Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

personal shoppertopersonal stylist

A personal shopper already meets 82% of what the personal stylist role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal shopper
82%
Overlap1
To personal stylist
25 Skills carried over
2 Required, not held
20.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 20.4

This move: 20.4 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the personal stylist 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A personal stylist 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 teach fashion to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held network with store owners communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise customers on clothing accessories communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on clothing style communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on hair style communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held stay up-to-date with hair style trends information skills

All 25 carried skills, including the 16 the personal stylist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 8 missing skills fall into 4 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 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held recommend cosmetics to customers required
  • required, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics required
  • optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
02 assisting and caring 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
  • optional, not held style hair optional
03 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
04 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 2 entries a personal stylist 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise customers on clothing accessories skill
  • already held advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
  • already held advise on clothing style skill
  • already held advise on hair style skill
  • already held apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods skill
  • already held assist customers skill
  • already held assist with dressing skill
  • already held develop professional network skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held offer cosmetic beauty advice skill
  • already held satisfy customers skill
  • already held stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
  • already held teach fashion to clients skill
  • already held trends in fashion knowledge
  • already held accompany people skill
  • already held administer appointments skill
  • already held assess character skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held control of expenses skill
  • already held maintain professional administration skill
  • already held network with store owners skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held give advice on personal matters optional
  • optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held style hair optional
  • optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
5 held skills the personal stylist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on furniture style skill
  • not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up skill
  • not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
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.