Table 1Transition record

letting agenttoproperty appraiser

A letting agent already meets 48% of what the property appraiser role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From letting agent

48%

Overlap1

To property appraiser

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

50.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.6

This move: 50.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the property appraiser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the letting agent 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A property appraiser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a letting agent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held check construction compliance assisting and caring
already held concurrent estate business, administration and law
already held advise on property value communication, collaboration and creativity
already held examine the conditions of buildings information skills
already held perform property market research information skills
already held provide information on properties communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the property appraiser role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held make an inventory of fixtures required
required, not held analyse insurance risk required
required, not held value properties required

optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held insurance law required
required, not held risk management required

optional, not held architecture regulations optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held energy performance of buildings required

optional, not held construction methods optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held organise a damage assessment required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
optional, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues optional

06 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held fire safety regulations optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a property appraiser 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on property value skill
already held collect property financial information skill
already held compare property values skill
already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
already held obtain financial information skill
already held perform property market research skill
already held property law knowledge
already held real estate market knowledge
already held building codes knowledge
already held check construction compliance skill
already held concurrent estate knowledge
already held provide information on properties skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held architecture regulations optional
optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held advise on risk management optional
optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
optional, not held communicate problems to senior colleagues optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional

22 held skills the property appraiser role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role collect customer data skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role communicate with tenants skill
not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role examine credit ratings skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role inform on renting agreements skill
not needed by the target role liaise with advertising agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
not needed by the target role organise property viewing skill
not needed by the target role plan marketing campaigns skill
not needed by the target role prepare inventory of properties skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

6 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 energy performance of buildings required
required, not held insurance law required
required, not held risk management required
optional, not held architecture regulations optional
optional, not held construction methods optional
optional, not held fire safety regulations optional

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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.