Table 1Transition record

personal shoppertodoor to door seller

A personal shopper already meets 27% of what the door to door seller role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal shopper

27%

Overlap1

To door to door seller

6 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

72 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the door to door seller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the personal shopper 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 door to door seller role treats 6 of its required skills as things a personal shopper already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

achieve sales targets
assist customers
identify customer's needs
implement customer follow-up
sales argumentation
use different communication channels

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 6 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 personal shopper background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement customer follow-up communication, collaboration and creativity
already held achieve sales targets communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist customers assisting and caring
already held sales argumentation business, administration and law
already held identify customer's needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the door to door seller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 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 8 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held carry out active selling required
required, not held demonstrate products' features required
required, not held prospect new customers required
required, not held work independently in sales required
required, not held adapt to different weather conditions required
required, not held ensure client orientation required
required, not held negotiate price required
required, not held prepare presentation material 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
required, not held apply health and safety standards required

optional, not held prevent theft optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held product comprehension required
required, not held sales strategies required

optional, not held credit card payments optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plan customers' sales visits required

optional, not held process payments optional

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

1 further area in the appendix

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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held achieve sales targets skill
already held assist customers skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held implement customer follow-up skill
already held sales argumentation knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held consumer protection optional

10 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 consumer protection optional
optional, not held credit card payments optional
optional, not held establish customer rapport optional
optional, not held prevent theft optional
optional, not held process payments optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accompany people skill
not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role advise customers on clothing accessories skill
not needed by the target role advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
not needed by the target role advise on clothing style skill
not needed by the target role advise on furniture style skill
not needed by the target role advise on hair style skill
not needed by the target role apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
not needed by the target role assess character skill
not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role assist with dressing skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role network with store owners skill
not needed by the target role offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
not needed by the target role satisfy customers skill
not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
not needed by the target role teach fashion to clients skill
not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge

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 product comprehension required
required, not held sales strategies required
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held credit card payments optional

Index

Other moves recorded from personal shopper

Full index of moves from personal shopper

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.