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

technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipmenttorental service representative in water transport equipment

A technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment already meets 38% of what the rental service representative in water transport equipment role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment
38%
Overlap1
To rental service representative in water transport equipment
10 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
63.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 63.7

This move: 63.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the rental service representative in water transport equipment role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rental service representative in water transport equipment role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a technical sales representative in machinery and industrial equipment background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held machinery products engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held types of aircraft engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held industrial tools engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held record customers' personal data information skills
  • already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held provide customer follow-up services assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 10 the rental service representative in water transport equipment role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 6 required
  • required, not held handle rental overdues required
  • required, not held identify customer's needs required
  • required, not held provide customers with price information required
  • required, not held work independently in rental services required
  • required, not held achieve sales targets required
  • required, not held manage claims process required
02 information skills 4 required
  • required, not held maintain inventory of rented items required
  • required, not held apply numeracy skills required
  • required, not held process data required
  • required, not held review completed contracts required
03 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held handle financial transactions required
  • required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
  • required, not held process payments required
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held financial capability required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held assist customers required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a rental service representative in water transport equipment 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held communicate with customers skill
  • already held guarantee customer satisfaction skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held industrial tools knowledge
  • already held machinery products knowledge
  • already held product comprehension knowledge
  • already held provide customer follow-up services skill
  • already held record customers' personal data skill
  • already held types of aircraft knowledge
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
23 held skills the rental service representative in water transport equipment role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role answer requests for quotation skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role capital goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role characteristics of services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contact customers skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate motivation for sales skill
  • not needed by the target role demonstrate products' features skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role implement customer follow-up skill
  • not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of customer interaction skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records on sales 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 produce sales reports skill
  • not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to customers' inquiries skill
  • not needed by the target role sales promotion techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise sales activities skill
  • not needed by the target role use customer relationship management software 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held financial capability required
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.