Career switch, measured
From Editor to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 43% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Logistics, Stakeholder management, Leadership, Research; the main skills to add are Scheduling, Microsoft Office, Office administration, Excel.
43%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEditorExecutive Assistant
- Logistics39%49%
- Stakeholder management30%46%
- Leadership41%71%
- Research30%16%
- Communication20%41%
- Marketing23%13%
- Sales30%13%
- Customer service20%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Editor ones.
SkillEditorExecutive Assistant
- Scheduling–68%
- Microsoft Office–60%
- Office administration–43%
- Excel–32%
- Budgeting–22%
- Problem solving–18%
- Project management–18%
- Regulatory compliance–10%
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