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

network marketertoafter-sales service technician

A network marketer 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 network marketer
31%
Overlap1
To after-sales service technician
7 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
66.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.6/ 100

1 Share of the after-sales service technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the network marketer 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 network marketer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • characteristics of products
  • characteristics of services
  • customer relationship management
  • customer service
  • implement sales strategies
  • product comprehension

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 network marketer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held customer relationship management business, administration and law
  • already held implement sales strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held characteristics of services business, administration and law
  • already held characteristics of products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held sales strategies business, administration and law
  • 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 6 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on merchandise features required
  • required, not held contact customers required
  • required, not held execute after sales activities required
  • required, not held implement customer follow-up required
  • required, not held communicate with customers required
  • required, not held create solutions to problems 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintenance operations required
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
  • optional, not held keep records of customer interaction optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held sales activities 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 customer relationship management knowledge
  • already held customer service knowledge
  • already held implement sales strategies skill
  • already held product comprehension knowledge
  • already held sales strategies knowledge
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 address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held consumer protection optional
  • optional, not held keep records of customer interaction 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
30 held skills the after-sales service technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role achieve sales targets skill
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply customer engagement strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role apply social media marketing skill
  • not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out active selling skill
  • not needed by the target role channel marketing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
  • not needed by the target role deliver a sales pitch skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
  • not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing mix knowledge
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network marketing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role public relations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role relationship marketing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role sales argumentation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role sell products skill
  • not needed by the target role services marketing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role work independently in sales 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 maintenance operations required
  • optional, not held electronic and telecommunication equipment optional
  • optional, not held sales activities 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.