Table 1Transition record

market vendortodoor to door seller

A market vendor already meets 43% of what the door to door seller role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From market vendor

43%

Overlap1

To door to door seller

11 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

58.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.5

This move: 58.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the door to door seller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the market vendor 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door to door seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a market vendor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adapt to different weather conditions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held negotiate price communication, collaboration and creativity
already held consumer protection services
already held assist customers assisting and caring
already held carry out active selling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held sales argumentation business, administration and law

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the door to door seller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held implement customer follow-up required
required, not held prospect new customers required
required, not held work independently in sales required
required, not held achieve sales targets required
required, not held prepare presentation material required
required, not held use different communication channels required

optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held speak dialect optional
optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional
optional, not held establish customer rapport optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply health and safety standards required

optional, not held prevent theft optional

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held sales strategies required

optional, not held credit card payments optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held plan customers' sales visits required

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out products preparation optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep records on sales optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a door to door seller 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held adapt to different weather conditions skill
already held assist customers skill
already held carry out active selling skill
already held demonstrate products' features skill
already held ensure client orientation skill
already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
already held negotiate price skill
already held product comprehension knowledge
already held sales argumentation knowledge
already held consumer protection knowledge
already held process payments skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out products preparation optional
optional, not held keep records on sales optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held speak dialect optional
optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional
optional, not held credit card payments optional
optional, not held establish customer rapport optional
optional, not held prevent theft optional

32 held skills the door to door seller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role arrange permit for market stall skill
not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
not needed by the target role clothing and footwear products knowledge
not needed by the target role clothing sizes knowledge
not needed by the target role coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products knowledge
not needed by the target role cold chain knowledge
not needed by the target role dairy and edible oil products knowledge
not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
not needed by the target role electrical household appliances products knowledge
not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure product preparation skill
not needed by the target role fabric types knowledge
not needed by the target role features of sporting equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role fish varieties knowledge
not needed by the target role fish, crustacean and mollusc products knowledge
not needed by the target role floral composition techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role footwear industry knowledge
not needed by the target role fruit and vegetable products knowledge
not needed by the target role hides, skins and leather products knowledge
not needed by the target role household products knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
not needed by the target role sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products knowledge
not needed by the target role textile industry knowledge
not needed by the target role tobacco products knowledge
not needed by the target role types of watches knowledge
not needed by the target role unload supplies skill
not needed by the target role upsell products skill
not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge
not needed by the target role watches and jewellery products knowledge

2 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 sales strategies required
optional, not held credit card payments optional

Index

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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.