Table 1Transition record

supply chain assistanttosecretary

A supply chain assistant already meets 16% of what the secretary role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From supply chain assistant

16%

Overlap1

To secretary

6 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

82 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82

This move: 82 of 100 · career change

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

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor staff absences information skills
already held organise business documents management skills
already held perform office routine activities management skills
already held use office systems management skills
already held use spreadsheets software working with computers
already held issue sales invoices management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the secretary role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 6 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held communicate schedules to the people concerned required
required, not held communicate by telephone required
required, not held disseminate internal communications required
required, not held draft corporate emails required
required, not held maintain internal communication systems required
required, not held process commissioned instructions required

optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

02 management skills 5 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held handle mail required
required, not held administer appointments required
required, not held disseminate messages to people required
required, not held manage personnel agenda required
required, not held organise facilities for office personnel required

optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional

03 working with computers 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage digital documents required
required, not held use microsoft office required
required, not held use word processing software required

optional, not held manage online content optional
optional, not held use personal organization software optional

04 information skills 3 required

required, not held file documents required
required, not held fill out forms required
required, not held keep task records required

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held company policies required

optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education law optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a secretary 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 monitor staff absences skill
already held organise business documents skill
already held perform office routine activities skill
already held use spreadsheets software skill
already held issue sales invoices skill
already held use office systems skill

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held manage online content optional
optional, not held place orders for printed paper goods optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held deliver correspondence optional
optional, not held demonstrate professional attitude to clients optional
optional, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education law optional
optional, not held handle financial transactions optional
optional, not held handle petty cash optional
optional, not held liaise with typists optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held manage budgets optional
optional, not held manage needs for stationery items optional
optional, not held organise travel arrangements for staff optional
optional, not held prepare presentation material optional
optional, not held use personal organization software optional
optional, not held write meeting reports optional

28 held skills the secretary role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
not needed by the target role assist in planning production scheduling skill
not needed by the target role budget for financial needs skill
not needed by the target role carry out inventory control accuracy skill
not needed by the target role coordinate purchasing activities skill
not needed by the target role direct logistical functions skill
not needed by the target role forecast production quantities skill
not needed by the target role handle returns skill
not needed by the target role identify key processes of traceability systems skill
not needed by the target role identify software for warehouse management skill
not needed by the target role international business knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret business information skill
not needed by the target role inventory management rules knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role monitor manufacturing quality standards skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role operations department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role perform business research skill
not needed by the target role prepare purchasing reportings skill
not needed by the target role provide technical documentation skill
not needed by the target role purchase supplies skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
not needed by the target role sales department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role supply chain principles knowledge
not needed by the target role support managers skill
not needed by the target role use production planning software skill
not needed by the target role use sales forecasting softwares 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
optional, not held labour law optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held education administration optional
optional, not held education law optional

Index

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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.