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

electricity sales representativetorenewable energy sales representative

A electricity sales representative already meets 75% of what the renewable energy sales representative role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From electricity sales representative
75%
Overlap1
To renewable energy sales representative
35 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
30 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 30

This move: 30 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the renewable energy sales representative role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the electricity sales representative 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A renewable energy sales representative role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a electricity sales representative background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held plan customers' sales visits management skills
  • already held manage development of promotional material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held inform customers on energy consumption fees communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assess customers assisting and caring
  • already held monitor after sales records information skills
  • already held prepare sales checks information skills

All 35 carried skills, including the 13 the renewable energy sales representative role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 3 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held renewable energy required
  • required, not held solar energy required
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held provide information on geothermal heat pumps required
  • required, not held inform on government funding required
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held provide information on wind turbines required
  • required, not held provide information on solar panels required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a renewable energy sales representative 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on heating systems energy efficiency skill
  • already held answer requests for quotation skill
  • already held assess customers skill
  • already held carry out sales analysis skill
  • already held characteristics of products knowledge
  • already held characteristics of services knowledge
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held identify energy needs skill
  • already held inform customers on energy consumption fees skill
  • already held manage contracts skill
  • already held promote sustainable energy skill
  • already held sales argumentation knowledge
  • already held sales strategies knowledge
  • already held achieve sales targets skill
  • already held advise on utility consumption skill
  • already held assess supplier risks skill
  • already held deliver a sales pitch skill
  • already held electricity market knowledge
  • already held energy conservation knowledge
  • already held energy performance of buildings knowledge
  • already held implement marketing strategies skill
  • already held implement sales strategies skill
  • already held liaise with advertising agencies skill
  • already held manage contract disputes skill
  • already held manage development of promotional material skill
  • already held monitor after sales records skill
  • already held negotiate improvement with suppliers skill
  • already held negotiate terms with suppliers skill
  • already held perform market research skill
  • already held plan customers' sales visits skill
  • already held plan event marketing for promotional campaigns skill
  • already held prepare sales checks skill
  • already held promote environmental awareness skill
  • already held prospect new customers skill
  • already held review completed contracts skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held attend trade fairs optional
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems optional
4 held skills the renewable energy sales representative role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
  • not needed by the target role sales promotion techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role upsell products skill
4 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 renewable energy required
  • required, not held solar energy required
  • optional, not held domestic heating systems optional
  • optional, not held industrial heating systems 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.