Table 1Transition record

lexicographertoforeign language correspondence clerk

A lexicographer already meets 34% of what the foreign language correspondence clerk role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From lexicographer

34%

Overlap1

To foreign language correspondence clerk

6 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

58.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.5

This move: 58.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the foreign language correspondence clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lexicographer 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A foreign language correspondence clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lexicographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held translate foreign language communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate language concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held spelling arts and humanities
already held use word processing software working with computers
already held grammar arts and humanities
already held apply grammar and spelling rules communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the foreign language correspondence clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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, 6 supplementary

required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required
required, not held master language rules required
required, not held speak different languages required

optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held draft corporate emails optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure proper document management required

optional, not held file documents optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held company policies required

04 management skills 5 supplementary

optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held organise business documents optional
optional, not held perform office routine activities optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

05 working with computers 3 supplementary

optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a foreign language correspondence clerk 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
already held grammar knowledge
already held spelling knowledge
already held translate foreign language skill
already held translate language concepts skill
already held use word processing software skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held file documents optional
optional, not held handle mail optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held disseminate internal communications optional
optional, not held draft corporate emails optional
optional, not held liaise with managers optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held organise business documents optional
optional, not held perform office routine activities optional
optional, not held translate spoken language optional
optional, not held use office systems optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

22 held skills the foreign language correspondence clerk role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role consult information sources skill
not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role create definitions skill
not needed by the target role create semantic trees skill
not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
not needed by the target role do historical research skill
not needed by the target role edit dictionary entries skill
not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
not needed by the target role identify new words skill
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role practical lexicography knowledge
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role search databases skill
not needed by the target role search engines knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise staff skill
not needed by the target role supervise work skill
not needed by the target role theoretical lexicography knowledge
not needed by the target role typology knowledge
not needed by the target role use dictionaries skill

1 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 company policies 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.