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

specialised sellertopet and pet food specialised seller

A specialised seller already meets 79% of what the pet and pet food specialised seller role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialised seller
79%
Overlap1
To pet and pet food specialised seller
29 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
30.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Very strong match

79%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

30.1/ 100

1 Share of the pet and pet food specialised seller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialised seller 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 pet and pet food specialised seller role treats 29 of its required skills as things a specialised seller already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on care products for pets
  • apply numeracy skills
  • carry out active selling
  • carry out order intake
  • carry out products preparation
  • characteristics of products

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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pet and pet food specialised seller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialised seller background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held sell pet accessories communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on care products for pets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held plan aftersales arrangements management skills
  • already held carry out order intake communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held carry out products preparation handling and moving
  • already held provide customer guidance on product selection communication, collaboration and creativity

All 29 carried skills, including the 29 the pet and pet food specialised seller role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required
  • required, not held advise customers on appropriate pet care required
  • required, not held explain use of equipment for pets required
  • required, not held recommend pet food selection required
  • required, not held provide advice on pet training required
02 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held animal nutrition required
  • optional, not held pet diseases optional
03 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held care for living pets in the store required
04 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held register pets required
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pet and pet food specialised seller 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held advise on care products for pets skill
  • already held apply numeracy skills skill
  • already held carry out active selling skill
  • already held carry out order intake skill
  • already held carry out products preparation skill
  • already held characteristics of products knowledge
  • already held characteristics of services knowledge
  • already held demonstrate products' features skill
  • already held e-commerce systems knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • already held examine merchandise skill
  • already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held issue sales invoices skill
  • already held maintain store cleanliness skill
  • already held monitor stock level skill
  • already held operate cash register skill
  • already held organise product display skill
  • already held organise storage facilities skill
  • already held plan aftersales arrangements skill
  • already held prevent shoplifting skill
  • already held process refunds skill
  • already held product comprehension knowledge
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held provide customer guidance on product selection skill
  • already held sales argumentation knowledge
  • already held sell pet accessories skill
  • already held stock shelves skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
  • optional, not held pet diseases optional
58 held skills the pet and pet food specialised seller role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on audiology products skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on audiovisual equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on books selection skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on bread skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on clothing accessories skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on delicatessen selection skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on electronic cigarettes skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on jewellery and watches skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on motor vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on type of computer equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role advise customers on types of flowers skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on medical products skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on sporting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role arrange ordering of products for customers skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers in selecting music and video recordings skill
  • not needed by the target role assist customers in trying out sporting goods skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role execute after sales activities skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain customer service skill
  • not needed by the target role merchandising techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role negotiate sales contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role office software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform market research skill
  • not needed by the target role process payments skill
  • not needed by the target role quote prices skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role sell academic books skill
  • not needed by the target role sell ammunition skill
  • not needed by the target role sell audiovisual equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role sell books skill
  • not needed by the target role sell building materials skill
  • not needed by the target role sell clothing items to customers skill
  • not needed by the target role sell confectionery products skill
  • not needed by the target role sell floor and wall coverings skill
  • not needed by the target role sell flowers skill
  • not needed by the target role sell footwear and leather goods skill

18 further entries not listed here

3 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 animal nutrition required
  • optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
  • optional, not held pet diseases 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.