Table 1Transition record

sign language interpretertoforeign language correspondence clerk

A sign language interpreter already meets 24% of what the foreign language correspondence clerk role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sign language interpreter

24%

Overlap1

To foreign language correspondence clerk

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

66.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.8

This move: 66.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the foreign language correspondence clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sign language 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 5 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 sign language interpreter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held translate spoken language communication, collaboration and creativity
already held translate language concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use word processing software working with computers
already held grammar arts and humanities
already held speak different languages communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the foreign language correspondence clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held apply grammar and spelling rules required
required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages required
required, not held master language rules required
required, not held translate foreign language 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

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure proper document management required

optional, not held file documents optional

03 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held spelling required

04 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held company policies required

05 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

06 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held grammar knowledge
already held speak different languages skill
already held translate language concepts skill
already held translate spoken language skill
already held use word processing software skill

14 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 use office systems optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
not needed by the target role body language knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate using non-verbal language skill
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
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 fingerspelling knowledge
not needed by the target role hearing disability knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret languages in conferences skill
not needed by the target role interpret spoken language between two parties skill
not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
not needed by the target role lipspeaking knowledge
not needed by the target role preserve original text skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role sign language knowledge
not needed by the target role support people with hearing impairment skill
not needed by the target role translate spoken language consecutively skill
not needed by the target role translate spoken language simultaneously skill
not needed by the target role translate texts skill
not needed by the target role voice interpreting knowledge
not needed by the target role write research proposals 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 company policies required
required, not held spelling required

Index

Other moves recorded from sign language interpreter

Full index of moves from sign language interpreter

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.