Career switch, measured
From Event Planner to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 57% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Logistics, Microsoft Office, Excel, Leadership; the main skills to add are Scheduling, Office administration, Team management.
57%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEvent PlannerExecutive Assistant
- Logistics55%49%
- Microsoft Office28%60%
- Excel28%32%
- Leadership45%71%
- Communication36%41%
- Budgeting49%22%
- Project management17%18%
- Stakeholder management23%46%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Event Planner ones.
SkillEvent PlannerExecutive Assistant
- Scheduling21%68%
- Office administration–43%
- Team management–9%
Prove it with a free skill badge:Logistics & transportation,Excel,Project management,Stakeholder management
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