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

translatortoforeign language correspondence clerk

A translator already meets 43% of what the foreign language correspondence clerk role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From translator
43%
Overlap1
To foreign language correspondence clerk
8 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
51.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

43%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.6/ 100

1 Share of the foreign language correspondence clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the translator 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 foreign language correspondence clerk role treats 6 of its required skills as things a translator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply grammar and spelling rules
  • grammar
  • master language rules
  • speak different languages
  • spelling
  • translate language concepts

What stands in the way is 4 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 8 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 translator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held translate spoken language communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held master language rules 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

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the foreign language correspondence clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages 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 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply grammar and spelling rules skill
  • already held grammar knowledge
  • already held master language rules skill
  • already held speak different languages skill
  • already held spelling knowledge
  • 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
52 held skills the foreign language correspondence clerk role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt text culturally skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
  • not needed by the target role coach employees skill
  • not needed by the target role comprehend the material to be translated skill
  • 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 create subtitles skill
  • not needed by the target role decode handwritten texts skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a translation strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role develop technical glossaries skill
  • not needed by the target role develop terminology databases skill
  • not needed by the target role follow an ethical code of conduct for translation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role follow translation quality standards 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 improve translated texts skill
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up with language evolution skill
  • not needed by the target role linguistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role make abstracts skill
  • not needed by the target role make surtitles skill
  • not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform sworn translations skill
  • not needed by the target role postediting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role preserve original text skill
  • not needed by the target role proofread text skill
  • not needed by the target role provide written content skill
  • not needed by the target role review translation works skill
  • not needed by the target role revise translation works skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role semantics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical terminology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role transcreation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate different types of texts skill
  • not needed by the target role translate tags skill

12 further entries not listed here

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.