Computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller to textile specialised seller
A computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller already meets 78% of what the textile specialised seller role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
29.2/ 100
1 How much of what a textile specialised seller is expected to do is already part of a computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller’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 textile specialised seller role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A textile specialised seller role treats 27 of its required skills as things a computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply numeracy skills
- carry out active selling
- carry out order intake
- carry out products preparation
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
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 · What you already bring
Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A textile specialised seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller background worth leading with.
- already held plan aftersales arrangements management skills
- already held carry out order intake communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held carry out products preparation handling and moving
- already held provide customer guidance on product selection communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held organise storage facilities management skills
- already held prevent shoplifting assisting and caring
All 27 carried skills, including the 27 the textile specialised seller role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- still to learn advise customers on sewing patterns required
- still to learn advise on haberdashery products required
- still to learn sell textiles fabrics required
- still to learn fabric types required
- still to learn textile measurement required
- optional, not held braiding technology optional
- optional, not held textile industry optional
- optional, not held textile trends optional
- still to learn cut textiles required
- optional, not held measure yarn count optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a textile specialised seller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise customers on sewing patterns practise this
- 02 advise on haberdashery products practise this
- 03 sell textiles fabrics practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held apply numeracy skills skill
- already held carry out active selling skill
- already held carry out order intake skill
- already held carry out products preparation skill
- already held characteristics of products knowledge
- already held characteristics of services knowledge
- already held demonstrate products' features skill
- already held e-commerce systems knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- already held examine merchandise skill
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
- already held maintain store cleanliness skill
- already held monitor stock level skill
- already held operate cash register skill
- already held organise product display skill
- already held organise storage facilities skill
- already held plan aftersales arrangements skill
- already held prevent shoplifting skill
- already held process refunds skill
- already held product comprehension knowledge
- already held provide customer follow-up services skill
- already held provide customer guidance on product selection skill
- already held sales argumentation knowledge
- already held stock shelves skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held braiding technology optional
- optional, not held measure yarn count optional
- optional, not held textile industry optional
- optional, not held textile trends optional
11 held skills the textile specialised seller role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role demonstrate functionality of software products skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate functionality of video games skill
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role sell gaming software skill
- not needed by the target role sell software maintenance contracts skill
- not needed by the target role sell software personal training skill
- not needed by the target role sell software products skill
- not needed by the target role video-games functionalities knowledge
- not needed by the target role video-games trends knowledge
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fabric types required
- still to learn textile measurement required
- optional, not held braiding technology optional
- optional, not held textile industry optional
- optional, not held textile trends optional
Other moves recorded from computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller
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- cosmetics and perfume specialised seller 79% covered · adjacent
- shoe and leather accessories specialised seller 79% covered · moderate
- building materials specialised seller 79% covered · adjacent
Full index of moves from computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller
Common questions about this move
Can a computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller become a textile specialised seller?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller already covers 78% of what a textile specialised seller is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 27 of which the textile specialised seller role treats as required.
What skills does a computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller need to become a textile specialised seller?
6 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is advise customers on sewing patterns.
How hard is the move from computer games, multimedia and software specialised seller to textile specialised seller?
Its learning distance is 29.2 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.