Table 1Transition record

recruitment consultanttohuman resources assistant

A recruitment consultant already meets 69% of what the human resources assistant role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From recruitment consultant

69%

Overlap1

To human resources assistant

24 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

32.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 32.9

This move: 32.9 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the human resources assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the recruitment consultant 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A human resources assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a recruitment consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held profile people management skills
already held ensure gender equality in the workplace assisting and caring
already held support employability of people with disabilities management skills
already held job market offers business, administration and law
already held negotiate employment agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held hire human resources management skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 13 the human resources assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held apply company policies required
required, not held identify with the company's goals required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held support managers required

optional, not held negotiate with employment agencies optional
optional, not held assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held manage employee complaints optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage payroll reports required

optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional

04 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
optional, not held identify necessary human resources optional
optional, not held introduce new employees optional
optional, not held manage payroll optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held human resources department processes optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a human resources assistant 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer appointments skill
already held assess character skill
already held communicate by telephone skill
already held document interviews skill
already held fix meetings skill
already held hire human resources skill
already held job market offers knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held profile people skill
already held use communication techniques skill
already held write work-related reports skill
already held advertising techniques knowledge
already held apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
already held business communication knowledge
already held employment law knowledge
already held ensure gender equality in the workplace skill
already held human resource management knowledge
already held interview people skill
already held labour legislation knowledge
already held negotiate employment agreements skill
already held recruit employees skill
already held support employability of people with disabilities skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held negotiate with employment agencies optional
optional, not held assist employee health programmes optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held disseminate messages to people optional
optional, not held gather feedback from employees optional
optional, not held human resources department processes optional
optional, not held identify necessary human resources optional
optional, not held introduce new employees optional
optional, not held manage employee complaints optional
optional, not held manage payroll optional

19 held skills the human resources assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role determine salaries skill
not needed by the target role develop employee retention programs skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role facilitate job market access 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 implement customer follow-up skill
not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role maintain privacy of service users skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role manage tests skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role mentor individual employees skill
not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare for job interview skill
not needed by the target role video conferencing tool knowledge

1 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

optional, not held human resources department processes optional

Index

Other moves recorded from recruitment consultant

Full index of moves from recruitment consultant

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.