public relations managertoelection agent
A public relations manager already meets 48% of what the election agent role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
48%
49.8/ 100
1 Share of the election agent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public relations manager 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 this move works
A election agent role treats 5 of its required skills as things a public relations manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on public relations
- liaise with politicians
- monitor political campaigns
- perform public relations
- political campaigning
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A election agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public relations manager background worth leading with.
- already held monitor political campaigns information skills
- already held advise on public image communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held political campaigning social sciences, journalism and information
- already held prepare presentation material communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held coordinate advertising campaigns management skills
- already held develop media strategy management skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 5 the election agent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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.
- required, not held advise politicians on electoral procedures required
- required, not held communicate with media required
- optional, not held influence voting behaviour optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- optional, not held solicit event publicity optional
- required, not held monitor elections required
- required, not held analyse election procedures required
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- required, not held election law required
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held create campaign schedule optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a election agent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 monitor elections skill · occupation specific
- 02 advise politicians on electoral procedures skill · sector specific
- 03 communicate with media skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held advise on public relations skill
- already held liaise with politicians skill
- already held monitor political campaigns skill
- already held perform public relations skill
- already held political campaigning knowledge
- already held advertising techniques knowledge
- already held advise on public image skill
- already held coordinate advertising campaigns skill
- already held develop media strategy skill
- already held develop professional network skill
- already held develop promotional tools skill
- already held political science knowledge
- already held prepare presentation material skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held influence voting behaviour optional
- optional, not held promote political campaign optional
- optional, not held conduct public surveys optional
- optional, not held coordinate events optional
- optional, not held create campaign schedule optional
- optional, not held establish collaborative relations optional
- optional, not held fix meetings optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
- optional, not held solicit event publicity optional
100 held skills the election agent role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role European Structural and Investment Funds regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
- not needed by the target role advocate a cause skill
- not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
- not needed by the target role apply diplomatic principles skill
- not needed by the target role apply grammar and spelling rules 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 approve advertising campaign skill
- not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role build community relations skill
- not needed by the target role build international relations skill
- not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out forum moderation skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role compile content skill
- not needed by the target role conduct public presentations skill
- not needed by the target role content marketing strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate marketing plan actions skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop communications strategies skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role develop public relations strategies skill
- not needed by the target role diplomatic principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
- not needed by the target role document project progress skill
- not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
- not needed by the target role draw conclusions from market research results skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
- not needed by the target role establish communication with foreign cultures skill
- not needed by the target role establish relationship with the media skill
60 further entries not listed here
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held election law required
Other moves recorded from public relations manager
- creative director 53% covered · moderate
- political campaign officer 52% covered · moderate
- advertising specialist 50% covered · moderate
- advertising media buyer 43% covered · moderate
- advertising copywriter 41% covered · substantial
- governor 41% covered · substantial
- international relations officer 40% covered · substantial
- public administration manager 39% covered · substantial
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.