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

property assistanttoreal estate agent

A property assistant already meets 58% of what the real estate agent role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From property assistant
58%
Overlap1
To real estate agent
30 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
49.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

49.5/ 100

1 Share of the real estate agent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the property assistant 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 real estate agent role treats 13 of its required skills as things a property assistant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on property value
  • compare property values
  • customer service
  • identify customer's needs
  • inform on renting agreements
  • liaise with property owners

What stands in the way is 7 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A real estate agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a property assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held handle tenant changeover communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held liaise with property owners communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held organise property viewing management skills
  • already held prepare inventory of properties information skills
  • already held inform on renting agreements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held assist in loan applications assisting and caring

All 30 carried skills, including the 13 the real estate agent role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain relationship with customers required
  • required, not held prepare real estate contract required
  • required, not held manage contracts required
  • optional, not held review closing procedures optional
  • optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
  • optional, not held liaise with advertising agencies optional
  • optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with property owners optional
  • optional, not held protect client interests optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held office administration required
  • required, not held contract law required
  • required, not held mortgage loans required
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
  • optional, not held types of insurance optional
03 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain financial records required
  • optional, not held consult credit score optional
  • optional, not held monitor title procedures optional
  • optional, not held analyse loans optional
  • optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
  • optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional
  • optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held building construction principles optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held process payments optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a real estate agent 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 30 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on property value skill
  • already held compare property values skill
  • already held customer service knowledge
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held inform on renting agreements skill
  • already held liaise with property owners skill
  • already held obtain financial information skill
  • already held perform property market research skill
  • already held property law knowledge
  • already held prospect new customers skill
  • already held provide information on properties skill
  • already held real estate market knowledge
  • already held value properties skill
  • already held accounting techniques knowledge
  • already held advertising techniques knowledge
  • already held advise on investment skill
  • already held assist in loan applications skill
  • already held attend trade fairs skill
  • already held collect property financial information skill
  • already held concurrent estate knowledge
  • already held create a financial plan skill
  • already held estimate profitability skill
  • already held examine the conditions of buildings skill
  • already held handle tenant changeover skill
  • already held liaise with local authorities skill
  • already held organise a damage assessment skill
  • already held organise property viewing skill
  • already held plan buildings maintenance work skill
  • already held prepare inventory of properties skill
  • already held prepare sales checks skill
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consult credit score optional
  • optional, not held monitor title procedures optional
  • optional, not held review closing procedures optional
  • optional, not held analyse insurance needs optional
  • optional, not held analyse loans optional
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held building construction principles optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
  • optional, not held examine mortgage loan documents optional
  • optional, not held liaise with advertising agencies optional
  • optional, not held manage contract disputes optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
  • optional, not held negotiate with property owners optional
  • optional, not held perform contract compliance audits optional
  • optional, not held process payments optional
  • optional, not held protect client interests optional
  • optional, not held types of insurance optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
  • optional, not held write inspection reports optional
17 held skills the real estate agent role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
  • not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain inventory of office supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain records of financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate on asset value skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
  • not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
  • not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role trace financial transactions skill
  • not needed by the target role use office systems skill
9 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 office administration required
  • required, not held contract law required
  • required, not held mortgage loans required
  • optional, not held building codes optional
  • optional, not held building construction principles optional
  • optional, not held energy performance of buildings optional
  • optional, not held modern portfolio theory optional
  • optional, not held types of insurance optional
  • optional, not held virtual reality optional
Index

Other moves recorded from property assistant

Full index of moves from property assistant

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.