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

wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircrafttoimport export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

A wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft already meets 29% of what the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
29%
Overlap1
To import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft
8 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
73.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 73.4

This move: 73.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held capital goods industry business, administration and law
  • already held machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of aircraft engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held international business business, administration and law

All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 8 required
  • required, not held apply import strategies required
  • required, not held build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
  • required, not held communicate with shipment forwarders required
  • required, not held apply conflict management required
  • required, not held apply export strategies required
  • required, not held create import-export commercial documentation required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • required, not held speak different languages required
02 business, administration and law 5 required
  • required, not held embargo regulations required
  • required, not held export regulations of dual-use goods required
  • required, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
  • required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
03 management skills 4 required
  • required, not held handle carriers required
  • required, not held administer multi-modal logistics required
  • required, not held handle quotes from prospective shippers required
  • required, not held meet deadlines required
04 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held monitor merchandise delivery required
  • required, not held file claims with insurance companies required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure customs compliance required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held capital goods industry knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held industrial tools knowledge
  • already held international business knowledge
  • already held machinery products knowledge
  • already held plan transport operations skill
  • already held types of aircraft knowledge
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
16 held skills the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess supplier risks skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role initiate contact with buyers skill
  • not needed by the target role initiate contact with sellers skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor international market performance skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate buying conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sale of commodities skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
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 embargo regulations required
  • required, not held export regulations of dual-use goods required
  • required, not held import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
  • required, not held international commercial transactions rules required
  • required, not held international import export regulations required
Index

Other moves recorded from wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

Full index of moves from wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

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.