RecordOccupation

Where a columnist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a columnist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Columnists research and write opinion pieces about new events for newspapers, journals, magazines and other media. They have an area of interest and can be recognised by their writing style.

Highest coverage recorded: 80%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 5difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 45required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Index

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columnist is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a columnist already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.