Table 1Transition record

executive assistanttomanagement assistant

A executive assistant already meets 60% of what the management assistant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From executive assistant

60%

Overlap1

To management assistant

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

42.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 42.7

This move: 42.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the management assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the executive assistant 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A management assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a executive assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain register of shareholders information skills
already held revise drafts made by managers information skills
already held manage personnel agenda management skills
already held draft corporate emails communication, collaboration and creativity
already held disseminate messages to people management skills
already held perform business research information skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 14 the management assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 5 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held disseminate internal communications required
required, not held maintain internal communication systems required
required, not held support managers required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held draft press releases optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

02 business, administration and law 10 supplementary

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held management department processes optional
optional, not held personnel management optional
optional, not held public relations optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

03 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held maintain statutory books optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
optional, not held use free typing techniques optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held assist visitors optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a management assistant 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held build business relationships skill
already held company policies knowledge
already held coordinate events skill
already held disseminate messages to people skill
already held draft corporate emails skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held liaise with board members skill
already held liaise with managers skill
already held perform business research skill
already held perform clerical duties skill
already held process commissioned instructions skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held use office systems skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill
already held maintain register of shareholders skill
already held manage personnel agenda skill
already held revise drafts made by managers skill
already held speak different languages skill
already held translate language concepts skill

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held assist visitors optional
optional, not held draft press releases optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held maintain statutory books optional
optional, not held management department processes optional
optional, not held perform cost accounting activities optional
optional, not held personnel management optional
optional, not held public relations optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional
optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
optional, not held use free typing techniques optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

22 held skills the management assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role build international relations skill
not needed by the target role build trust skill
not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate schedules to the people concerned skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role create import-export commercial documentation skill
not needed by the target role international import export regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role international tariffs knowledge
not needed by the target role manage office facility systems skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role organise travel arrangements for staff skill
not needed by the target role plan schedule skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
not needed by the target role prepare presentation material skill
not needed by the target role prepare tax returns forms skill
not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
not needed by the target role support development of annual budget skill
not needed by the target role translate keywords into full texts skill
not needed by the target role use word processing software skill
not needed by the target role work in an international environment skill

10 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

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held financial department processes optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held marketing department processes optional
optional, not held operations department processes optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held management department processes optional
optional, not held personnel management optional
optional, not held public relations optional
optional, not held sales department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from executive assistant

Full index of moves from executive assistant

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.