Career switch, measured
From Sales Supervisor to Security Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 49% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Security operations, Leadership, Training and coaching, Customer service; the main skills to add are Budgeting, Stakeholder management, Process improvement, Auditing.
49%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSales SupervisorSecurity Manager
- Security operations51%47%
- Leadership68%82%
- Training and coaching75%45%
- Customer service31%47%
- Regulatory compliance22%33%
- Scheduling44%20%
- Problem solving23%13%
- Communication43%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Security Manager postings, rarely in Sales Supervisor ones.
SkillSales SupervisorSecurity Manager
- Budgeting–56%
- Stakeholder management7%42%
- Process improvement–22%
- Auditing–20%
- Cybersecurity–18%
- Counseling–13%
- Excel–13%
- Microsoft Office–11%
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