Career switch, measured
From Lodging Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Sales; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Marketing, Process improvement, Merchandising.
65%
skill overlap
24,571
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillLodging ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership55%77%
- Training and coaching43%48%
- Budgeting29%23%
- Sales39%48%
- Scheduling34%24%
- Inventory management37%25%
- Retail operations15%26%
- Payroll11%17%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Lodging Manager ones.
SkillLodging ManagerGeneral Manager
- Stakeholder management–22%
- Marketing7%19%
- Process improvement–16%
- Merchandising–16%
- Team management–11%
- Research–9%
- Security operations–9%
- Manufacturing–9%
Plan your move to General Manager
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