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The skills this job asks for, and the level for each.
109 skills listed by ESCO, 59 of them essential. 109 are in our skills list and linked; we measure a match on those. ESCO gives no levels, so we ask for level 3 on an essential skill and 2 on the rest.
Occupation: ISCO-08 occupations (International Labour Organization). Skills: This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission (v1.2.1, CC BY 4.0), modified by CareersMatch.
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Showing 10 of 109, essentials first. The table below lists them all.
| Skill | Type | Necessity | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| actuarial science | skill | essential | 3 |
| Adaptability | competency | essential | 3 |
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What this path asks for comes from O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0), through the official ISCO-08 to US occupation crosswalk. A competency is essential where O*NET rates it at least 3.5 of 5 in importance.
| advise on financial matters |
| skill |
| essential |
| 3 |
| advise on risk management | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse economic trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse energy market trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse financial performance of a company | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse financial risk | skill | essential | 3 |
| analyse market financial trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| apply technical communication skills | skill | essential | 3 |
| assess risks of clients' assets | skill | essential | 3 |
| asset management | skill | essential | 3 |
| Collaboration | competency | essential | 3 |
| commercial law | skill | essential | 3 |
| communicate with customers | skill | essential | 3 |
| Communication | competency | essential | 3 |
| corporate social responsibility | skill | essential | 3 |
| create a financial plan | skill | essential | 3 |
| cryptocurrency | skill | essential | 3 |
| develop investment portfolio | skill | essential | 3 |
| Digital Fluency | competency | essential | 3 |
| economics | skill | essential | 3 |
| energy market | skill | essential | 3 |
| enforce financial policies | skill | essential | 3 |
| examine credit ratings | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial jurisdiction | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial markets | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial products | skill | essential | 3 |
| financial statements | skill | essential | 3 |
| follow company standards | skill | essential | 3 |
| forecast economic trends | skill | essential | 3 |
| forecast energy prices | skill | essential | 3 |
| foreign valuta | skill | essential | 3 |
| handle financial transactions | skill | essential | 3 |
| Influence | competency | essential | 3 |
| international trade | skill | essential | 3 |
| investment analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| liaise with managers | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain financial records | skill | essential | 3 |
| maintain records of financial transactions | skill | essential | 3 |
| manage financial risk | skill | essential | 3 |
| market analysis | skill | essential | 3 |
| modern portfolio theory | skill | essential | 3 |
| monitor stock market | skill | essential | 3 |
| obtain financial information | skill | essential | 3 |
| offer financial services | skill | essential | 3 |
| operate financial instruments | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform asset recognition | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform financial market business | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform financial risk management in international trade | skill | essential | 3 |
| perform stock valuation | skill | essential | 3 |
| Problem Solving and Critical Thinking | competency | essential | 3 |
| protect client interests | skill | essential | 3 |
| provide financial product information | skill | essential | 3 |
| review investment portfolios | skill | essential | 3 |
| securities | skill | essential | 3 |
| Self Management | competency | essential | 3 |
| stock market | skill | essential | 3 |
| strive for company growth | skill | essential | 3 |
| synthesise financial information | skill | essential | 3 |
| trade foreign currencies | skill | essential | 3 |
| trade future commodities | skill | essential | 3 |
| trade securities | skill | essential | 3 |
| trading software | skill | essential | 3 |
| write work-related reports | skill | essential | 3 |
| accounting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| accounting techniques | skill | desirable | 2 |
| advise on investment | skill | desirable | 2 |
| apply credit risk policy | skill | desirable | 2 |
| banking activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| build business relationships | skill | desirable | 2 |
| communicate with banking professionals | skill | desirable | 2 |
| conduct financial audits | skill | desirable | 2 |
| consult credit score | skill | desirable | 2 |
| create a financial report | skill | desirable | 2 |
| credit control processes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| customer service | skill | desirable | 2 |
| develop professional network | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electricity market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| electronic communication | skill | desirable | 2 |
| energy conservation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| execute analytical mathematical calculations | skill | desirable | 2 |
| exert expenditure control | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial forecasting | skill | desirable | 2 |
| financial management | skill | desirable | 2 |
| fundamental analysis | skill | desirable | 2 |
| funding methods | skill | desirable | 2 |
| gas market | skill | desirable | 2 |
| handle financial disputes | skill | desirable | 2 |
| holding company activities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| identify clients' needs | skill | desirable | 2 |
| implement hedging strategies for clients | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international commercial transactions rules | skill | desirable | 2 |
| international law | skill | desirable | 2 |
| interpret financial statements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| liaise with shareholders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| make investment decisions | skill | desirable | 2 |
| manage securities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| mathematics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate loan agreements | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate on asset value | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate sale of commodities | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate sales contracts | skill | desirable | 2 |
| negotiate with stakeholders | skill | desirable | 2 |
| office software | skill | desirable | 2 |
| optimise financial performance | skill | desirable | 2 |
| plan health and safety procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide cost benefit analysis reports | skill | desirable | 2 |
| provide support in financial calculation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review closing procedures | skill | desirable | 2 |
| review meteorological forecast data | skill | desirable | 2 |
| state estimation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| Statistics | skill | desirable | 2 |
| tax legislation | skill | desirable | 2 |
| trace financial transactions | skill | desirable | 2 |