Table 1Transition record

personal stylisttodating service consultant

A personal stylist already meets 43% of what the dating service consultant role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal stylist

43%

Overlap1

To dating service consultant

13 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.1

This move: 59.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the dating service consultant 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dating service consultant 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 teach communication to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held teach fashion to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held give advice on personal matters assisting and caring
already held assess character management skills
already held assist clients with special needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the dating service consultant 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held advise on dating required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held promote human rights required
required, not held use consulting techniques required

optional, not held advise on online dating optional
optional, not held perform dating coaching optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 management skills 2 required

required, not held set up dates required
required, not held profile people required

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held match people required

optional, not held apply company policies optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held sexology required

optional, not held psychology optional

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held use personality tests optional
optional, not held document interviews optional
optional, not held manage tests optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a dating service consultant 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assess character skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held give advice on personal matters skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held teach communication to clients skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held assist clients with special needs skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held teach fashion to clients skill

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on online dating optional
optional, not held perform dating coaching optional
optional, not held use personality tests optional
optional, not held interview people optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held apply company policies optional
optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
optional, not held document interviews optional
optional, not held manage tests optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

20 held skills the dating service consultant 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 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 customers 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 manage schedule of tasks 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 recommend cosmetics to customers 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 style hair skill
not needed by the target role trends in fashion 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 sexology required
optional, not held psychology optional

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.