security managertobotanist
A security manager already meets 30% of what the botanist role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
71.8/ 100
1 Share of the botanist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the security 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.
Why this move works
A botanist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a security manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- corporate social responsibility
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
- manage staff
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A botanist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a security manager background worth leading with.
- already held supervise daily information operations management skills
- already held establish daily priorities management skills
- already held manage logistics management skills
- already held manage supplies management skills
- already held follow company standards assisting and caring
- already held corporate social responsibility business, administration and law
All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the botanist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 23 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.
- required, not held botany required
- required, not held variety of botanicals required
- required, not held biology required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- required, not held ecology required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
- required, not held advise on acquisitions required
- required, not held promote recreation activities required
- required, not held liaise with local authorities required
- required, not held represent the organisation required
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- required, not held develop recreation programmes required
- required, not held manage recreational facility required
- required, not held schedule recreation facilities required
- required, not held set organisational policies required
- required, not held collect biological data required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- required, not held monitor grounds maintenance required
- required, not held recreation activities required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a botanist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on acquisitions skill · sector specific
- 02 botany knowledge · sector specific
- 03 develop recreation programmes skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held establish daily priorities skill
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held manage budgets skill
- already held manage logistics skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held manage supplies skill
- already held supervise daily information operations skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- required, not held evolution of economic forecasts required
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct ecological surveys optional
- optional, not held educate people about nature optional
- optional, not held employ habitat survey techniques optional
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held educate the public about wildlife optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
36 held skills the botanist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on strengthening security skill
- not needed by the target role consultation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
- not needed by the target role define security policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
- not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role establish site security routines skill
- not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle surveillance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
- not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
- not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate security issues skill
- not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
- not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with security authorities skill
- not needed by the target role maintain facility security systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain incident reporting records skill
- not needed by the target role manage disaster recovery plans skill
- not needed by the target role manage outsourced security skill
- not needed by the target role manage security equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage the security team skill
- not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
- not needed by the target role oversee planning of security systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform internal investigations skill
- not needed by the target role plan health and safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role protect important clients skill
- not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role security regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role strive for company growth skill
- not needed by the target role undertake employee screening skill
- not needed by the target role write security reports skill
9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held botany required
- required, not held variety of botanicals required
- required, not held biology required
- required, not held characteristics of plants required
- required, not held ecology required
- required, not held evolution of economic forecasts required
- required, not held recreation activities required
- optional, not held aquatic ecology optional
- optional, not held forest ecology optional
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.