Table 1Transition record

field survey managertopolygraph examiner

A field survey manager already meets 23% of what the polygraph examiner role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From field survey manager

23%

Overlap1

To polygraph examiner

5 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

70.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the polygraph examiner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the field survey manager 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 polygraph examiner role treats 4 of its required skills as things a field survey manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

conduct research interview
document interviews
observe confidentiality
write work-related reports

What stands in the way is 10 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A polygraph examiner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a field survey manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held document interviews information skills
already held interview techniques social sciences, journalism and information
already held conduct research interview communication, collaboration and creativity
already held observe confidentiality assisting and caring
already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the polygraph examiner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 9 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 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse legal evidence required
required, not held manage tests required
required, not held observe human behaviour required
required, not held report analysis results required

optional, not held create criminal profiles optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess character required
required, not held maintain professional administration required

optional, not held profile people optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional

04 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held psychophysiology required

optional, not held human physiology optional

05 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held forensic intelligence required

optional, not held investigation research methods optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use technology for forensics required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a polygraph examiner 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held conduct research interview skill
already held document interviews skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held interview techniques knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 supplementary

optional, not held assist police investigations optional
optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held psychology optional

09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held criminal law optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held profile people optional
optional, not held assist police investigations optional
optional, not held create criminal profiles optional
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held interrogate individuals optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held present evidence optional
optional, not held promote human rights optional
optional, not held provide testimony in court hearings optional
optional, not held psychology optional

27 held skills the polygraph examiner role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role capture people's attention skill
not needed by the target role collect data using GPS skill
not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role design questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role evaluate interview reports skill
not needed by the target role explain interview purposes skill
not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role interview focus groups skill
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role monitor field surveys skill
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role prepare survey report skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role record survey data skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role revise questionnaires skill
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role survey techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role tabulate survey results skill
not needed by the target role train field investigators skill
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge

7 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 psychophysiology required
required, not held forensic intelligence required
optional, not held criminal law optional
optional, not held criminology optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from field survey manager

Full index of moves from field survey manager

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.