Table 1Transition record

editorial assistanttofact checker

A editorial assistant already meets 34% of what the fact checker role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From editorial assistant

34%

Overlap1

To fact checker

7 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57

This move: 57 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the fact checker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the editorial 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fact checker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a editorial assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held search engines social sciences, journalism and information
already held search databases working with computers
already held press law business, administration and law
already held writing techniques arts and humanities
already held use word processing software working with computers
already held consult information sources information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the fact checker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 4 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate by telephone required
required, not held develop professional network required
required, not held proofread text required

optional, not held rewrite manuscripts optional
optional, not held consult with editor optional

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held perform background research on writing subject required
required, not held read manuscripts required
required, not held review unpublished articles required

03 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held media and information literacy optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fact checker 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held consult information sources skill
already held search databases skill
already held search engines knowledge
already held interview people skill
already held press law knowledge
already held use word processing software skill
already held writing techniques knowledge

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held media and information literacy optional
optional, not held rewrite manuscripts optional
optional, not held consult with editor optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional

21 held skills the fact checker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to type of media skill
not needed by the target role answer incoming calls skill
not needed by the target role audio editing software knowledge
not needed by the target role authoring software knowledge
not needed by the target role check correctness of information skill
not needed by the target role database management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
not needed by the target role digital journalism knowledge
not needed by the target role edit scripts skill
not needed by the target role editorial standards knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate interview reports skill
not needed by the target role follow newspaper house style skill
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role manage information sources skill
not needed by the target role media law knowledge
not needed by the target role participate in editorial meetings skill
not needed by the target role select scripts skill
not needed by the target role structure information skill
not needed by the target role use specific writing techniques skill
not needed by the target role use spreadsheets software skill

3 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 scientific research methodology required
optional, not held media and information literacy optional
optional, not held interview techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from editorial assistant

Full index of moves from editorial assistant

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.