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

immigration advisertodiplomat

A immigration adviser already meets 27% of what the diplomat role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From immigration adviser
27%
Overlap1
To diplomat
9 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
72.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.6/ 100

1 Share of the diplomat role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the immigration adviser 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 diplomat role treats 6 of its required skills as things a immigration adviser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • create solutions to problems
  • foreign affairs
  • maintain relationships with government agencies
  • observe new developments in foreign countries
  • show intercultural awareness
  • speak different languages

What stands in the way is 13 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 diplomat role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a immigration adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held foreign affairs business, administration and law
  • already held observe new developments in foreign countries information skills
  • already held ensure cross-department cooperation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held protect client interests communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held show intercultural awareness communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the diplomat role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 6 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate government activities in foreign institutions required
  • required, not held represent national interests required
  • required, not held apply diplomatic principles required
  • required, not held build international relations required
  • required, not held establish collaborative relations required
  • required, not held perform political negotiation required
  • optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply diplomatic crisis management required
  • required, not held make diplomatic decisions required
  • required, not held develop international cooperation strategies required
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held diplomatic principles required
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held public administration optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assess risk factors required
  • optional, not held advise on risk management optional
  • optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
05 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held foreign languages for international careers required
06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a diplomat 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 create solutions to problems skill
  • already held foreign affairs knowledge
  • already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
  • already held observe new developments in foreign countries skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held ensure cross-department cooperation skill
  • already held protect client interests skill
  • already held respond to enquiries skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held public administration optional
  • optional, not held advise on foreign affairs policies optional
  • optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
  • optional, not held advise on risk management optional
  • optional, not held analyse foreign affairs policies optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held develop professional network optional
  • optional, not held facilitate official agreement optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
  • optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held present arguments persuasively optional
20 held skills the diplomat role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on licencing procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply immigration law skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role assess informational needs skill
  • not needed by the target role assess licence applications skill
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role check travel documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role correspond with licence applicants skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
  • not needed by the target role immigration law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role issue licences skill
  • not needed by the target role issue official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
  • not needed by the target role licences regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role provide immigration advice skill
  • not needed by the target role screen clients skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
10 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 diplomatic principles required
  • required, not held foreign languages for international careers required
  • required, not held government representation required
  • optional, not held European integration optional
  • optional, not held good governance optional
  • optional, not held public administration optional
  • optional, not held foreign affairs policy development optional
  • optional, not held government policy implementation optional
  • optional, not held international business optional
  • optional, not held international law optional
Index

Other moves recorded from immigration adviser

Full index of moves from immigration adviser

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.