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

investment fund management assistanttostock broker

A investment fund management assistant already meets 59% of what the stock broker role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From investment fund management assistant
59%
Overlap1
To stock broker
20 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
42.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

59%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

42.8/ 100

1 Share of the stock broker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the investment fund management 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.

Why

Why this move works

A stock broker role treats 12 of its required skills as things a investment fund management assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • actuarial science
  • advise on financial matters
  • analyse financial risk
  • analyse market financial trends
  • asset management
  • economics

What stands in the way is 6 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stock broker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a investment fund management assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held asset management business, administration and law
  • already held examine credit ratings information skills
  • already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create a financial report information skills
  • already held stock market business, administration and law
  • already held review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity

All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the stock broker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • required, not held protect client interests required
  • required, not held trade securities required
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assess risks of clients' assets required
  • required, not held forecast economic trends required
  • optional, not held manage financial risk optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
  • optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
  • optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held modern portfolio theory required
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
04 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate financial instruments optional
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stock broker 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held actuarial science knowledge
  • already held advise on financial matters skill
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held asset management knowledge
  • already held economics knowledge
  • already held financial markets knowledge
  • already held financial products knowledge
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held review investment portfolios skill
  • already held securities knowledge
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held accounting knowledge
  • already held banking activities knowledge
  • already held communicate with banking professionals skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held create a financial report skill
  • already held examine credit ratings skill
  • already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
  • already held provide financial product information skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held manage financial risk optional
  • optional, not held obtain financial information optional
  • optional, not held operate financial instruments optional
  • optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
  • optional, not held provide support in financial calculation optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
18 held skills the stock broker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in fund management skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate tax skill
  • not needed by the target role compare property values skill
  • not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage sales channels skill
  • not needed by the target role manage securities skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor stock market skill
  • not needed by the target role offer financial services skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
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 modern portfolio theory required
  • optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
  • optional, not held holding company activities optional
  • optional, not held financial jurisdiction optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
  • optional, not held tax legislation optional
Index
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.