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Quick Summary: The Careers library lets you browse all Careers defined in your organization — the structured role definitions that group skills, benchmarks, and learning resources together. Use it to explore what skills and proficiency levels are expected in different roles and to understand how your own Career compares to others.

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Overview

Careers in SkillsDB are structured role definitions that describe what skills, proficiency benchmarks, and learning resources are associated with a given position in your organization. A Career groups skills into sections, assigns a benchmark grade to each skill at each level, and optionally links training resources that support development in that role. The Careers library is where you can browse all of the Careers your organization has defined. This is useful when you want to understand what skills are expected in your current role, explore what a different role in your organization requires, or identify the skills and benchmarks you would need to develop if you were interested in moving into a new Career. All employees can browse the Careers library. You do not need any special permissions to view Career definitions or to explore their skills, benchmarks, and linked learning resources. Administrators and managers have additional controls — including the ability to create, edit, and assign Careers — that are not available in the standard employee view.
Note: The Careers library is only visible if your organization has enabled it. If you do not see Careers in your sidebar, contact your manager or administrator.

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Navigating to the Careers Library

To view the Careers library expand the Library section in the left sidebar navigation, then select Careers. The Careers page opens, showing a table of all Careers defined in your organization.

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Understanding the Careers Table

The Careers table shows a summary of each Career defined in your organization.
ColumnDescription
CareerThe name of the Career. Select any row to open the Career detail page.
LabelsAny labels applied to the Career by your administrators.
TypeThe category or type this Career belongs to, as configured by your organization.
AssignedThe number of employees currently assigned to this Career.
You can organize the list using the grouping buttons at the top: Alphabetical, Type, or Default. To narrow down results, select Filter and choose from Career, Type, Labels, or People Assigned filters. You can also toggle column visibility using the Display button.

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Opening a Career Detail Page

To explore a Career in detail:
  1. Expand the Library section in the left sidebar and select Careers.
  2. Select any row in the Careers table to open that Career’s detail page.
The detail page shows the full definition of the Career, including its skills, sections, benchmarks, and any linked learning resources.

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Understanding the Career Detail Page

The Career detail page is organized into two areas: the header and the skills table. Header area: The header shows:
  • The Career name and description
  • Updated — the date the Career was last modified
  • Assigned — how many employees are currently assigned to this Career
  • Type — the Career category configured by your organization (e.g., “Job Role”)
Skills table: Skills in the Career are organized into named sections. Each section appears as a collapsible group, and each row in the section represents a skill. For each skill, the table shows:
  • Skill name and description
  • Labels — any labels attached to the skill
  • Level columns — one column per level defined for the Career (such as Level 1, Level 2, Level 3). Each level column displays a colored badge (L1, L2, L3, etc.). When a benchmark grade is configured for a skill at a given level, the grade number appears in the corresponding column.
When benchmark grades are shown, they tell you the minimum proficiency level expected for a person at that level in this Career. If you are assigned to this Career, your own skill grades are compared against these benchmarks to determine your skill gaps.

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Viewing Learning Resources Linked to a Career

Some Careers have learning resources linked to their skills and sections. These appear in the skills table below the relevant section or skill row, labeled with LEARNING. Each learning resource shows its title, description, and a link if one has been configured. Learning resources in the Career detail view are the same resources that appear in the Upskilling view when you browse your own Skills page. They represent content your organization has selected as recommended development resources for this Career.
Note: To add a learning resource from a Career directly to your own Learning Plan, use the Upskilling view on the Skills page rather than the Careers library. See Building a Learning Plan for instructions.

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Adding a Training Record from a Career Page

If your organization has the training library enabled, you can add a training record directly from a Career detail page. This lets you log a training completion in the context of a specific Career and skill. To add a training record:
  1. Expand the Library section in the left sidebar and select Careers.
  2. Select the Career you want to log training against.
  3. On the Career detail page, select Training in the top right of the page.
  4. In the training dialog, search for the training resource or add a new entry, and complete the required fields.
  5. Submit the training record.
Your submitted training record will be visible in your Skills profile and, where applicable, will appear in the Training Matrix for your manager to review and approve.
Note: The Training button only appears on the Career detail page if your organization has the training library enabled and you do not have administrator access. Administrators use a different flow to manage training resources.

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Common Questions

A Career in SkillsDB is a structured role definition — it contains skills, sections, benchmark grades, and linked learning resources. A job title is a label applied to a person’s record in your organization’s HR system. In SkillsDB, a person can be assigned to a Career that corresponds to their job title, but the Career definition itself focuses on skills and development expectations rather than organizational hierarchy.
No. Careers are assigned to you by your manager or administrator. If you believe you should be assigned to a different Career, or if a Career is missing from your profile, contact your manager or administrator.
When you are assigned to a Career, the benchmark grades defined for your level within that Career become the targets your proficiency is measured against. If your recorded grade for a skill is below the benchmark, a skill gap exists. You can see your gaps on the Skills page by drilling into your assigned Career and looking for red grade badges. See Skill Gaps for a full explanation.
A benchmark grade is optional. If a skill is included in a Career at a given level but no benchmark grade has been configured, the table shows only the green dot to indicate the skill is included, but no grade badge appears. This means no minimum proficiency target has been set for that skill at that level.
The People Assigned count on the Career detail page shows how many employees are currently assigned to that Career. The list of individual people is not displayed to standard employees. Managers and administrators can view the full list of assigned employees from their own management views.
The Careers library must be enabled by your organization’s administrator. If Careers does not appear in your sidebar, the library has not been enabled for your organization or for your role. Contact your manager or administrator if you believe you should have access.
The Careers library shows all Careers defined across your organization — you can browse any Career’s definition even if you are not assigned to it. Your own Career view on the Skills page is personalized — it shows only the Career or Careers assigned to you, with your own grades and skill gaps compared against your Career’s benchmarks.

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Related Articles

Skill Gaps

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Building a Learning Plan

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Training (Explore)

Browse available training resources in your organization

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Need Help?

If you run into any issues or have questions, reach out to your organization’s SkillsDB administrator or contact SkillsDB Support.