Technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment to advertising sales agent
A technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment already meets 63% of what the advertising sales agent role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.1/ 100
1 How much of what an advertising sales agent is expected to do is already part of a technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment’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 advertising sales agent role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An advertising sales agent role treats 19 of its required skills as things a technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- answer requests for quotation
- characteristics of products
- characteristics of services
- communicate with customers
- contact customers
- demonstrate motivation for sales
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 · What you already bring
Of the 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An advertising sales agent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment background worth leading with.
- already held demonstrate motivation for sales management skills
- already held keep records on sales information skills
- already held implement customer follow-up communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held contact customers communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held keep records of customer interaction information skills
- already held record customers' personal data information skills
All 20 carried skills, including the 19 the advertising sales agent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 sales strategies required
- still to learn advertising techniques required
- still to learn customer relationship management required
- optional, not held outdoor advertising optional
- still to learn advise on merchandise features required
- still to learn deliver a sales pitch required
- optional, not held provide advertisement samples optional
- optional, not held work with advertising professionals optional
- optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- still to learn types of media required
- optional, not held media formats optional
- optional, not held media planning optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations required
- optional, not held carry out sales analysis optional
- optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
- optional, not held stay up to date with social media optional
- optional, not held monitor media industry research figures optional
- optional, not held perform media outlets research optional
- optional, not held develop media strategy optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an advertising sales agent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on merchandise features practise this
- 02 deliver a sales pitch practise this
- 03 ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held answer requests for quotation skill
- already held characteristics of products knowledge
- already held characteristics of services knowledge
- already held communicate with customers skill
- already held contact customers skill
- already held demonstrate motivation for sales skill
- already held ensure client orientation skill
- already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
- already held implement customer follow-up skill
- already held implement sales strategies skill
- already held keep records of customer interaction skill
- already held keep records on sales skill
- already held produce sales reports skill
- already held prospect new customers skill
- already held record customers' personal data skill
- already held respond to customers' inquiries skill
- already held sales promotion techniques knowledge
- already held use customer relationship management software skill
- already held apply technical communication skills skill
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held carry out sales analysis optional
- optional, not held media formats optional
- optional, not held monitor after sales records optional
- optional, not held outdoor advertising optional
- optional, not held provide advertisement samples optional
- optional, not held stay up to date with social media optional
- optional, not held work with advertising professionals optional
- optional, not held apply social media marketing optional
- optional, not held develop media strategy optional
- optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
- optional, not held media planning optional
- optional, not held monitor media industry research figures optional
- optional, not held perform media outlets research optional
10 held skills the advertising sales agent role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
- not needed by the target role electronic and telecommunication equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle warranty for digital equipment skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
- not needed by the target role product comprehension knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
7 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 sales strategies required
- still to learn advertising techniques required
- still to learn customer relationship management required
- still to learn types of media required
- optional, not held media formats optional
- optional, not held outdoor advertising optional
- optional, not held media planning optional
Other moves recorded from technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment
Common questions about this move
Can a technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment become an advertising sales agent?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment already covers 63% of what an advertising sales agent is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 19 of which the advertising sales agent role treats as required.
What skills does a technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment need to become an advertising sales agent?
7 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is advise on merchandise features.
How hard is the move from technical sales representative in electronic and telecommunications equipment to advertising sales agent?
Its learning distance is 45.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.