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

speechwritertocritic

A speechwriter already meets 34% of what the critic role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From speechwriter
34%
Overlap1
To critic
13 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
71.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.7/ 100

1 Share of the critic role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the speechwriter 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 critic role treats 10 of its required skills as things a speechwriter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • analyse the comments of selected audiences
  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • consult information sources
  • copyright legislation
  • evaluate writings in response to feedback
  • grammar

What stands in the way is 12 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A critic role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a speechwriter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse the comments of selected audiences information skills
  • already held promote one's writings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held evaluate writings in response to feedback communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage writing administration information skills
  • already held use specific writing techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held write to a deadline management skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the critic role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 11 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 5 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held build contacts to maintain news flow required
  • required, not held critically reflect on artistic production processes required
  • required, not held interview people required
  • required, not held participate in editorial meetings required
  • required, not held develop professional network required
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held rewrite manuscripts optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held attend performances optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held read books optional
  • optional, not held watch video and motion picture production products optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow the news required
  • required, not held stay up to date with social media required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
03 social sciences, journalism and information 3 required
  • required, not held editorial standards required
  • required, not held interview techniques required
  • required, not held rhetoric required
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held follow ethical code of conduct of journalists required
05 arts and humanities 10 supplementary
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held history of dance style optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held film studies optional
  • optional, not held literature optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held types of literature genres optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held food materials optional
  • optional, not held food science optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a critic 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse the comments of selected audiences skill
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held consult information sources skill
  • already held copyright legislation knowledge
  • already held evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • already held use specific writing techniques skill
  • already held write to a deadline skill
  • already held writing techniques knowledge
  • already held manage writing administration skill
  • already held promote one's writings skill
  • already held proofread text skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held press law optional
08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
11 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries optional
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held check correctness of information optional
  • optional, not held create online news content optional
  • optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
  • optional, not held food materials optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held history of dance style optional
  • optional, not held manage personal finances optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held rewrite manuscripts optional
  • optional, not held write captions optional
  • optional, not held write headlines optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
  • optional, not held attend performances optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held film studies optional
  • optional, not held literature optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held press law optional
  • optional, not held provide written content optional
  • optional, not held read books optional
  • optional, not held types of literature genres optional
  • optional, not held watch video and motion picture production products optional
13 held skills the critic role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role breathing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform background research on writing subject skill
  • not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
  • not needed by the target role practice humour skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare speeches skill
  • not needed by the target role pronunciation techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role select subject matter skill
  • not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
  • not needed by the target role vocal techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write in conversational tone skill
18 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 editorial standards required
  • required, not held interview techniques required
  • required, not held rhetoric required
  • optional, not held art history optional
  • optional, not held food hygiene rules optional
  • optional, not held food materials optional
  • optional, not held food science optional
  • optional, not held history of dance style optional
  • optional, not held musical instruments optional
  • optional, not held musical theory optional
  • optional, not held desktop publishing optional
  • optional, not held film studies optional
  • optional, not held literature optional
  • optional, not held multimedia systems optional
  • optional, not held musical genres optional
  • optional, not held photography optional
  • optional, not held press law optional
  • optional, not held types of literature genres optional
Index

Other moves recorded from speechwriter

Full index of moves from speechwriter

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.