Career switch, measured
From Production Planner to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Scheduling, Excel, Logistics, Microsoft Office; the main skills to add are Stakeholder management, Office administration, Budgeting, Research.
56%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillProduction PlannerExecutive Assistant
- Scheduling52%68%
- Excel30%32%
- Logistics20%49%
- Microsoft Office26%60%
- Leadership32%71%
- Project management12%18%
- Communication24%41%
- Problem solving15%18%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Production Planner ones.
SkillProduction PlannerExecutive Assistant
- Stakeholder management11%46%
- Office administration6%43%
- Budgeting6%22%
- Research–16%
- Marketing–13%
- Team management–9%
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