Career switch, measured
From Buyer to Recruiter
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 41% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Procurement, Contract negotiation, Stakeholder management, Leadership; the main skills to add are Recruiting, Lead generation.
41%
skill overlap
566
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBuyerRecruiter
- Procurement77%86%
- Contract negotiation65%27%
- Stakeholder management33%43%
- Leadership33%39%
- Communication25%34%
- Manufacturing36%14%
- Process improvement22%14%
- Marketing22%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Recruiter postings, rarely in Buyer ones.
SkillBuyerRecruiter
- Recruiting–87%
- Lead generation–12%
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