works

A columnist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a speechwriter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • evaluate writings in response to feedback
  • grammar
  • spelling

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

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held promote one's writings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held evaluate writings in response to feedback communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage writing administration information skills
  • already held use specific writing techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write to a deadline management skills
  • already held writing techniques arts and humanities

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the columnist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 9 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, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held participate in editorial meetings required
  • required, not held develop professional network required
  • required, not held present arguments persuasively required
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
02 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held digital journalism required
  • required, not held editorial standards required
  • required, not held rhetoric required
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow the news required
  • required, not held stay up to date with social media required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held press law optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a columnist 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held use specific writing techniques skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held manage writing administration skill
  • already held promote one's writings skill
  • already held proofread text skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
09 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held adapt to type of media optional
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held ensure consistency of published articles optional
  • optional, not held follow newspaper house style optional
  • optional, not held interview people optional
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held rewrite articles optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held document interviews optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held press law optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
14 held skills the columnist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse the comments of selected audiences skill
  • not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform background research on writing subject skill
  • not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
  • not needed by the target role practice humour skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare speeches skill
  • not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select subject matter skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
  • not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write in conversational tone skill
12 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 digital journalism required
  • required, not held editorial standards required
  • required, not held rhetoric required
  • optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held economics optional
  • optional, not held interview techniques optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held political parties optional
  • optional, not held political science optional
  • optional, not held press law optional
  • optional, not held stock market optional
Index

Other moves recorded from speechwriter

Full index of moves from speechwriter

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.