Table 1Transition record

secretary of statetomayor

A secretary of state already meets 62% of what the mayor role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From secretary of state

62%

Overlap1

To mayor

19 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

37.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.5

This move: 37.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the mayor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the secretary of state 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A mayor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a secretary of state background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare legislation proposition management skills
already held present legislation proposition communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on public finance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held constitutional law business, administration and law
already held legislation procedure business, administration and law
already held perform political negotiation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 19 carried skills, including the 7 the mayor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain relations with local representatives required
required, not held build community relations required
required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

optional, not held engage in debates optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held perform government ceremonies required

03 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held motivate supporters optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held public law optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a mayor 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held good governance knowledge
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held government representation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage administrative systems skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held public administration knowledge
already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held advise on public finance skill
already held apply conflict management skill
already held budgetary principles knowledge
already held constitutional law knowledge
already held legislation procedure knowledge
already held perform political negotiation skill
already held perform project management skill
already held prepare legislation proposition skill
already held present legislation proposition skill
already held project management principles knowledge
already held public finance knowledge

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held engage in debates optional
optional, not held motivate supporters optional
optional, not held analyse community needs optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public law optional

10 held skills the mayor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise legislators skill
not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill

3 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 political parties optional
optional, not held political science optional
optional, not held public law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from secretary of state

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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.