Career switch, measured
From Human Resources Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 28% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Payroll, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Sales, Retail operations, Inventory management, Scheduling.
28%
skill overlap
24,571
open General Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership70%77%
- Training and coaching46%48%
- Payroll27%17%
- Process improvement24%16%
- Regulatory compliance43%20%
- Communication24%34%
- Problem solving19%18%
- Budgeting12%23%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Human Resources Manager ones.
SkillHuman Resources ManagerGeneral Manager
- Sales6%48%
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Scheduling–24%
- Marketing7%19%
- Merchandising–16%
- Forecasting–12%
- Point of sale–10%
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