Career switch, measured
From Training and Development Manager to General Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 44% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Process improvement; the main skills to add are Retail operations, Inventory management, Customer service, Scheduling.
44%
skill overlap
24,571
open General Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerGeneral Manager
- Leadership75%77%
- Training and coaching47%48%
- Budgeting34%23%
- Process improvement31%16%
- Stakeholder management19%22%
- Sales28%48%
- Regulatory compliance28%20%
- Communication19%34%
Skills to add
Asked for often in General Manager postings, rarely in Training and Development Manager ones.
SkillTraining and Development ManagerGeneral Manager
- Retail operations–26%
- Inventory management–25%
- Customer service–25%
- Scheduling–24%
- Marketing–19%
- Problem solving–18%
- Payroll–17%
- Merchandising–16%
Plan your move to General Manager
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