Career switch, measured
From Office Clerk to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Office administration, Microsoft Office, Excel, Logistics; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Budgeting, Problem solving, Project management.
64%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillOffice ClerkExecutive Assistant
- Office administration32%43%
- Microsoft Office29%60%
- Excel26%32%
- Logistics17%49%
- Scheduling20%68%
- Communication25%41%
- Research16%16%
- Leadership22%71%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Office Clerk ones.
SkillOffice ClerkExecutive Assistant
- Stakeholder management6%46%
- Budgeting9%22%
- Problem solving7%18%
- Project management–18%
- Team management–9%
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