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

speechwritertowriter

A speechwriter already meets 51% of what the writer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From speechwriter
51%
Overlap1
To writer
15 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
51.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.8/ 100

1 Share of the writer 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 writer role treats 10 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
  • develop creative ideas
  • grammar
  • perform background research on writing subject

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A writer 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 select subject matter communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform background research on writing subject information skills
  • 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

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the writer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 3 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 critically reflect on artistic production processes required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held write dialogues required
  • required, not held write storylines required
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held attend book fairs optional
  • optional, not held consult with editor optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
02 arts and humanities 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held literature required
  • required, not held types of literature genres required
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held publishing market required
  • required, not held publishing industry required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a writer 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 15 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 develop creative ideas skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held perform background research on writing subject skill
  • already held select subject matter skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held use specific writing techniques skill
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
  • already held manage writing administration skill
  • already held promote one's writings skill
  • already held proofread text skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held critique other writers optional
  • optional, not held liaise with book publishers optional
  • optional, not held negotiate artistic productions optional
  • optional, not held negotiate publishing rights optional
  • optional, not held teach writing optional
  • optional, not held attend book fairs optional
  • optional, not held consult with editor optional
  • optional, not held linguistics optional
  • optional, not held respect publication formats optional
11 held skills the writer 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 identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks 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 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
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 publishing market required
  • required, not held literature required
  • required, not held publishing industry required
  • required, not held types of literature genres required
  • optional, not held linguistics 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.