asset managertoinvestor relations manager
A asset manager already meets 57% of what the investor relations manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
57%
48.9/ 100
1 Share of the investor relations manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the asset 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 investor relations manager role treats 16 of its required skills as things a asset manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on financial matters
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse market financial trends
- corporate social responsibility
- create a financial plan
- enforce financial policies
What stands in the way is 10 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A investor relations manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a asset manager background worth leading with.
- already held asset management business, administration and law
- already held enforce financial policies management skills
- already held modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
- already held provide support in financial calculation information skills
- already held financial analysis business, administration and law
- already held review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity
All 24 carried skills, including the 16 the investor relations manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held investment analysis required
- required, not held financial forecasting required
- required, not held public relations required
- required, not held stock market required
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held business loans optional
- optional, not held business valuation techniques optional
- required, not held build business relationships required
- required, not held liaise with shareholders required
- required, not held perform public relations required
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held draft press releases optional
- required, not held analyse business plans required
- required, not held ensure information transparency required
- optional, not held monitor stock market optional
- optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
- required, not held business communication required
- optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
- optional, not held integrate shareholders' interests in business plans optional
- optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
- optional, not held organise press conferences optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a investor relations manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 investment analysis knowledge · sector specific
- 02 analyse business plans skill · cross sector
- 03 build business relationships skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 24 skills that carry over
- already held advise on financial matters skill
- already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held create a financial plan skill
- already held enforce financial policies skill
- already held financial analysis knowledge
- already held financial management knowledge
- already held financial markets knowledge
- already held financial statements knowledge
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held funding methods knowledge
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
- already held securities knowledge
- already held strive for company growth skill
- already held actuarial science knowledge
- already held analyse financial risk skill
- already held asset management knowledge
- already held interpret financial statements skill
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
- already held provide support in financial calculation skill
- already held review investment portfolios skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held business loans optional
- optional, not held business valuation techniques optional
- optional, not held develop professional network optional
- optional, not held develop public relations strategies optional
- optional, not held draft press releases optional
- optional, not held integrate shareholders' interests in business plans optional
- optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
- optional, not held manage the handling of promotional materials optional
- optional, not held monitor stock market optional
- optional, not held organise press conferences optional
- optional, not held synthesise financial information optional
16 held skills the investor relations manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
- not needed by the target role apply credit risk policy skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role consult credit score skill
- not needed by the target role credit control processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop investment portfolio skill
- not needed by the target role examine credit ratings skill
- not needed by the target role exert expenditure control skill
- not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
- not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
- not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
- not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate loan agreements skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate on asset value skill
- not needed by the target role perform asset recognition skill
- not needed by the target role review closing procedures skill
8 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 investment analysis required
- required, not held business communication required
- required, not held financial forecasting required
- required, not held public relations required
- required, not held stock market required
- optional, not held investment banking optional
- optional, not held business loans optional
- optional, not held business valuation techniques 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.