From tour organiser to park guide
10 of the 33 essential skills of a park guide are already essential for a tour organiser — about 30% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 23
- would be new
- 30%
- of the target job covered
- 33
- essential skills of a park guide
What a park guide does
Park guides assist visitors, interpret cultural and natural heritage and provide information and guidance to tourists in parks such as wildlife, amusement and nature parks.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- engage local communities in the management of natural protected areas
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle personal identifiable information
- handle veterinary emergencies
- local area tourism industry
- maintain customer service
- manage conservation of natural and cultural heritage
- manage health and safety standards
- support local tourism
- welcome tour groups
What would be new
23 skillsEssential for a park guide and not for a tour organiser. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- administer tour contract details
- assemble visitor supplies
- collect visitor fees
- conduct educational activities
- create solutions to problems
- ensure health and safety of visitors
- escort visitors to places of interest
- follow ethical code of conduct in tourism
- inform visitors at tour sites
- local geography
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- manage tourist groups
- monitor visitor tours
- perform clerical duties
- provide tourism related information
- provide visitor information
- read maps
- register visitors
- select visitor routes
- sightseeing information
- speak different languages
- train guides
- use different communication channels
Other moves from tour organiser
1 roles- tour operator representative12 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a park guide?
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.