# Competences — employment and vocational integration consultant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e4112a88-973f-4c7a-97f5-2241e6b6833f).

## Essential

- **communicate by telephone** (skill/competence)
- **develop course outline** (skill/competence)
- **develop professional network** (skill/competence)
- **document interviews** (skill/competence)
- **employment law** (knowledge)
- **facilitate job market access** (skill/competence)
- **give advice on personal matters** (skill/competence)
- **identify customer's needs** (skill/competence)
- **interview people** (skill/competence)
- **job market offers** (knowledge)
- **labour legislation** (knowledge)
- **listen actively** (skill/competence)
- **maintain privacy of service users** (skill/competence)
- **observe confidentiality** (skill/competence)
- **online job platforms** (knowledge)
- **prepare for job interview** (skill/competence)
- **profile people** (skill/competence)
- **teach writing** (skill/competence)
- **use communication techniques** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- apply knowledge of human behaviour (skill/competence)
- apply social media marketing (skill/competence)
- assess candidates (skill/competence)
- assess character (skill/competence)
- deliver online training (skill/competence)
- develop employee retention programs (skill/competence)
- fix meetings (skill/competence)
- implement customer follow-up (skill/competence)
- liaise with colleagues (skill/competence)
- maintain professional administration (skill/competence)
- market analysis (knowledge)
- negotiate employment agreements (skill/competence)
- recruit employees (skill/competence)
- relate empathetically (skill/competence)
- work in vocational school (skill/competence)
- write work-related reports (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- job placement — **80 %**
- behavior change procedures — **60 %**
- case management — **60 %**
- coaching — **60 %**
- job development — **60 %**
- training delivery — **60 %**
- vocational rehabilitation — **40 %**
- resume review — **20 %**
- onboarding support — **20 %**
- client coaching — **20 %**
- business communication — **20 %**
- client mentoring — **20 %**
- employer partnership development — **20 %**
- employment advocacy — **20 %**
- interviewing — **20 %**
- interviewing skills training — **20 %**
- job application assistance — **20 %**
- labor market analysis — **20 %**
- job search assistance — **20 %**

### Methods

- employer engagement — **20 %**
- apprenticeships — **20 %**
- sector strategies — **20 %**
- supported employment — **20 %**
- workforce development — **20 %**
- vocational rehabilitation — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- career skills training — **60 %**
- employment service provision — **60 %**
- life skills training — **60 %**
- documentation maintenance — **40 %**
- consumer status updates — **40 %**
- work task instruction — **40 %**
- referral pipeline maintenance — **40 %**
- referral pipeline management — **20 %**
- relationship cultivation — **20 %**
- natural support facilitation — **20 %**
- outreach to clients — **20 %**
- performance reporting — **20 %**
- placement goal attainment — **20 %**
- service marketing — **20 %**
- client consultation — **20 %**
- agency collaboration — **20 %**
- customer needs representation — **20 %**
- family support — **20 %**
- job searching — **20 %**
- job seeker referral — **20 %**
- employer partnering — **20 %**
- job placement — **20 %**
- job coaching — **20 %**

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