Table 1Transition record

sales assistanttomusic and video shop specialised seller

A sales assistant already meets 70% of what the music and video shop specialised seller role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sales assistant

70%

Overlap1

To music and video shop specialised seller

22 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

37.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.4

This move: 37.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the music and video shop specialised seller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sales assistant 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 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A music and video shop specialised seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sales assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held plan aftersales arrangements management skills
already held carry out order intake communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide customer guidance on product selection communication, collaboration and creativity
already held organise storage facilities management skills
already held prevent shoplifting assisting and caring
already held process refunds management skills

All 22 carried skills, including the 22 the music and video shop specialised seller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required

required, not held assist customers in selecting music and video recordings required
required, not held use different communication channels required

02 handling and moving 2 required

required, not held carry out products preparation required
required, not held classify audio-visual products required

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held apply numeracy skills required
required, not held stay up-to-date with music and video releases required

04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held musical genres required

optional, not held vinyl records optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held sales argumentation required

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required

required, not held e-commerce systems required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a music and video shop specialised 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 22 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held carry out active selling skill
already held carry out order intake skill
already held characteristics of products knowledge
already held characteristics of services knowledge
already held demonstrate products' features skill
already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
already held examine merchandise skill
already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held maintain store cleanliness skill
already held monitor stock level skill
already held operate cash register skill
already held organise product display skill
already held organise storage facilities skill
already held plan aftersales arrangements skill
already held prevent shoplifting skill
already held process refunds skill
already held product comprehension knowledge
already held provide customer follow-up services skill
already held provide customer guidance on product selection skill
already held stock shelves skill

1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held vinyl records optional

19 held skills the music and video shop specialised seller role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Order products skill
not needed by the target role arrange ordering of products for customers skill
not needed by the target role carry out cross merchandising skill
not needed by the target role carry out specialised packing for customers skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure stock storage safety skill
not needed by the target role ensure store security skill
not needed by the target role follow up orders for customers skill
not needed by the target role keep records of merchandise delivery skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role package purchases in bags skill
not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
not needed by the target role prepare sales checks skill
not needed by the target role supervise merchandise displays skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles 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 e-commerce systems required
required, not held sales argumentation required
required, not held musical genres required
optional, not held vinyl records optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sales assistant

Full index of moves from sales assistant

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.