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title: Skill survey
description: Assess your skills with a quick self-survey, spot strengths and gaps, align with your manager, and get personalized growth plans and learning.
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# Skill survey

#### What is the skill survey?

The **Skill Survey** is a self-assessment that helps you:

- Evaluate your current skill proficiency
- Identify strengths and growth areas
- Align with your manager
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#### Why the Skill Survey matters

This is the foundation of your development in Career Bird.

It helps you:

- Understand where you stand today
- Identify where to grow
- Receive personalized learning recommendations
- Align with your manager through calibration

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Part 1: taking the skill survey How it works

For each skill, you will:

1. Review the skill description
2. Rate your proficiency level
3. Optionally add comments

 Skill levels

Each skill is rated using four levels:

- **Foundational** – Basic understanding, limited experience
- **Intermediate** – Can apply the skill with some independence
- **Advanced** – Strong proficiency, applies skill confidently in most situations
- **Expert** – Deep expertise, guides others and drives strategy

You can hover over each level in the platform to see **role-specific definitions**.

 Additional context available

For each skill, you can also:

- Click **“Why this matters”** → Understand the importance of the skill
- Add a **comment** → Provide context to your rating

 Manager survey

After you complete your survey:

- Your **manager will complete the same assessment for you**
- This creates a **calibration view** comparing both perspectives

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Part 2: understanding your results Skills summary

At the top of your results, you’ll see a summary of your skills:

- **Total skills** – Number of skills evaluated
- **Exceeding expectations** – Skills above the expected level
- **On target** – Skills meeting expectations
- **Growth opportunities** – Skills below target level

This gives you a quick snapshot of your performance.

 Your skills table

This section provides a detailed breakdown of each skill:

- **Suggested proficiency** → Expected level for your role
- **Your rating** → Your self-assessment
- **Manager rating** → Your manager’s assessment
- **Learning resources** → Number of recommended resources
- **Comments** → Additional context

 How to read this

- If your rating matches the suggested level → You are on track
- If your rating is below → This is a growth opportunity
- If your rating is above → This is a strength

Differences between your rating and your manager’s rating highlight areas for discussion.

 Skill surveys history

At the bottom of the page, you’ll see:

- Completed surveys
- Survey dates
- Status (e.g., completed, awaiting manager review)

This allows you to track your progress over time.

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#### Calibration with your manager

The survey enables a **calibration conversation** between you and your manager.

Use it to:

- Discuss differences in ratings
- Align on expectations
- Agree on development priorities

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#### How this connects to your growth

Your survey results directly power:

- **Learning recommendations**
- **Development plans**
- **Career path visibility**

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#### Best practices

- Be honest and reflective in your self-assessment
- Use comments to provide context
- Review differences with your manager openly
- Focus on 2–3 key growth areas at a time
- Revisit your results regularly

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#### Summary

The Skill Survey helps you:

- Understand your current skill level
- Identify strengths and gaps
- Align with your manager
- Take clear action toward growth

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