From critic to foreign correspondent
20 of the 25 essential skills of a foreign correspondent are already essential for a critic — about 80% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 5
- would be new
- 80%
- of the target job covered
- 25
- essential skills of a foreign correspondent
What a foreign correspondent does
Foreign correspondents research and write news stories of international importance for newspapers, journals, magazines, radio, television and other media. They are stationed in a foreign country.
What carries over
20 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- interview people
- interview techniques
- participate in editorial meetings
- rhetoric
- spelling
- stay up to date with social media
- study topics
- use specific writing techniques
- write to a deadline
- writing techniques
What would be new
5 skillsEssential for a foreign correspondent and not for a critic. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from critic
2 roles- political journalist20 skills in common
- entertainment journalist20 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a foreign correspondent?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.