Receptionist to beauty salon attendant
A receptionist already meets 21% of what the beauty salon attendant role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.9/ 100
1 How much of what a beauty salon attendant is expected to do is already part of a receptionist’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 this move works
A beauty salon attendant role treats 4 of its required skills as things a receptionist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- administer appointments
- greet guests
- handle customer complaints
- process payments
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 · 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 receptionist background worth leading with.
- already held greet guests assisting and caring
- already held administer appointments management skills
- already held communicate by telephone communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held process payments management skills
- already held handle customer complaints communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held issue sales invoices management skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the beauty salon attendant role treats as required.
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.
- 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
- still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
- still to learn maintain customer service 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 implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
- still to learn use laser therapy for skin conditions required
- still to learn apply company policies required
- optional, not held assist guest departure optional
- still to learn maintain personal hygiene standards required
- optional, not held allocate locker space optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
- still to learn monitor stock level required
- optional, not held keep stock records optional
- still to learn quality standards required
1 further area in the appendix
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.
- 01 clean toilet facilities practise this
- 02 cosmetics study this
- 03 maintain relationship with customers practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held administer appointments skill
- already held greet guests skill
- already held handle customer complaints skill
- already held process payments skill
- already held communicate by telephone skill
- already held issue sales invoices skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- still to learn cosmetics required
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held allocate locker space optional
- optional, not held collect items for laundry service 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 implement marketing strategies optional
- optional, not held maintain professional administration optional
- optional, not held manage cleaning activities optional
- optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
- optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held sell cosmetics optional
29 held skills the beauty salon attendant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
- not needed by the target role assist at check-in skill
- not needed by the target role check tickets at venue entry skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
- not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
- not needed by the target role deliver correspondence skill
- not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate internal communications skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
- not needed by the target role file documents skill
- not needed by the target role handle mail skill
- not needed by the target role handle petty cash skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role maintain correspondence records skill
- not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
- not needed by the target role maintain reception area skill
- not needed by the target role office administration knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
- not needed by the target role process booking skill
- not needed by the target role process data skill
- not needed by the target role register visitors skill
- not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
- not needed by the target role screen clients skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
- not needed by the target role use office systems 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.
- still to learn cosmetics required
- still to learn quality standards required
Other moves recorded from receptionist
- office clerk 42% covered · substantial
- secretary 38% covered · substantial
- administrative assistant 34% covered · substantial
- post office counter clerk 30% covered · substantial
- investment clerk 27% covered · substantial
- hotel concierge 27% covered · substantial
- hospitality establishment receptionist 25% covered · substantial
- usher 23% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a receptionist become a beauty salon attendant?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A receptionist 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 receptionist 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 receptionist to beauty salon attendant?
Its learning distance is 75.9 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.