Career switch, measured
From Editor to Chief Executive Officer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 42% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Leadership, Marketing, Sales; the main skills to add are Regulatory compliance, Process improvement, Budgeting, Problem solving.
42%
skill overlap
492
open Chief Executive Officer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEditorChief Executive Officer
- Stakeholder management30%37%
- Leadership41%58%
- Marketing23%31%
- Sales30%29%
- Training and coaching32%22%
- Research30%13%
- Communication20%21%
- Logistics39%7%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Chief Executive Officer postings, rarely in Editor ones.
SkillEditorChief Executive Officer
- Regulatory compliance–20%
- Process improvement–19%
- Budgeting–17%
- Problem solving–16%
- Auditing–15%
- Excel–14%
- Contract negotiation–12%
- Forecasting–11%
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