From spa manager to zoo curator
16 of the 45 essential skills of a zoo curator are already essential for a spa manager — about 36% 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.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 29
- would be new
- 36%
- of the target job covered
- 45
- essential skills of a zoo curator
What a zoo curator does
Zoo curators are usually the position of middle-management within an institution. Much of their work involves oversight, management and development of the animal collection. Often this is related to animal husbandry and welfare policy, the acquisition and disposition of zoo animals, and development of new exhibits. Zoos normally acquire animals through captive breeding programs. The zoo collection, trade, and transport of the animals is regulated by government agencies as well as guided by zoo membership organisations. Consequently, zoo curators act as a liaison between these agencies and the zoo itself. Additionally, they play an active role in the administration of zoo functions and all kinds of captive breeding programs.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- corporate social responsibility
- develop recreation programmes
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- liaise with local authorities
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
- manage recreational facility
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- promote recreation activities
- recreation activities
- represent the organisation
- schedule recreation facilities
- set organisational policies
- supervise daily information operations
What would be new
29 skillsEssential for a zoo curator and not for a spa manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- administer treatment to animals
- advise on animal purchase
- anatomy of animals
- animal acquisition
- animal breeding programmes
- animal evolution
- animal welfare legislation
- applied zoology
- assess the compatibility of individuals and animals to work together
- budgetary principles
- chair a meeting
- coordinate events
- develop zoonotic disease control policies
- ensure health and safety of staff
- ensure health and safety of visitors
- environmental legislation
- fix meetings
- maintain catalogue collection
- maintain professional records
- manage teamwork
- manage zoo staff
- organise zoological exhibitions
- oversee animal management
- perform project management
- physiology of animals
- read zoo reports
- speak different languages
- work effectively with animal-related organisations
- zoo regulations
Other moves from spa manager
2 roles- beauty salon manager29 skills in common
- laundry and dry cleaning manager16 skills in common
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How far are you from being a zoo curator?
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.