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

business valuertocorporate investment banker

A business valuer already meets 26% of what the corporate investment banker role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From business valuer
26%
Overlap1
To corporate investment banker
9 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
71.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.5/ 100

1 Share of the corporate investment banker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the business valuer 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 corporate investment banker role treats 5 of its required skills as things a business valuer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • business valuation techniques
  • investment banking
  • mergers and acquisitions
  • review investment portfolios
  • stock market

What stands in the way is 15 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A corporate investment banker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business valuer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
  • already held mergers and acquisitions business, administration and law
  • already held investment banking business, administration and law
  • already held perform stock valuation information skills
  • already held stock market business, administration and law
  • already held review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the corporate investment banker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 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 business, administration and law 7 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held management consulting required
  • required, not held asset management required
  • required, not held banking activities required
  • required, not held credit control processes required
  • required, not held funding methods required
  • required, not held modern portfolio theory required
  • required, not held securities required
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held business loans optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
02 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse financial performance of a company required
  • required, not held analyse financial risk required
  • required, not held examine credit ratings required
  • required, not held monitor stock market required
  • optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
  • optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on participation in financial markets required
  • required, not held provide legal advice on investments required
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held develop investment portfolio required
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required
  • required, not held economics required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a corporate investment banker 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held business valuation techniques knowledge
  • already held investment banking knowledge
  • already held mergers and acquisitions knowledge
  • already held review investment portfolios skill
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held analyse business plans skill
  • already held financial statements knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held perform stock valuation skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held business loans optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
  • optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
  • optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
  • optional, not held manage contracts optional
  • optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
  • optional, not held perform debt investigation optional
31 held skills the corporate investment banker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on bankruptcy proceedings skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on property value skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
  • not needed by the target role business law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compare property values skill
  • not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
  • not needed by the target role determine resale value of items skill
  • not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate value of used goods skill
  • not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
  • not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage brand assets skill
  • not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate on asset value skill
  • not needed by the target role perform asset recognition skill
  • not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role property law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role security of assets legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trade securities skill
  • not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role value properties skill
  • not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge
13 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 management consulting required
  • required, not held asset management required
  • required, not held banking activities required
  • required, not held credit control processes required
  • required, not held economics required
  • required, not held funding methods required
  • required, not held modern portfolio theory required
  • required, not held securities required
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held business loans optional
  • optional, not held corporate law optional
  • optional, not held debt systems optional
Index

Other moves recorded from business valuer

Full index of moves from business valuer

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.