Table 1Transition record

interpretertointerpretation agency manager

A interpreter already meets 63% of what the interpretation agency manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From interpreter

63%

Overlap1

To interpretation agency manager

28 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

42.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.2

This move: 42.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the interpretation agency manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the interpreter 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A interpretation agency manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a interpreter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held interpreting modes arts and humanities
already held perform bilateral interpretation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held preserve meaning of original speech communication, collaboration and creativity
already held chuchotage interpreting arts and humanities
already held perform sight translation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide advocacy interpreting services communication, collaboration and creativity

All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the interpretation agency manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held liaise with colleagues required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assume responsibility for the management of a business required
required, not held lead a team required
required, not held manage budgets required

optional, not held motivate employees optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held project management required
required, not held customer relationship management required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held assess quality of services required

05 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage office facility systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a interpretation agency manager 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 28 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop a translation strategy skill
already held follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held interpret spoken language between two parties skill
already held interpreting modes knowledge
already held manage a good diction skill
already held master language rules skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held perform bilateral interpretation skill
already held preserve meaning of original speech skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held spelling knowledge
already held translate language concepts skill
already held translate spoken language consecutively skill
already held translate spoken language simultaneously skill
already held chuchotage interpreting knowledge
already held liaise with government officials skill
already held linguistics knowledge
already held perform sight translation skill
already held phonetics knowledge
already held preserve original text skill
already held provide advocacy interpreting services skill
already held scientific research methodology knowledge
already held show intercultural awareness skill
already held tape transcription knowledge
already held technical terminology knowledge
already held unseen translation knowledge
already held write research proposals skill

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform sworn translations optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held manage office facility systems optional
optional, not held motivate employees optional

26 held skills the interpretation agency manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role answer incoming calls skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate with target community skill
not needed by the target role conduct scholarly research skill
not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role court interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role create subtitles skill
not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
not needed by the target role follow interpreting quality standards skill
not needed by the target role interpret languages in conferences skill
not needed by the target role interpret languages in live broadcasting shows skill
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role memorise large amounts of information skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role perceive context when interpreting skill
not needed by the target role perform sworn interpretations skill
not needed by the target role provide interpreting services in tours skill
not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
not needed by the target role translate spoken language skill
not needed by the target role translate texts skill
not needed by the target role type texts from audio sources skill
not needed by the target role update language skills skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role write scientific publications skill

2 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 project management required
required, not held customer relationship management required

Index

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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.