Table 1Transition record

promotions demonstratortodoor to door seller

A promotions demonstrator already meets 37% of what the door to door seller role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From promotions demonstrator

37%

Overlap1

To door to door seller

9 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

64 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the door to door seller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the promotions demonstrator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A door to door seller role treats 8 of its required skills as things a promotions demonstrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

achieve sales targets
assist customers
carry out active selling
demonstrate products' features
ensure client orientation
prepare presentation material

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door to door seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a promotions demonstrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held establish customer rapport communication, collaboration and creativity
already held prepare presentation material communication, collaboration and creativity
already held achieve sales targets communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist customers assisting and caring
already held carry out active selling communication, collaboration and creativity
already held demonstrate products' features communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the door to door seller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held implement customer follow-up required
required, not held prospect new customers required
required, not held work independently in sales required
required, not held adapt to different weather conditions required
required, not held negotiate price required

optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held speak dialect optional
optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
required, not held apply health and safety standards required

optional, not held prevent theft optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held sales argumentation required
required, not held sales strategies required

optional, not held credit card payments optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plan customers' sales visits required

optional, not held process payments optional

05 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held carry out products preparation optional

06 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep records on sales optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a door to door seller 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held achieve sales targets skill
already held assist customers skill
already held carry out active selling skill
already held demonstrate products' features skill
already held ensure client orientation skill
already held prepare presentation material skill
already held product comprehension knowledge
already held use different communication channels skill
already held establish customer rapport skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held consumer protection optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out products preparation optional
optional, not held keep records on sales optional
optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
optional, not held speak dialect optional
optional, not held utilise cross-selling optional
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held credit card payments optional
optional, not held prevent theft optional
optional, not held process payments optional

22 held skills the door to door seller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise customers on the preparation of beverages skill
not needed by the target role alcoholic beverage products knowledge
not needed by the target role apply regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages skill
not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role enforce regulations of selling alcoholic beverages to minors skill
not needed by the target role enforce regulations of selling tobacco to minors skill
not needed by the target role ensure product preparation skill
not needed by the target role food allergies knowledge
not needed by the target role hand out product samples skill
not needed by the target role improve customer interaction skill
not needed by the target role keep promotions records skill
not needed by the target role maintain work area cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role nutrients of confectionery knowledge
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role sales promotion techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role sell confectionery products skill
not needed by the target role stock shelves skill
not needed by the target role tobacco brands knowledge
not needed by the target role types of chocolate knowledge
not needed by the target role variety of cheese knowledge

4 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 sales argumentation required
required, not held sales strategies required
optional, not held consumer protection optional
optional, not held credit card payments optional

Index

Other moves recorded from promotions demonstrator

Full index of moves from promotions demonstrator

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.