Table 1Transition record

talent agenttobook publisher

A talent agent already meets 20% of what the book publisher role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From talent agent

20%

Overlap1

To book publisher

6 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

76.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the book publisher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the talent agent 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 book publisher role treats 4 of its required skills as things a talent agent already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

copyright legislation
develop professional network
perform market research
read manuscripts

What stands in the way is 11 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A book publisher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a talent agent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held attend book fairs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held read manuscripts information skills
already held copyright legislation business, administration and law
already held manage contracts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform market research information skills
already held develop professional network communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the book publisher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 7 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, 3 supplementary

required, not held present publishing plan required
required, not held select manuscripts required
required, not held consult with editor required
required, not held execute marketing plan required

optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held proofread text optional

02 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required
required, not held perform project management required

optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional
optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held publishing market required
required, not held project management principles required

optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess financial viability required
required, not held consult information sources required

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held conserve new media optional

05 arts and humanities 4 supplementary

optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held spelling optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held desktop publishing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a book publisher 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 copyright legislation knowledge
already held develop professional network skill
already held perform market research skill
already held read manuscripts skill
already held attend book fairs skill
already held manage contracts skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held check correctness of information optional
optional, not held conserve new media optional
optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held supervise sales activities optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held apply grammar and spelling rules optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held manage distribution channels optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns optional
optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
optional, not held proofread text optional
optional, not held spelling optional

29 held skills the book publisher role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
not needed by the target role analyse data about clients skill
not needed by the target role apply risk management in sports skill
not needed by the target role arrange bookings skill
not needed by the target role attend performances skill
not needed by the target role coach clients skill
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure gender equality in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role entertainment industry knowledge
not needed by the target role financial management knowledge
not needed by the target role help coordinate promotional activities skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role identify physical characteristics of performer skill
not needed by the target role identify talent skill
not needed by the target role identify training needs skill
not needed by the target role introduce artist to potential employers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with book publishers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with celebrities skill
not needed by the target role liaise with sports organisations skill
not needed by the target role manage sporting career skill
not needed by the target role organise auditions skill
not needed by the target role plan medium to long term objectives skill
not needed by the target role propose projects to artist skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role provide career counselling skill
not needed by the target role sales promotion techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role support employability of people with disabilities skill

14 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 publishing market required
required, not held project management principles required
optional, not held digital marketing techniques optional
optional, not held sales activities optional
optional, not held sales argumentation optional
optional, not held sales strategies optional
optional, not held brand marketing techniques optional
optional, not held content marketing strategy optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held grammar optional
optional, not held graphic design optional
optional, not held literature optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held spelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from talent agent

Full index of moves from talent agent

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.