From fruit and vegetables shop manager to bookshop manager
28 of the 35 essential skills of a bookshop manager are already essential for a fruit and vegetables shop manager — about 80% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 28
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 80%
- of the target job covered
- 35
- essential skills of a bookshop manager
What a bookshop manager does
Bookshop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in this specialised store.
What carries over
28 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply health and safety standards
- employment law
- ensure client orientation
- ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations
- ensure correct goods labelling
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- manage theft prevention
- maximise sales revenues
- measure customer feedback
- monitor customer service
- monitor proper product handling
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate sales contracts
- obtain relevant licenses
- order supplies
- oversee promotional sales prices
- perform procurement processes
- recruit employees
- sales activities
- set sales goals
- set up pricing strategies
- study sales levels of products
- supervise merchandise displays
- use different communication channels
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a bookshop manager and not for a fruit and vegetables shop manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from fruit and vegetables shop manager
2 roles- delicatessen shop manager29 skills in common
- fish and seafood shop manager28 skills in common
← fruit and vegetables shop managerbookshop manager →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a bookshop manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.