Table 1Transition record

personal shoppertolife coach

A personal shopper already meets 28% of what the life coach role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal shopper

28%

Overlap1

To life coach

8 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

66 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66

This move: 66 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the life coach 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A life coach 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 assess character management skills
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held administer appointments management skills
already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
already held listen actively communication, collaboration and creativity
already held communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 3 the life coach role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held assist clients with personal development required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held coach clients required
required, not held counsel clients required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held provide career counselling optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held give advice on personal matters required
required, not held help clients make decisions during counselling sessions required

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held evaluate clients' progress required

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

04 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional
optional, not held manage personal professional development optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rhetoric optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a life coach 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 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with customers skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held assess character skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held use different communication channels skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held facilitate job market access optional
optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held identify training needs optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
optional, not held provide career counselling optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional

22 held skills the life coach role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accompany people skill
not needed by the target role achieve sales targets 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 assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role assist with dressing skill
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up 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 sales argumentation knowledge
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

1 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 rhetoric 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.