Career switch, measured
From Receptionist to Executive Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 57% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Office administration, Microsoft Office, Scheduling, Marketing; the main skills to add are Leadership, Logistics, Stakeholder management, Excel.
57%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillReceptionistExecutive Assistant
- Office administration72%43%
- Microsoft Office58%60%
- Scheduling21%68%
- Marketing47%13%
- Communication13%41%
- Regulatory compliance12%10%
- Sales53%13%
- Customer service80%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Executive Assistant postings, rarely in Receptionist ones.
SkillReceptionistExecutive Assistant
- Leadership6%71%
- Logistics–49%
- Stakeholder management6%46%
- Excel6%32%
- Budgeting–22%
- Problem solving7%18%
- Project management–18%
- Research–16%
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