From harp maker to violin maker
16 of the 21 essential skills of a violin maker are already essential for a harp maker — about 76% 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.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 5
- would be new
- 76%
- of the target job covered
- 21
- essential skills of a violin maker
What a violin maker does
Violin makers create and assemble parts to create violins according to specified instructions or diagrams. They sand wood, measure and attach strings, test quality of strings and inspect the finished instrument.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply a protective layer
- assemble musical instrument parts
- create musical instrument parts
- create smooth wood surface
- decorate musical instruments
- join wood elements
- maintain musical instruments
- make bowstrings
- manipulate wood
- metalworking
- musical instruments
- musical instruments materials
- repair musical instruments
- sand wood
- tune stringed musical instruments
- tuning techniques
What would be new
5 skillsEssential for a violin maker and not for a harp maker. 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 harp maker
2 roles- guitar maker17 skills in common
- harpsichord maker16 skills in common
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How far are you from being a violin maker?
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.