Table 1Transition record

letting agenttoreal estate surveyor

A letting agent already meets 56% of what the real estate surveyor role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From letting agent

56%

Overlap1

To real estate surveyor

11 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

41 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 41

This move: 41 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the real estate surveyor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the letting agent 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate surveyor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a letting agent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held concurrent estate business, administration and law
already held advise on property value communication, collaboration and creativity
already held examine the conditions of buildings information skills
already held perform property market research information skills
already held provide information on properties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held compare property values information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the real estate surveyor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held value properties required

optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held tax legislation required

optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held maintain relationships with government agencies required

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held geographic information systems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a real estate surveyor 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 11 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on property value skill
already held collect property financial information skill
already held compare property values skill
already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
already held perform property market research skill
already held property law knowledge
already held provide information on properties skill
already held real estate market knowledge
already held building codes knowledge
already held concurrent estate knowledge
already held obtain financial information skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held perform field research optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held compile appraisal reports optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held inspect taxation documents optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held read standard blueprints optional
optional, not held research taxation procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

23 held skills the real estate surveyor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role attend trade fairs skill
not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
not needed by the target role collect customer data skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role communicate with tenants skill
not needed by the target role coordinate advertising campaigns skill
not needed by the target role coordinate events skill
not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
not needed by the target role examine credit ratings skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role inform on renting agreements skill
not needed by the target role liaise with advertising agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
not needed by the target role organise property viewing skill
not needed by the target role plan marketing campaigns skill
not needed by the target role prepare inventory of properties skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role use office systems skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

7 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 tax legislation required
optional, not held geographic information systems optional
optional, not held quantity surveying optional
optional, not held cadastral taxation optional
optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
optional, not held risk management optional

Index

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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.