Career switch, measured
From Editor to Event Planner
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 59% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Logistics, Leadership, Hospitality, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Budgeting, Problem solving, Excel, Microsoft Office.
59%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEditorEvent Planner
- Logistics39%55%
- Leadership41%45%
- Hospitality20%49%
- Stakeholder management30%23%
- Marketing23%49%
- Sales30%28%
- Research30%15%
- Customer service20%34%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Event Planner postings, rarely in Editor ones.
SkillEditorEvent Planner
- Budgeting–49%
- Problem solving–36%
- Excel–28%
- Microsoft Office–28%
- Scheduling–21%
- Contract negotiation–19%
- Project management–17%
- Regulatory compliance–15%
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