From guitar maker to harpsichord maker
15 of the 19 essential skills of a harpsichord maker are already essential for a guitar maker — about 79% 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.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 4
- would be new
- 79%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a harpsichord maker
What a harpsichord maker does
Harpsichord makers create and assemble parts to make harpsichords according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, tune, test and inspect the finished instrument.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply a protective layer
- assemble musical instrument parts
- create musical instrument parts
- create smooth wood surface
- decorate musical instruments
- join wood elements
- maintain musical instruments
- make bowstrings
- manipulate wood
- metalworking
- musical instruments
- musical instruments materials
- repair musical instruments
- sand wood
- tuning techniques
What would be new
4 skillsEssential for a harpsichord maker and not for a guitar maker. 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 guitar maker
2 roles- violin maker17 skills in common
- harp maker17 skills in common
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How far are you from being a harpsichord maker?
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.