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

embassy counsellortoconsul

A embassy counsellor already meets 61% of what the consul role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embassy counsellor
61%
Overlap1
To consul
22 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
41.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

61%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

41.9/ 100

1 Share of the consul role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embassy counsellor 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 consul role treats 10 of its required skills as things a embassy counsellor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assess risk factors
  • build international relations
  • create solutions to problems
  • develop international cooperation strategies
  • develop professional network
  • foreign affairs

What stands in the way is 5 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A consul role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a embassy counsellor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held foreign languages for international careers arts and humanities
  • already held European integration social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held foreign affairs policy development social sciences, journalism and information
  • already held develop international cooperation strategies management skills
  • already held analyse foreign affairs policies information skills
  • already held foreign affairs business, administration and law

All 22 carried skills, including the 10 the consul role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held offer assistance to national citizens required
  • required, not held issue official documents required
  • optional, not held apply immigration law optional
02 business, administration and law 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held public finance required
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
  • optional, not held immigration law optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on public finance required
  • optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
  • optional, not held host trade delegations optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
  • optional, not held organise cultural events optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a consul 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assess risk factors skill
  • already held build international relations skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held develop international cooperation strategies skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held foreign affairs knowledge
  • already held foreign languages for international careers knowledge
  • already held government policy implementation knowledge
  • already held government representation knowledge
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held European integration knowledge
  • already held advise on foreign affairs policies skill
  • already held analyse foreign affairs policies skill
  • already held apply diplomatic principles skill
  • already held diplomatic principles knowledge
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held foreign affairs policy development knowledge
  • already held international law knowledge
  • already held manage government policy implementation skill
  • already held respond to enquiries skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held apply immigration law optional
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions optional
  • optional, not held host trade delegations optional
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held organise cultural events optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
  • optional, not held immigration law optional
  • optional, not held perform political negotiation optional
15 held skills the consul role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build trust skill
  • not needed by the target role develop defence policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
  • not needed by the target role good governance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role observe new developments in foreign countries skill
  • not needed by the target role political economy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role represent national interests skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
6 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 public finance required
  • optional, not held commercial law optional
  • optional, not held international commercial transactions rules optional
  • optional, not held business management principles optional
  • optional, not held family law optional
  • optional, not held immigration law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from embassy counsellor

Full index of moves from embassy counsellor

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.