Skills are the competencies associated with positions in a career. To manage them, open the desired career under Skills > Careers and click on the Skills tab.
Categories
Skills are organized into categories. Before creating the first skill, we recommend creating at least one category by clicking Add category. Enter the name and description, then click Add to save.
Add a Skill
With a category created, click Add skill + inside it. A modal will appear with the skills already registered in the career — use the search field to find them quickly. Click + next to the desired skill to add it.
The same modal offers two additional options:
Create a new skill Creates a skill from scratch, directly in the career. Fill in the title and description, then add proficiency levels by clicking + Add level. For each level you can manually write the description and examples, or use AI to generate them automatically — see more details below.
Add from library Imports skills from the Coodesh catalog into your workspace, without having to create them from scratch. This is useful for common technical skills that already have pre-configured descriptions and levels.
Examples in Skills
Each level of a skill can contain practical examples that illustrate what is expected of the professional at that proficiency level. They are visible to collaborators when they access the skills map and serve as a reference for self-assessment.
To view them in a position, click View examples next to the skill. To expand all at once, use the Expand examples button at the top of the list.
Generating Skills and Descriptions with AI
The platform offers two AI-powered features to speed up skill configuration:
Generate skills for the position The ✨ button next to Add skill, inside a position panel, triggers the automatic generation of a complete set of skills based on the position's name and context. The suggestions include descriptions and examples per level and can be reviewed before saving.
Generate skill descriptions When creating or editing a skill manually, the ✨ Generate button available on each level uses AI to automatically create the description and examples for that level based on the skill's name and context. The generated content can be reviewed and adjusted before saving.
Distribution
To manage the expected levels of each skill across each position in the career, go to the Distribution tab. There you'll find a matrix view that crosses skills and positions, allowing you to define the expected proficiency level for each combination. Click Add level + in the desired cell, select the available level, and confirm by clicking Add.
See the article Distributing Skills to learn more.