Table 1Transition record

aviation data communications managertosales processor

A aviation data communications manager already meets 20% of what the sales processor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aviation data communications manager

20%

Overlap1

To sales processor

5 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

78 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78

This move: 78 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the sales processor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aviation data communications 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sales processor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aviation data communications manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use databases working with computers
already held perform multiple tasks at the same time management skills
already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
already held have computer literacy working with computers
already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the sales processor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 8 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 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held work independently in sales required
required, not held ensure client orientation required

optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held show diplomacy optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held provide customers with order information required
required, not held provide customer follow-up services required
required, not held provide information required

03 management skills 3 required

required, not held issue sales invoices required
required, not held meet deadlines required
required, not held process payments required

04 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held characteristics of services required
required, not held sales activities required

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held channel marketing optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional

05 information skills 2 required

required, not held process order forms with customer's information required
required, not held process data required

06 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use spreadsheets software required

optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held use e-services optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a sales processor 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held have computer literacy skill
already held perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
already held present reports skill
already held use databases skill
already held use different communication channels skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held characteristics of products required

optional, not held electronic communication optional

08 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held e-commerce systems optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
optional, not held negotiate sales contracts optional
optional, not held channel marketing optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held electronic communication optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held show diplomacy optional
optional, not held speak different languages optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional
optional, not held use e-services optional

10 held skills the sales processor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate in air traffic services skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage flight data communications programme skill
not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role work in an aviation team skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

11 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 characteristics of products required
required, not held characteristics of services required
required, not held sales activities required
optional, not held company policies optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-commerce systems optional
optional, not held channel marketing optional
optional, not held electronic communication optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held multimodal transport logistics optional
optional, not held supply chain principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from aviation data communications manager

Full index of moves from aviation data communications 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.