RecordMove

Funeral services director to beauty salon attendant

A funeral services director already meets 21% of what the beauty salon attendant role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

From funeral services director

Distant match

To beauty salon attendant

6 You already bring

13 Still to learn

33 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

76/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a beauty salon attendant is expected to do is already part of a funeral services director’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 beauty salon attendant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A beauty salon attendant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a funeral services director already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

administer appointments
greet guests
maintain customer service
maintain personal hygiene standards

What stands in the way is 13 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A beauty salon attendant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a funeral services director background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain personal hygiene standards management skills
already held manage emergency evacuation plans communication, collaboration and creativity
already held greet guests assisting and caring
already held maintain professional administration management skills
already held administer appointments management skills
already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the beauty salon attendant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 handling and moving 5 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn clean toilet facilities required
still to learn restock toilet facilities' supplies required
still to learn clean building floors required
still to learn ensure sanitation required
still to learn maintain work area cleanliness required

optional, not held collect items for laundry service optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
still to learn handle customer complaints required

optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn use laser therapy for skin conditions required
still to learn apply company policies required

optional, not held assist guest departure optional

04 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn process payments required

optional, not held allocate locker space optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn monitor stock level required

optional, not held keep stock records optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn quality standards required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a beauty salon attendant 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer appointments skill
already held greet guests skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain personal hygiene standards skill
already held maintain professional administration skill
already held manage emergency evacuation plans skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 services 1 required

still to learn cosmetics required

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held allocate locker space optional
optional, not held collect items for laundry service optional
optional, not held issue sales invoices optional
optional, not held keep stock records optional
optional, not held offer free samples of cosmetics optional
optional, not held recommend cosmetics to customers optional
optional, not held advise customers on usage of cosmetics optional
optional, not held assist guest departure optional
optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional
optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
optional, not held order supplies optional
optional, not held sell cosmetics optional

39 held skills the beauty salon attendant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on funeral services skill
not needed by the target role analyse financial performance of a company skill
not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist with funeral planning skill
not needed by the target role business knowledge knowledge
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role control minor maintenance skill
not needed by the target role coordinate catering skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role dress bodies skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles in processions skill
not needed by the target role embalm bodies skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain inventory of tools skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage financial aspects of a company skill
not needed by the target role manage funeral equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage maintenance operations skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role operate cremation equipment skill
not needed by the target role oversee cremations skill
not needed by the target role perform religious ceremonies skill
not needed by the target role prepare ceremonial locations skill
not needed by the target role prepare coffins for cremation skill
not needed by the target role promote human rights skill
not needed by the target role provide directions to guests skill
not needed by the target role provide emotional support to the bereaved skill
not needed by the target role provide visitor information skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role relate empathetically skill
not needed by the target role respond to visitor complaints skill
not needed by the target role show diplomacy skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role transfer coffins skill
not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill

2 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 cosmetics required
still to learn quality standards required

Index

Other moves recorded from funeral services director

Full index of moves from funeral services director

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a funeral services director become a beauty salon attendant?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A funeral services director already covers 21% of what a beauty salon attendant is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the beauty salon attendant role treats as required.

What skills does a funeral services director need to become a beauty salon attendant?

13 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is clean toilet facilities.

How hard is the move from funeral services director to beauty salon attendant?

Its learning distance is 76 out of 100, which is the career change 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.