Table 1Transition record

career guidance advisortolife coach

A career guidance advisor already meets 51% of what the life coach role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From career guidance advisor

51%

Overlap1

To life coach

12 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

46.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 46.8

This move: 46.8 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the life coach role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the career guidance advisor 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A life coach role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a career guidance advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held evaluate clients' progress information skills
already held assist clients with personal development communication, collaboration and creativity
already held facilitate job market access communication, collaboration and creativity
already held coach clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held counsel clients communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify training needs management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the life coach role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held maintain customer service required

optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held give advice on personal matters required
required, not held help clients make decisions during counselling sessions required

03 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assess character optional
optional, not held manage personal professional development optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held keep personal administration optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held rhetoric optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a life coach 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 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist clients with personal development skill
already held coach clients skill
already held counsel clients skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held evaluate clients' progress skill
already held listen actively skill
already held use consulting techniques skill
already held develop professional network skill
already held facilitate job market access skill
already held identify training needs skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held provide career counselling skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held manage a small-to-medium business optional
optional, not held perform lectures optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held assess character optional
optional, not held give constructive feedback optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional
optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
optional, not held rhetoric optional
optional, not held teach communication to clients optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

44 held skills the life coach role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on training courses skill
not needed by the target role application process knowledge
not needed by the target role apply quality standards to the interaction with candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess candidates skill
not needed by the target role assess prior learning skill
not needed by the target role assess students' preliminary learning experiences skill
not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate about youth's well-being skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with education professionals skill
not needed by the target role counsel students skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
not needed by the target role curriculum standards knowledge
not needed by the target role education law knowledge
not needed by the target role encourage counselled clients to examine themselves skill
not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
not needed by the target role establish educational network skill
not needed by the target role have emotional intelligence skill
not needed by the target role identify clients' needs skill
not needed by the target role identify education needs skill
not needed by the target role job market offers knowledge
not needed by the target role labour legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role labour market knowledge
not needed by the target role liaise with educational staff skill
not needed by the target role manage professional transition in an arts career skill
not needed by the target role monitor educational developments skill
not needed by the target role organise job search workshops skill
not needed by the target role organise projects to fill education needs skill
not needed by the target role organise study information sessions skill
not needed by the target role oversee extra-curricular activities skill
not needed by the target role perform educational testing skill
not needed by the target role personal reflection techniques based on feedback knowledge
not needed by the target role project management knowledge
not needed by the target role provide assistance with job search skill
not needed by the target role provide information on education financing skill
not needed by the target role provide information on school services skill
not needed by the target role provide information on study programmes skill
not needed by the target role psychological counselling methods knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

1 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

optional, not held rhetoric optional

Index

Other moves recorded from career guidance advisor

Full index of moves from career guidance advisor

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.