Table 1Transition record

typisttosecretary

A typist already meets 26% of what the secretary role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From typist

26%

Overlap1

To secretary

9 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

74.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.1

This move: 74.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the secretary role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the typist 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A secretary role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a typist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held liaise with typists communication, collaboration and creativity
already held draft corporate emails communication, collaboration and creativity
already held write meeting reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held perform office routine activities management skills
already held manage digital documents working with computers
already held use microsoft office working with computers

All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the secretary role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 management skills 6 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held handle mail required
required, not held administer appointments required
required, not held disseminate messages to people required
required, not held manage personnel agenda required
required, not held organise business documents required
required, not held organise facilities for office personnel required

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held use office systems optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held communicate schedules to the people concerned required
required, not held communicate by telephone required
required, not held disseminate internal communications required
required, not held maintain internal communication systems required
required, not held process commissioned instructions required

optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional

03 information skills 4 required

required, not held file documents required
required, not held fill out forms required
required, not held keep task records required
required, not held monitor staff absences required

04 business, administration and law 4 supplementary

optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education law optional

05 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage online content optional
optional, not held use personal organization software optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held company policies knowledge
already held draft corporate emails skill
already held manage digital documents skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use microsoft office skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill
already held use word processing software skill
already held liaise with typists skill
already held write meeting reports skill

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held manage online content optional
optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
optional, not held use office systems optional
optional, not held use personal organization software optional

24 held skills the secretary role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role align content with form skill
not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules skill
not needed by the target role audio technology knowledge
not needed by the target role compile content skill
not needed by the target role content development processes knowledge
not needed by the target role decode handwritten texts skill
not needed by the target role digitise documents skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role integrate content into output media skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
not needed by the target role operate audio equipment skill
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role provide written content skill
not needed by the target role stenography knowledge
not needed by the target role transcription methods knowledge
not needed by the target role translate keywords into full texts skill
not needed by the target role type error-free documents skill
not needed by the target role type texts from audio sources skill
not needed by the target role use databases skill
not needed by the target role use dictionaries skill
not needed by the target role use free typing techniques skill
not needed by the target role use shorthand skill
not needed by the target role use shorthand computer program skill
not needed by the target role use stenotype machines skill

4 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

optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education 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.