Table 1Transition record

career guidance advisortoacademic advisor

A career guidance advisor already meets 69% of what the academic advisor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From career guidance advisor

69%

Overlap1

To academic advisor

19 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

31.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 31.2

This move: 31.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the academic advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the career guidance advisor 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A academic advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a career guidance advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held organise job search workshops management skills
already held labour market health and welfare
already held provide information on school services assisting and caring
already held provide information on education financing communication, collaboration and creativity
already held counsel students communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide information on study programmes assisting and caring

All 19 carried skills, including the 11 the academic advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on learning methods required
required, not held give constructive feedback required

optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional

02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held construct individual learning plans required

optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional

03 education 3 supplementary

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held learning needs analysis optional

04 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held tackle issues that block academic progress optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held education administration optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held analyse education system optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a academic advisor 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assessment processes knowledge
already held counsel students skill
already held counselling methods knowledge
already held curriculum objectives knowledge
already held curriculum standards knowledge
already held education law knowledge
already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor educational developments skill
already held provide information on school services skill
already held provide information on study programmes skill
already held cooperate with education professionals skill
already held identify education needs skill
already held labour market knowledge
already held organise job search workshops skill
already held provide career counselling skill
already held provide information on education financing skill
already held psychology knowledge
already held university procedures knowledge

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held analyse education system optional
optional, not held assist in the organisation of school events optional
optional, not held consult student's support system optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held learning needs analysis optional
optional, not held promote education programmes optional
optional, not held tackle issues that block academic progress optional

37 held skills the academic advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on training courses skill
not needed by the target role application process knowledge
not needed by the target role apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess prior learning skill
not needed by the target role assess students' preliminary learning experiences skill
not needed by the target role assist clients with personal development skill
not needed by the target role coach clients skill
not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role evaluate clients' progress skill
not needed by the target role facilitate job market access skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role manage professional transition in an arts career skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role organise study information sessions skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide assistance with job search skill
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with different target groups skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

4 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

optional, not held action research optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held learning difficulties optional
optional, not held learning needs analysis optional

Index

Other moves recorded from career guidance advisor

Full index of moves from career guidance advisor

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.