Career switch, measured
From Public Relations Manager to Event Planner
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 38% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Marketing, Logistics, Leadership, Public relations; the main skills to add are Budgeting, Hospitality, Problem solving, Communication.
38%
skill overlap
47
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillPublic Relations ManagerEvent Planner
- Marketing68%49%
- Logistics23%55%
- Leadership49%45%
- Public relations58%11%
- Stakeholder management51%23%
- B2B sales26%13%
- Research21%15%
- Project management9%17%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Event Planner postings, rarely in Public Relations Manager ones.
SkillPublic Relations ManagerEvent Planner
- Budgeting11%49%
- Hospitality–49%
- Problem solving–36%
- Communication11%36%
- Customer service–34%
- Excel–28%
- Microsoft Office–28%
- Scheduling–21%
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