Table 1Transition record

rental managertodepartment store manager

A rental manager already meets 25% of what the department store manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rental manager

25%

Overlap1

To department store manager

6 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

72.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.8

This move: 72.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the department store manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rental manager 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A department store manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rental manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held employment law business, administration and law
already held train employees communication, collaboration and creativity
already held have computer literacy working with computers
already held manage budgets management skills
already held manage staff management skills
already held create solutions to problems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the department store manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held implement sales strategies required
required, not held manage the store image required
required, not held set sales promotions required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held implement marketing strategies required

optional, not held coach team on visual merchandising optional

02 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
required, not held plan marketing campaigns required
required, not held plan marketing strategy required

optional, not held define brand identity optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held supervise brand management optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held company policies required
required, not held product comprehension required

optional, not held characteristics of services optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor proper product handling required

optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held provide customer follow-up services required

06 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held monitor shelves loading required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a department store manager 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create solutions to problems skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held manage budgets skill
already held manage staff skill
already held train employees skill
already held employment law knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held characteristics of products optional

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held characteristics of products optional
optional, not held characteristics of services optional
optional, not held coach team on visual merchandising optional
optional, not held set up pricing strategies optional
optional, not held define brand identity optional
optional, not held evaluate employees optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held supervise brand management optional

29 held skills the department store manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse marketplace competition in rental industry skill
not needed by the target role build rapport with people from different cultural backgrounds skill
not needed by the target role car controls knowledge
not needed by the target role check vehicle damage skill
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role competition law knowledge
not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles skill
not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
not needed by the target role forecast products' demand skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role handle rental overdues skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain vehicle service skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
not needed by the target role manage vehicle inventory skill
not needed by the target role perform acquisition of vehicles skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role produce sales reports skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role types of vehicles knowledge
not needed by the target role use mathematical tools for managing vehicles skill
not needed by the target role use rental management software skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

5 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 company policies required
required, not held product comprehension required
optional, not held characteristics of products optional
optional, not held characteristics of services optional
optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from rental manager

Full index of moves from rental manager

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.