Career switch, measured
From Event Planner to Recreation Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 53% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Hospitality, Leadership, Budgeting, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Sales, Inventory management, Cleaning, Risk management.
53%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillEvent PlannerRecreation Manager
- Hospitality49%40%
- Leadership45%53%
- Budgeting49%24%
- Stakeholder management23%20%
- Customer service34%27%
- Communication36%26%
- Logistics55%12%
- Contract negotiation19%13%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Recreation Manager postings, rarely in Event Planner ones.
SkillEvent PlannerRecreation Manager
- Sales28%59%
- Inventory management–40%
- Cleaning–26%
- Risk management–22%
- Auditing–21%
- Counseling–20%
- Customer success–14%
- Salesforce–13%
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