Wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft to import 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.
73.4/ 100
1 How much of what an import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft is expected to do is already part of a wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft’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 import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role treats 8 of its required skills as things a wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- capital goods industry
- have computer literacy
- industrial tools
- international business
- machinery products
- plan transport operations
What stands in the way is 20 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 5 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 apply import strategies required
- still to learn build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds required
- still to learn communicate with shipment forwarders required
- still to learn apply conflict management required
- still to learn apply export strategies required
- still to learn create import-export commercial documentation required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn speak different languages required
- still to learn embargo regulations required
- still to learn export regulations of dual-use goods required
- still to learn import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
- still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
- still to learn handle carriers required
- still to learn administer multi-modal logistics required
- still to learn handle quotes from prospective shippers required
- still to learn meet deadlines required
- still to learn monitor merchandise delivery required
- still to learn file claims with insurance companies required
- still to learn ensure customs compliance required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an 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.
- 01 apply import strategies practise this
- 02 build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds practise this
- 03 communicate with shipment forwarders 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 8 skills that carry over
- 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
16 held skills the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role does not ask for
- 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.
- still to learn embargo regulations required
- still to learn export regulations of dual-use goods required
- still to learn import export regulations of dangerous chemicals required
- still to learn international commercial transactions rules required
- still to learn international import export regulations required
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Common questions about this move
Can a wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft become an import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft already covers 29% of what an import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 8 of which the import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft role treats as required.
What skills does a wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft need to become an import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft?
20 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is apply import strategies.
How hard is the move from wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft to import export specialist in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft?
Its learning distance is 73.4 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.