RecordMove

Business valuer to real estate surveyor

A business valuer already meets 31% of what the real estate surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From business valuer

Distant match

To real estate surveyor

5 You already bring

6 Still to learn

26 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a real estate surveyor is expected to do is already part of a business valuer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the real estate surveyor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A real estate surveyor role treats 5 of its required skills as things a business valuer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on property value
compare property values
property law
tax legislation
value properties

What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 real estate surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a business valuer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held advise on property value communication, collaboration and creativity
already held value properties information skills
already held compare property values information skills
already held property law business, administration and law
already held tax legislation business, administration and law

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the real estate surveyor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 3 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn collect property financial information required
still to learn perform property market research required
still to learn examine the conditions of buildings required

optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

still to learn maintain relationships with government agencies required
still to learn provide information on properties required

03 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn real estate market required

optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a real estate surveyor 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 advise on property value skill
already held compare property values skill
already held property law knowledge
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held value properties skill

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

35 held skills the real estate surveyor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on bankruptcy proceedings skill
not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
not needed by the target role analyse business plans skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role business law knowledge
not needed by the target role business valuation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role create a financial report skill
not needed by the target role determine resale value of items skill
not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
not needed by the target role estimate value of used goods skill
not needed by the target role financial markets knowledge
not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
not needed by the target role manage brand assets skill
not needed by the target role market pricing knowledge
not needed by the target role mergers and acquisitions knowledge
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 perform stock valuation skill
not needed by the target role pricing strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role public offering knowledge
not needed by the target role review investment portfolios skill
not needed by the target role security of assets legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role stock market knowledge
not needed by the target role strategic planning knowledge
not needed by the target role trade securities skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge

9 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 pick up Tier

still to learn real estate market required
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held building codes optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held concurrent estate optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a business valuer become a real estate surveyor?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A business valuer already covers 31% of what a real estate surveyor is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the real estate surveyor role treats as required.

What skills does a business valuer need to become a real estate surveyor?

6 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is collect property financial information.

How hard is the move from business valuer to real estate surveyor?

Its learning distance is 62.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.