From goldsmith to jewellery designer
10 of the 26 essential skills of a jewellery designer are already essential for a goldsmith — about 38% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 38%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a jewellery designer
What a jewellery designer does
Jewellery designers use a variety of materials, including gold, silver and precious stones to design and plan pieces of jewellery that can have a wearable or decorative purpose. They are involved in the different stages of the making process and may design for individual clients or for mass production clients.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a jewellery designer and not for a goldsmith. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust jewellery
- art history
- calculate value of gems
- collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions
- contextualise artistic work
- cut gem stones
- define artistic approach
- ensure conformance to jewel design specifications
- examine gems
- gather reference materials for artwork
- mark designs on metal pieces
- mount stones in jewels
- record jewel processing time
- record jewel weight
- repair jewellery
- trade in jewellery
Other moves from goldsmith
1 roles- silversmith15 skills in common
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How far are you from being a jewellery designer?
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.