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

investor relations managertodividend analyst

A investor relations manager already meets 69% of what the dividend analyst role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From investor relations manager
69%
Overlap1
To dividend analyst
20 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
31.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

69%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

31.1/ 100

1 Share of the dividend analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the investor relations 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 dividend analyst role treats 11 of its required skills as things a investor relations manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • actuarial science
  • analyse business plans
  • analyse financial performance of a company
  • analyse financial risk
  • analyse market financial trends
  • business valuation techniques

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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dividend analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a investor relations manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
  • already held liaise with shareholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held monitor stock market information skills
  • already held modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
  • already held provide support in financial calculation information skills
  • already held synthesise financial information information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 11 the dividend analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 2 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, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held calculate dividends required
  • required, not held maintain financial records required
  • required, not held maintain register of shareholders required
  • required, not held perform stock valuation required
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held manage financial risk optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
02 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast dividend trends required
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dividend analyst 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 analyse business plans skill
  • already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
  • already held analyse financial risk skill
  • already held analyse market financial trends skill
  • already held business valuation techniques knowledge
  • already held financial forecasting knowledge
  • already held financial markets knowledge
  • already held liaise with shareholders skill
  • already held monitor stock market skill
  • already held stock market knowledge
  • already held create a financial plan skill
  • already held financial statements knowledge
  • already held interpret financial statements skill
  • already held make strategic business decisions skill
  • already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
  • already held obtain financial information skill
  • already held provide support in financial calculation skill
  • already held review investment portfolios skill
  • already held synthesise financial information skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
  • optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
  • optional, not held manage financial risk optional
  • optional, not held trace financial transactions optional
26 held skills the dividend analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
  • not needed by the target role asset management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business loans knowledge
  • not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role develop public relations strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
  • not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
  • not needed by the target role financial analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate shareholders' interests in business plans skill
  • not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the handling of promotional materials skill
  • not needed by the target role organise press conferences skill
  • not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
  • not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role public relations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role securities knowledge
  • not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
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.