From door installer to window installer
12 of the 15 essential skills of a window installer are already essential for a door installer — about 80% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from door installer 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.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 80%
- of the target job covered
- 15
- essential skills of a window installer
What a window installer does
Window installers place windows into structures and service them. They take out old windows if present, prepare the opening, mount the window, and attach it in place plumb, straight, square and watertight.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply insulation strips
- apply proofing membranes
- apply spray foam insulation
- cut house wrap
- cut insulation material to size
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- manipulate glass
- use measurement instruments
- use safety equipment in construction
- use shims
- work ergonomically
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a window installer and not for a door installer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a window installer?
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.