Table 1Transition record

venture capitalisttoinsurance rating analyst

A venture capitalist already meets 44% of what the insurance rating analyst role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From venture capitalist

44%

Overlap1

To insurance rating analyst

13 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

54.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

54.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the insurance rating analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the venture capitalist 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 insurance rating analyst role treats 6 of its required skills as things a venture capitalist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

actuarial science
analyse financial risk
analyse loans
credit control processes
examine credit ratings
obtain financial information

What stands in the way is 7 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 insurance rating analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a venture capitalist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held apply credit risk policy assisting and caring
already held perform debt investigation information skills
already held analyse loans information skills
already held credit control processes business, administration and law
already held debt systems business, administration and law
already held examine credit ratings information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the insurance rating analyst 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 business, administration and law 4 required

required, not held principles of insurance required
required, not held insurance law required
required, not held insurance market required
required, not held types of insurance required

02 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held prepare credit reports required
required, not held synthesise financial information required

optional, not held consult credit score optional
optional, not held create underwriting guidelines optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held analyse insurance risk optional
optional, not held forecast future levels of business optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on financial matters required

optional, not held promote financial products optional
optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held create cooperation modalities optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held create credit policy optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held statistics optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a insurance rating analyst 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 actuarial science knowledge
already held analyse financial risk skill
already held analyse loans skill
already held credit control processes knowledge
already held examine credit ratings skill
already held obtain financial information skill
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held apply credit risk policy skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held debt systems knowledge
already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
already held perform debt investigation skill
already held review investment portfolios skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held consult credit score optional
optional, not held create credit policy optional
optional, not held create underwriting guidelines optional
optional, not held promote financial products optional
optional, not held advise on credit rating optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held analyse insurance risk optional
optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
optional, not held create cooperation modalities optional
optional, not held forecast future levels of business optional
optional, not held statistics optional

25 held skills the insurance rating analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role business valuation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial plan skill
not needed by the target role decide on providing funds skill
not needed by the target role develop investment portfolio skill
not needed by the target role establish investment funds skill
not needed by the target role financial forecasting knowledge
not needed by the target role foreign languages for international careers knowledge
not needed by the target role funding methods knowledge
not needed by the target role holding company activities knowledge
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role maintain client debt records skill
not needed by the target role make investment decisions skill
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role management consulting knowledge
not needed by the target role perform business analysis skill

5 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 principles of insurance required
required, not held insurance law required
required, not held insurance market required
required, not held types of insurance required
optional, not held statistics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from venture capitalist

Full index of moves from venture capitalist

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.