From tourist information centre manager to tourist information officer
12 of the 24 essential skills of a tourist information officer are already essential for a tourist information centre manager — about 50% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from tourist information centre manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 50%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a tourist information officer
What a tourist information officer does
Tourist information officers provide information and advice to travellers about local attractions, events, travelling and accommodation.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply foreign languages in tourism
- build a network of suppliers in tourism
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- develop tourist information materials
- distribute local information materials
- geographical areas relevant to tourism
- handle personal identifiable information
- local area tourism industry
- maintain customer records
- maintain customer service
- provide tourism related information
- respond to customers' inquiries
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a tourist information officer and not for a tourist information centre manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assist visitors
- collect tourist information
- communicate with customers
- coordinate efforts of stakeholders for destination promotion
- demonstrate intercultural competences in hospitality services
- devise special promotions
- identify customer's needs
- process booking
- process reservations
- produce content for tourism brochures
- provide directions to guests
- quote prices
Other moves from tourist information centre manager
2 roles- tour operator manager12 skills in common
- destination manager11 skills in common
← tourist information centre managertourist information officer →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a tourist information officer?
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.