Table 1Transition record

public affairs consultanttosenator

A public affairs consultant already meets 39% of what the senator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public affairs consultant

39%

Overlap1

To senator

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

57.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.9

This move: 57.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the senator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public affairs consultant 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A senator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public affairs consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor political conflicts information skills
already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held political science social sciences, journalism and information
already held government representation social sciences, journalism and information
already held build international relations communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 4 the senator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held engage in debates required
required, not held present legislation proposition required

optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional

02 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held make legislative decisions required
required, not held prepare legislation proposition required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held constitutional law required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held good governance required

optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held political parties optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held analyse legislation required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a senator 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held government representation knowledge
already held legislation procedure knowledge
already held perform political negotiation skill
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held build international relations skill
already held establish collaborative relations skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held monitor political conflicts skill
already held perform public relations skill
already held political science knowledge
already held rhetoric knowledge

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held perform government ceremonies optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

19 held skills the senator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role European political studies knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on conflict management skill
not needed by the target role advise on public image skill
not needed by the target role advise on public relations skill
not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role conduct public surveys skill
not needed by the target role diplomatic principles knowledge
not needed by the target role facilitate official agreement skill
not needed by the target role influence legislators skill
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with politicians skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role media and information literacy knowledge
not needed by the target role moderate in negotiations skill
not needed by the target role present arguments persuasively skill
not needed by the target role protect client interests skill

7 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 good governance required
required, not held constitutional law required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held public administration optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

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.