Career switch, measured
From Financial Advisor to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Marketing, Sales, Leadership, CRM; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Forecasting, B2B sales, Procurement.
64%
skill overlap
5,104
open Sales Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillFinancial AdvisorSales Manager
- Marketing34%40%
- Sales43%88%
- Leadership43%35%
- CRM15%20%
- Salesforce11%15%
- Communication30%24%
- Customer success10%26%
- Training and coaching30%19%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Financial Advisor ones.
SkillFinancial AdvisorSales Manager
- Contract negotiation–25%
- Forecasting7%23%
- B2B sales–15%
- Procurement–10%
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