2.9 KiB
2.9 KiB
Competences — foreign correspondent
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4cc98057-8ed5-4b45-855b-7a67bc2e5bae).
Essential
- apply grammar and spelling rules (skill/competence)
- build contacts to maintain news flow (skill/competence)
- consult information sources (skill/competence)
- copyright legislation (knowledge)
- develop professional network (skill/competence)
- editorial standards (knowledge)
- evaluate writings in response to feedback (skill/competence)
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists (skill/competence)
- follow the news (skill/competence)
- grammar (knowledge)
- interview people (skill/competence)
- interview techniques (knowledge)
- observe new developments in foreign countries (skill/competence)
- participate in editorial meetings (skill/competence)
- provide context to news stories (skill/competence)
- rhetoric (knowledge)
- show intercultural awareness (skill/competence)
- speak different languages (skill/competence)
- spelling (knowledge)
- stay up to date with social media (skill/competence)
- study cultures (skill/competence)
- study topics (skill/competence)
- use specific writing techniques (skill/competence)
- write to a deadline (skill/competence)
- writing techniques (knowledge)
Optional
- adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
- adapt to type of media (skill/competence)
- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- check correctness of information (skill/competence)
- communicate by telephone (skill/competence)
- create online news content (skill/competence)
- desktop publishing (knowledge)
- do historical research (skill/competence)
- document interviews (skill/competence)
- follow directions of on-site director (skill/competence)
- ICT software specifications (knowledge)
- manage personal finances (skill/competence)
- manage writing administration (skill/competence)
- multimedia systems (knowledge)
- present during live broadcasts (skill/competence)
- press law (knowledge)
- promote one's writings (skill/competence)
- pronunciation techniques (knowledge)
- proofread text (skill/competence)
- provide written content (skill/competence)
- rewrite articles (skill/competence)
- write captions (skill/competence)
- write headlines (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 12 ads, as of 2026-07-12)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- journalism — 42 %
- reporting — 33 %
- writing — 25 %
- research — 17 %
- source confirmation — 17 %
- contract analysis — 17 %
- editing — 17 %
- information gathering — 17 %
Responsibilities
- coverage coordination — 17 %
- reporting — 17 %
- content creation — 17 %