Table 1Transition record

administrative assistanttoforeign language correspondence clerk

A administrative assistant already meets 44% of what the foreign language correspondence clerk role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From administrative assistant

44%

Overlap1

To foreign language correspondence clerk

14 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.9

This move: 49.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the foreign language correspondence clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the administrative assistant 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign language correspondence clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a administrative assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held draft corporate emails communication, collaboration and creativity
already held file documents information skills
already held disseminate internal communications communication, collaboration and creativity
already held deliver correspondence management skills
already held handle mail management skills
already held organise business documents management skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 3 the foreign language correspondence clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required
required, not held master language rules required
required, not held translate foreign language required
required, not held translate language concepts required

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional

02 arts and humanities 2 required

required, not held grammar required
required, not held spelling required

03 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign language correspondence clerk 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held company policies knowledge
already held ensure proper document management skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held deliver correspondence skill
already held disseminate internal communications skill
already held draft corporate emails skill
already held file documents skill
already held handle mail skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held manage digital documents skill
already held organise business documents skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use office systems skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional
optional, not held use word processing software optional

27 held skills the foreign language correspondence clerk role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role disseminate general corporate information skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
not needed by the target role issue sales invoices skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of office supplies skill
not needed by the target role maintain statutory books skill
not needed by the target role manage personnel agenda skill
not needed by the target role monitor staff absences skill
not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
not needed by the target role organise travel arrangements for staff skill
not needed by the target role perform business research skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role transcription methods knowledge
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role use personal organization software skill

2 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 grammar required
required, not held spelling required

Index

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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.