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From investment analyst to securities analyst

15 of the 21 essential skills of a securities analyst are already essential for a investment analyst — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from investment analyst in the whole taxonomy.

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
6
would be new
71%
of the target job covered
21
essential skills of a securities analyst

What a securities analyst does

Securities analysts perform research activities to gather and analyse financial, legal and economic information. They interpret data on the price, stability and future investment trends in a certain economic area and make recommendations and forecasts to business clients.

What would be new

6 skills

Essential for a securities analyst and not for a investment analyst. 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 investment analyst

2 roles

investment analystsecurities analystThe other way round

Counted from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Occupations are compared on their essential skills only.

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How far are you from being a securities analyst?

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.