From political journalist to business journalist
20 of the 22 essential skills of a business journalist are already essential for a political journalist — about 91% 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
- 2
- would be new
- 91%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a business journalist
What a business journalist does
Business journalists research and write articles about economy and economic events for newspapers, magazines, television and other media. They conduct interviews and attend events.
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
2 skillsEssential for a business journalist and not for a political journalist. 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 political journalist
2 roles- foreign correspondent20 skills in common
- entertainment journalist20 skills in common
← political journalistbusiness journalist →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a business journalist?
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.