Table 1Transition record

chemical application specialisttobusiness developer

A chemical application specialist already meets 23% of what the business developer role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chemical application specialist

23%

Overlap1

To business developer

7 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

74.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the business developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chemical application specialist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A business developer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a chemical application specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse business plans
apply business acumen
business analysis
identify new business opportunities
marketing principles

What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A business developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chemical application specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform customer management assisting and caring
already held apply business acumen management skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held customer relationship management business, administration and law
already held marketing principles business, administration and law
already held analyse business plans information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the business developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 7 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held corporate sustainability required
required, not held sales strategies required
required, not held services marketing required
required, not held brand marketing techniques required
required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held market analysis required
required, not held strategic planning required

optional, not held customer insight optional
optional, not held vertical markets optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held market entry planning optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held market research optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies required
required, not held liaise with managers required

optional, not held negotiate settlements optional
optional, not held prospect new customers optional
optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
optional, not held brainstorm ideas optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held carry out sales analysis required
required, not held study sales levels of products required

optional, not held analyse cultural trends optional
optional, not held use analytics for commercial purposes optional

04 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held expand store regional presence required
required, not held manage accounts required

optional, not held analyse data about clients optional
optional, not held strive for company growth optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a business developer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse business plans skill
already held apply business acumen skill
already held business analysis knowledge
already held identify new business opportunities skill
already held marketing principles knowledge
already held customer relationship management knowledge
already held perform customer management skill

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held customer insight optional
optional, not held negotiate settlements optional
optional, not held prospect new customers optional
optional, not held represent company in exhibitions optional
optional, not held vertical markets optional
optional, not held analyse cultural trends optional
optional, not held analyse data about clients optional
optional, not held brainstorm ideas optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held market entry planning optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held market research optional
optional, not held negotiate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held strive for company growth optional
optional, not held use analytics for commercial purposes optional

17 held skills the business developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust production schedule skill
not needed by the target role advise on customs regulations skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role develop chemical products skill
not needed by the target role develop components separation processes skill
not needed by the target role green chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role perfume and cosmetic products knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge
not needed by the target role satisfy customers skill
not needed by the target role translate formulae into processes skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

14 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held corporate sustainability required
required, not held sales strategies required
required, not held services marketing required
required, not held brand marketing techniques required
required, not held financial analysis required
required, not held market analysis required
required, not held strategic planning required
optional, not held customer insight optional
optional, not held vertical markets optional
optional, not held business incubation optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held market entry planning optional
optional, not held market entry strategies optional
optional, not held market research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chemical application specialist

Full index of moves from chemical application specialist

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.