Exploring User Skill Set

The Skills tab in a user skill profile provides a comprehensive list of skills and knowledge the user has added to their skill profile. The skills are ranked based on the strength relative to all skills in the user's profile. It depends on how often the user uses the skill and in how many experiences. Under this tab, you can also check whether a user has a specific skill.

Accessing a User's Skill Set

Follow these steps to access a user's skill set:

1. Click on the user's name on your main pane to open their skill profile.

2. Go to the Navigation Bar on their skill profile and click Skills.

3. The user's skill set will be visible on the main pane of their skill profile.

4. Scroll down to see all of them.

Understanding User Skill Set

A User Skill Set consists of four columns that provide information about each user's skill, as explained below:

1. Skill Name - A brief description of the skill that the user gained or used in their experience.
2. Strength indicator - Shows how strong the skill is relative to other skills in the person's profile.
3. Experiences - The past experiences where the person has acquired the skill.
4. Experience Type - Lists what type of experiences the person gained the skills at (Jobs, Education, Other, etc.)

At the right end of each skill bar, you can also click the to read a more detailed description of the skill like this:

Searching for a Specific Skill in a User Skill Set

As a career counsellor, you might want to check if a user has a specific skill in their skill profile. You can do this using the search function above the skill list.

If you want to check a specific skill that the user has added, click on the search bar and select the skill you want to check from the dropdown menu.

You can select multiple skills and the main pane will display the information about the selected skills.

If the user has so many skills and you are not sure whether they have a specific skill, you can also use the search function as follows:

1. Click on the search bar and type a skill name.

2. The dropdown menu will display some options that contains the word you type. Select the option (skills) which information you want to see.

3. If the user has added the skill you searched and selected, the main pane will display the information about the skill.

4. If the user has not added the skill to their skill profile, the information next to the skill displayed in the main pane will be empty.