Career switch, measured
From Security Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 63% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Sales, Communication, Retail operations, Inventory management.
63%
skill overlap
24,571
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSecurity ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership82%77%
- Training and coaching45%48%
- Budgeting56%23%
- Stakeholder management42%22%
- Process improvement22%16%
- Scheduling20%24%
- Customer service47%25%
- Regulatory compliance33%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Security Manager ones.
SkillSecurity ManagerGeneral Manager
- Sales–48%
- Communication16%34%
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Marketing–19%
- Payroll–17%
- Merchandising–16%
- Forecasting–12%
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