Career switch, measured
From Recreation Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 55% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Sales, Budgeting, Inventory management; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Retail operations, Payroll, Process improvement.
55%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillRecreation ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership53%77%
- Sales59%48%
- Budgeting24%23%
- Inventory management40%25%
- Stakeholder management20%22%
- Communication26%34%
- Customer service27%25%
- Regulatory compliance29%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Recreation Manager ones.
SkillRecreation ManagerGeneral Manager
- Training and coaching19%48%
- Retail operations–26%
- Payroll6%17%
- Process improvement–16%
- Merchandising–16%
- Forecasting6%12%
- Team management5%11%
- Point of sale–10%
Plan your move to General Manager
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