Table 1Transition record

personal stylisttowedding planner

A personal stylist already meets 34% of what the wedding planner role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From personal stylist

34%

Overlap1

To wedding planner

14 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

66.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.6

This move: 66.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the wedding planner 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A wedding planner 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 network with store owners communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on clothing style communication, collaboration and creativity
already held give advice on personal matters assisting and caring
already held assess character management skills
already held advise customers on jewellery and watches communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage a small-to-medium business management skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 5 the wedding planner role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 management skills 8 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held supervise event staff required
required, not held tolerate stress required
required, not held arrange special events required
required, not held carry out event management required
required, not held coordinate events required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held plan events required
required, not held select event providers required

optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held create event-specific menus required
required, not held maintain relationship with suppliers required
required, not held develop creative ideas required

optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
optional, not held entertain people optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform improvisation optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required

optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held inspect event facilities required

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a wedding planner 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with customers skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held manage schedule of tasks skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
already held advise on clothing style skill
already held assess character skill
already held give advice on personal matters skill
already held keep personal administration skill
already held manage a small-to-medium business skill
already held network with store owners skill
already held perform services in a flexible manner skill

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held place orders for flower products optional
optional, not held advise customers on types of flowers optional
optional, not held ensure infrastructure accessibility optional
optional, not held entertain people optional
optional, not held handle veterinary emergencies optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held perform improvisation optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
optional, not held react calmly in stressful situations optional

19 held skills the wedding planner 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 usage of cosmetics 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 maintain professional administration skill
not needed by the target role offer cosmetic beauty advice 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 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

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.