Table 1Transition record

talent acquisition managertofield survey manager

A talent acquisition manager already meets 22% of what the field survey manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From talent acquisition manager

22%

Overlap1

To field survey manager

6 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

73.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.6

This move: 73.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the field survey manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the talent acquisition 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 field survey manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a talent acquisition manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held explain interview purposes communication, collaboration and creativity
already held evaluate interview reports information skills
already held document interviews information skills
already held interview techniques social sciences, journalism and information
already held supervise staff management skills
already held recruit employees management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the field survey manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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, 5 supplementary

required, not held train field investigators required
required, not held interview people required
required, not held prepare survey report required
required, not held present reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
optional, not held capture people's attention optional
optional, not held communicate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held interview focus groups optional

02 information skills 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held monitor field surveys required
required, not held record survey data required
required, not held perform resource planning required

optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held design questionnaires optional
optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
optional, not held tabulate survey results optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held observe confidentiality required

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held forecast workload required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held survey techniques required

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held perform data analysis optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a field survey 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 evaluate interview reports skill
already held interview techniques knowledge
already held recruit employees skill
already held supervise staff skill
already held document interviews skill
already held explain interview purposes skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held communication optional

09 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held information confidentiality optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
optional, not held capture people's attention optional
optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
optional, not held communicate with stakeholders optional
optional, not held communication optional
optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
optional, not held conduct research interview optional
optional, not held design questionnaires optional
optional, not held interview focus groups optional
optional, not held perform data analysis optional
optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
optional, not held tabulate survey results optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional

13 held skills the field survey manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role develop employment policies skill
not needed by the target role engage artistic staff skill
not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
not needed by the target role human resource management knowledge
not needed by the target role human resources department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify talent skill
not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate with employment agencies skill
not needed by the target role online job platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role organise auditions skill
not needed by the target role promote employment policy skill
not needed by the target role recruit personnel skill

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 survey techniques required
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held communication optional

Index

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Full index of moves from talent acquisition 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.