Career switch, measured
From Engineering Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 68% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Sales, Retail operations, Inventory management, Customer service.
68%
skill overlap
24,571
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEngineering ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership73%77%
- Training and coaching57%48%
- Budgeting24%23%
- Stakeholder management31%22%
- Process improvement18%16%
- Communication27%34%
- Team management10%11%
- Problem solving12%18%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Engineering Manager ones.
SkillEngineering ManagerGeneral Manager
- Sales10%48%
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Customer service–25%
- Scheduling9%24%
- Marketing8%19%
- Payroll–17%
- Merchandising–16%
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