Table 1Transition record

human resources assistanttorecruitment consultant

A human resources assistant already meets 63% of what the recruitment consultant role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From human resources assistant

63%

Overlap1

To recruitment consultant

24 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

44.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.8

This move: 44.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the recruitment consultant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the human resources 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A recruitment consultant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a human resources assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure gender equality in the workplace assisting and caring
already held profile people management skills
already held support employability of people with disabilities management skills
already held job market offers business, administration and law
already held negotiate employment agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held hire human resources management skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 16 the recruitment consultant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 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, 5 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held prepare for job interview required
required, not held develop professional network required

optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held implement customer follow-up optional
optional, not held mentor individual employees optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain privacy of service users required

optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held company policies required

optional, not held market analysis optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held video conferencing tool required

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage tests optional
optional, not held measure customer feedback optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop employee retention programs optional
optional, not held determine salaries optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a recruitment consultant 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate by telephone skill
already held document interviews skill
already held employment law knowledge
already held ensure gender equality in the workplace skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held hire human resources skill
already held human resource management knowledge
already held interview people skill
already held job market offers knowledge
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held profile people skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held support employability of people with disabilities skill
already held use communication techniques skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held advertising techniques knowledge
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held assess character skill
already held business communication knowledge
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held negotiate employment agreements skill
already held write work-related reports skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop employee retention programs optional
optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
optional, not held implement customer follow-up optional
optional, not held mentor individual employees optional
optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
optional, not held determine salaries optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held manage tests optional
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held measure customer feedback optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional

14 held skills the recruitment consultant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role assist employee health programmes skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role gather feedback from employees skill
not needed by the target role human resources department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify necessary human resources skill
not needed by the target role identify with the company's goals skill
not needed by the target role introduce new employees skill
not needed by the target role manage employee complaints skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with employment agencies skill
not needed by the target role support managers skill

4 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 company policies required
required, not held video conferencing tool required
optional, not held market analysis optional
optional, not held personal reflection techniques based on feedback optional

Index

Other moves recorded from human resources assistant

Full index of moves from human resources 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.