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Where a talent acquisition manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a talent acquisition manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Talent acquisition managers plan, develop, manage and oversee talent acquisition and recruitment processes. Interview candidates, check applicants' references and manage posts on online job boards.

Also known as talent acquisition specialist, talent acquisition partner, talent acquisition recruiter.

Managers 19 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: field survey manager, 22%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
field survey manager 22% covered employment agent 22% covered human resources assistant 18% covered human resources officer 17% covered recruitment consultant 17% covered talent acquisition manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from talent acquisition manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a talent acquisition manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A talent acquisition manager needs 10 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • online job platforms business, administration and law
  • assess candidates management skills
  • explain interview purposes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • evaluate interview reports information skills
  • job market offers business, administration and law
  • hire human resources management skills
  • human resources department processes business, administration and law
  • human resource management business, administration and law
  • interview techniques social sciences, journalism and information
  • recruit employees management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a talent acquisition manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Talent acquisition manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a talent acquisition manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.