Table 1Transition record

personal stylisttobarber

A personal stylist already meets 35% of what the barber role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal stylist

35%

Overlap1

To barber

11 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

64.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.6

This move: 64.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the barber role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the personal stylist 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 barber role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a personal stylist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on hair style communication, collaboration and creativity
already held stay up-to-date with hair style trends information skills
already held style hair assisting and caring
already held recommend cosmetics to customers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills
already held maintain professional administration management skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the barber 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held treat facial hair required
required, not held use equipment for hair care required
required, not held work safely with chemicals required
required, not held work ergonomically required

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held help customers with hair problems optional
optional, not held wash hair optional
optional, not held dye hair optional
optional, not held give massages optional

02 services 3 required

required, not held hair required
required, not held barbering techniques required
required, not held hair products required

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage personal professional development required
required, not held process payments required

optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain equipment required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held train employees optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a barber 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 advise on hair style skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held stay up-to-date with hair style trends skill
already held style hair skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held manage schedule of tasks skill
already held recommend cosmetics to customers skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep stock records optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply hair cutting techniques optional
optional, not held help customers with hair problems optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with suppliers optional
optional, not held sell hair products optional
optional, not held wash hair optional
optional, not held dye hair optional
optional, not held give massages optional
optional, not held maintain work area cleanliness optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held supervise staff optional
optional, not held train employees optional

22 held skills the barber role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accompany people 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 customers on usage of cosmetics skill
not needed by the target role advise on clothing 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 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 develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role give advice on personal matters skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role keep personal 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 teach communication to clients skill
not needed by the target role teach fashion to clients skill
not needed by the target role trends in fashion knowledge

3 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 hair required
required, not held barbering techniques required
required, not held hair products required

Index

Other moves recorded from personal stylist

Full index of moves from personal stylist

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.