Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

contact centre supervisortoafter-sales service technician

A contact centre supervisor already meets 31% of what the after-sales service technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From contact centre supervisor
31%
Overlap1
To after-sales service technician
7 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
67.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

67.1/ 100

1 Share of the after-sales service technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the contact centre supervisor 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

Why this move works

A after-sales service technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a contact centre supervisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • characteristics of products
  • characteristics of services
  • contact customers
  • create solutions to problems
  • customer relationship management
  • customer service

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A after-sales service technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a contact centre supervisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held contact customers communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held keep records of customer interaction information skills
  • already held customer relationship management business, administration and law
  • already held characteristics of services business, administration and law
  • already held characteristics of products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held customer service business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the after-sales service technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 5 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on merchandise features required
  • required, not held execute after sales activities required
  • required, not held implement customer follow-up required
  • required, not held implement sales strategies required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held listen actively optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held guarantee customer satisfaction required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required
  • required, not held provide customer follow-up services required
  • optional, not held provide information optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held product comprehension required
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintenance operations required
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a after-sales service technician 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 7 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held characteristics of products knowledge
  • already held characteristics of services knowledge
  • already held contact customers skill
  • already held create solutions to problems skill
  • already held customer relationship management knowledge
  • already held customer service knowledge
  • already held keep records of customer interaction skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held consumer protection optional
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held consumer protection optional
  • optional, not held listen actively optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held provide information optional
  • optional, not held solve technical problems optional
26 held skills the after-sales service technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse customer service surveys skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse staff capacity skill
  • not needed by the target role call quality assurance management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate operational activities skill
  • not needed by the target role create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement skill
  • not needed by the target role e-commerce systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role follow company standards skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast workload skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role handle helpdesk problems skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage resources skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role measure call quality skill
  • not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role motivate employees skill
  • not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role present reports skill
  • not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise work skill
  • not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
6 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 product comprehension required
  • required, not held maintenance operations required
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held sales activities optional
  • optional, not held sales strategies optional
  • optional, not held consumer protection optional
Index
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.