Career switch, measured
From Recreation Manager to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 51% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Leadership, Salesforce, CRM; the main skills to add are Marketing, Forecasting, B2B sales, Lead generation.
51%
skill overlap
5,104
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillRecreation ManagerSales Manager
- Sales59%88%
- Leadership53%35%
- Salesforce13%15%
- CRM13%20%
- Customer success14%26%
- Stakeholder management20%25%
- Contract negotiation13%25%
- Communication26%24%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Recreation Manager ones.
SkillRecreation ManagerSales Manager
- Marketing15%40%
- Forecasting6%23%
- B2B sales5%15%
- Lead generation–14%
- Excel–10%
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