Career switch, measured
From IT Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Stakeholder management, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Sales, Retail operations, Inventory management, Customer service.
64%
skill overlap
24,571
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership72%77%
- Training and coaching54%48%
- Stakeholder management36%22%
- Process improvement15%16%
- Team management28%11%
- Budgeting14%23%
- Communication20%34%
- Auditing12%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in IT Manager ones.
SkillIT ManagerGeneral Manager
- Sales21%48%
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Customer service8%25%
- Scheduling–24%
- Marketing8%19%
- Payroll–17%
- Merchandising–16%
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