This release introduces new alignment report experiences in Compare and improves accuracy across reporting and feedback features. These updates make it easier to understand alignment and gain more reliable insights across your comparisons.

Compare Enhancements:

New Alignment Reports: Compare now includes updated report experiences tailored to different use cases:

• Workforce Alignment for curriculum-to-job comparisons
• Curriculum Alignment for curriculum-to-curriculum/credential-to-credential comparisons

These reports provide clearer, more relevant insights based on the type of profiles being analyzed.

Enhanced Reports: We’ve improved the UI and accuracy of skill gap and compare reports, including:

• Updated layouts 
• Updated export options (CSV, print, and copy)
• More accurate percentage calculations

Bug Fixes & Reliability Improvements:

• Fixed an issue where feedback sessions could fail to load 
• Fixed hidden skill suggestion display issues
• Improved overall stability of feedback and suggestion workflows

This release adds new entry points to Compare, introduces improvements to how comparisons adapt based on what you’re analyzing, and enhances internal capabilities to support more advanced skill gap analysis. These updates make it easier to explore differences between jobs and curricula and gain more targeted insights.

Compare Enhancements:

Education Comparison Entry Point: A new entry point has been added to Compare for education equivalency use cases, with updates to the flow and styling to better match the type of comparison being performed.

Smarter Compare Flow: The Compare experience now adapts based on the types of profiles being compared, directing users to the most relevant report and analysis.

Compare now includes new entry points designed for different use cases: 

• Curriculum Alignment
• Workforce Alignment

System Improvements:

Enhanced Skill Gap Analysis Capabilities: We’ve improved our underlying comparison systems. The SkillsEngine team can now more rapidly support doing gap analyses for enterprise clients.

Improved Comparison Processing: Enhancements to the comparison engine now support more advanced analysis, including multi-step comparisons between jobs and curricula, resulting in more accurate and flexible reporting.

This release introduces a new employer onboarding experience, expands Compare to include profiles created by other organizations, and improves tool and technology skills visibility across the platform. We’ve also added a new Job profile type and made structural updates to improve onboarding and comparison workflows across the application.

Compare Enhancements:

You can now compare your profiles against public profiles created by other users across SkillsEngine.

• Any public profiles—those created within free accounts or from paid subscribers who have opted in—can be selected from the Organization tab in a Comparison.
• These profiles also now appear on the Target Jobs tab, allowing you to compare your curriculum against the skill profiles of real employer jobs.
• We have also streamlined how comparison reports are generated and accessed from different sections of the platform for a more consistent experience.

Simplified Employer Onboarding Experience:

We now offer a new, streamlined employer onboarding experience with our Instant Account Setup tool.

This feature allows employers to quickly begin engaging with the platform before they even log in or create an account. Employers simply upload their job descriptions, and our team will automatically create their organization's account, complete with pre-populated skill profiles generated for each of their roles.

Organization Types:

We are introducing Organization Type, a new feature that allows us to begin offering a more customized experience across the platform.

• All organizations now have an assigned type: employer, educator, industry group, or individual. This designation can be managed on the Organization Details page.
• All free accounts are automatically designated as individual accounts, a designation that cannot be changed at this time.
• Existing team or enterprise organizations have been assigned the closest corresponding type based on known details. To review and change the selected designation for your account, visit the Details page from your organization dashboard.

New Job Profile Type:

We’ve updated how user-created job-related profiles work in SkillsEngine, replacing the previous "Occupation" type with a more focused "Job" profile type. 

Key Changes:

• Job Profiles: Now represent specific, role-based positions, providing a better alignment with real-world workflows. This is the profile type users will create going forward for all job-related (non-curriculum) profiles.
• Occupation Profiles: Now solely represent broad job families and are only accessible as templates within the SkillsEngine library.

Impact of this Update:

• All existing user-created profiles previously labeled as "Occupation" have been automatically converted to the new "Job" profile type.

Tool/Tech Skill Improvements:

Tool/Tech skills are now searchable in the skill set edit page and display properly in skill groupings across the platform.

This guide will walk you through how to access and use the Target Jobs Tab to understand how well your curriculum or credential aligns with the real jobs your learners are pursuing.

Accessing the Target Jobs Tab

To access the Target Jobs Tab, navigate to any of your curriculum or credential profiles via the Profiles dashboard. Once inside an eligible profile, select the Target Jobs tab from the top navigation bar.

Understanding the Target Jobs Tab

The Target Jobs Tab provides a clear view of how your profile aligns with the occupations your learners are targeting. It includes two main modules designed to help you quickly understand alignment and explore relevant job options.

Target Jobs Module

This section displays the primary occupation you have selected as the target job for the profile. It includes:

• Percent Match: The proportion of skills in your profile that align with the target job.

• Missing Skills: A quick overview of skills the target job requires that your profile does not currently cover.

• View Full Compare Report: A direct link that takes you to a detailed side-by-side comparison between your profile and the target occupation.

This allows you to quickly assess how well your curriculum prepares learners for a specific job and identify areas for improvement.

Related Jobs and Related Occupations Module

Below the Target Job Module, you’ll find a list of additional job and occupational profiles that are closely related to the profile. These jobs and occupations are identified based on similarity in skill and task requirements.

These modules help you:

• Discover other relevant jobs and occupations learners may qualify for

• Explore alternative pathways

• Understand broader skill alignment across occupations

Viewing Top Target Occupations in Insights

Once target jobs are selected for a curriculum or credential profile, they will appear in the Insights Tab as well. The Insights Tab displays the top five target occupations for the profile, making it easier for all viewers—including faculty, curriculum designers, and partners—to see the intended job outcomes at a glance.

Updated 03/04/2026, 2:00 PM CST

We’ve updated the proficiency scale labels used in feedback sessions to make expectations clearer and more intuitive for reviewers.

The previous proficiency levels were replaced with the following labels:

• No Proficiency Needed
• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced

This change is intended to better reflect how skills are evaluated in real-world contexts and to reduce ambiguity when reviewers are assessing proficiency levels.

The update applies anywhere proficiency-based feedback is collected.

Additional backend updates were released alongside this update to improve overall platform performance.

We’ve made it easier than ever to understand how your curriculum connects to real jobs. Clearer insights, improved Curriculum-to-Occupation comparisons, and streamlined reports now reveal how well your programs match employer needs—and where gaps may still exist.

Profile Page Updates: Target Jobs & Occupation Insights

You can now analyze the skill alignment between what you are teaching and the real jobs your students are targeting all from right within your profile.

New Target Jobs Tab: Credential and curriculum profiles now include a Target Jobs tab featuring:

• A Target Job module showing percent match, missing skills, and a direct link to a compare report
• A Related Jobs module highlighting similar occupation profiles
• A redesigned layout that makes occupational alignment easier to understand at a glance

Top Target Occupations in Insights: The Insights tab now displays the selected top five target jobs for each profile, making it easy for all viewers to see the jobs you are targeting with your curriculum.

Compare Updates: Improved Analysis & Report Tools

The Curriculum-to-Occupation comparison flow has been updated with clearer insights and more flexible actions.

New “Generate” Dropdown Button: Compare reports now include a Generate dropdown with quick access to:

• Career Pathway Map
• Interview Assistant

Refined Report Experience: We’ve streamlined key parts of the compare report to improve clarity:

• A simplified gap analysis graph
• Updated summary and next-steps guidance
• Matching improvements applied to the print view

New Skill Gap Analysis Module: Curriculum-to-Occupation reports now include an Analyze the Skill Gap section that breaks down the types of skills missing from the curriculum, helping users understand where gaps remain and how to address them.

Local Time Display: Report timestamps now automatically adjust to the user’s local timezone.

This release introduces smarter skill comparisons, expanded library access, and refined related profile handling. Compare now better supports curriculum-to-job analysis and skill similarity matching for deeper insights, while Curate & Core gain broader access and improved usability across organizations. We’ve also updated related profile visibility and resolved several key bugs for a smoother platform experience.

Compare Updates – Smarter Matching & Curriculum Analysis

Compare now delivers more precise, contextualized insights when analyzing skills across roles and programs:

• Smarter Skill Matching: We’ve improved our comparison system to match skills based on similarity, improving the overall quality of the results.
• Curriculum-to-Job Analysis: We've helped make Compare more useful to users trying to compare curricula and jobs.

Backend & Library Management Updates

We’ve simplified management for all organizations:

• Additional libraries can now be viewed and managed with improved accuracy.
• All organization library assets now appear in Builder for consistent access.

Related Profiles Improvements

Related profile matching is now more accurate and relevant, helping you find stronger connections between similar profiles based on the skills contained in each.

Discover how to compare two or more skill profiles efficiently using the Compare Profiles feature. This document will guide you through accessing and utilizing this functionality to analyze how different profiles align, identify skill gaps, and explore opportunities for improvement.

Accessing the Compare Profiles Page

To access the Compare Profiles Page:
Step 1: From any page in the app, locate the “+New” button in the navigation bar.
Step 2: A drop down-menu will appear. Select “Compare Profiles” .

Selecting Profiles for Comparison

The profile comparison process follows a step-by-step flow to make it easier to select and review multiple profiles.

Step 1: Select a Primary Profile
On the first page, you’ll be prompted to select your primary profile.

You can choose from:

• Profiles created within your organizations
• Profiles available in the Organizations tab that includes public profiles shared across the SkillsEngine platform
• A newly generated profile using the Generate Skills tool by a simple text or uploading a document- such as a resume, job post, or course description- to automatically convert it into a profile.

If you create a new profile during this step, you will have the option to save the profile to your account or use it only for the comparison.

Step 2: Select Secondary Profiles

After selecting a primary profile, the next screen will prompt you to choose one or more secondary profiles for comparison. You can include as many profiles as you’d like.

Secondary profiles can come from:

• Your organizations
• Public profiles available under the Organizations tab
• A newly generated profile using the Generate Skills tool

Once two or more profiles are selected, click the “Compare Profiles” button in the top-right corner to generate the comparison. From there, you will be taken to the Compare Results Page, where you can click "Open" on any comparison to view the full report.

Review Comparison Results

At the top of the Compare Results Page, you’ll see a match overview showing the percentage of skills in the primary profile that are also found in the secondary profile. This section also displays a match badge indicating the level of alignment: Low Match, Medium Match, or High Match.

Below the match overview, you’ll find the Skill Gap Analysis, featuring a donut chart that breaks down:

• The number of shared skills between both profiles

• Skills unique to the primary profile

• Skills unique to the secondary profile

For Curriculum-to-Occupation and Credential-to-Occupation comparisons, an additional Analyze the Skill Gap module will appear.

This section highlights the skills present in the occupation but missing from the curriculum or credential profiles, helping educators and program designers identify opportunities to better align learning outcomes with workforce needs.

Following the analysis, you will see the Comparison Summary and Suggestions for Next Steps.

These sections highlight key takeaways from the comparison and provide guidance on how to act on the results, such as strengthening specific skill areas or improving alignment with a target occupation.

Downloading Your Comparison Data

If needed, you can export the comparison data for further review or sharing.

Simply click the Export button at the top of the compare report to download the full data set as a CSV file onto your computer.

In addition, download buttons are available throughout the report, allowing you to export specific sections—such as shared skills, unique skills, or all skills—individually as CSV files.

*NOTE: The Compare feature is actively evolving. We welcome your feedback as we continue improving the experience and expanding comparison capabilities across the platform.

Updated 03/04/2026, 3:10pm CST

Managing profiles in your organization allows you to keep your dashboard organized, share profiles efficiently, and ensure the right permissions are in place. This guide will walk you through how to organize and delete profiles within your organization dashboard.

Organizing Profiles and Folders

Accessing Your Profiles

From your Organization Dashboard, navigate to the Profiles section. This is where all of your organization’s profiles live. You can organize these profiles into folders to keep them structured — for example, by department, role, or project.

Creating a Folder

Step 1: In the Profiles section, click the + New button

Step 2: Select New Folder from the dropdown

Step 3: Enter a name for your folder and click Create

Your new folder will now appear in the Profiles section.

Moving Profiles Between Folders

You can move single or multiple profiles into folders at any time.

To move profiles into a folder:

Step 1: Select one or more profiles using the checkboxes next to their titles

Step 2: Click the -> Move button

Step 3: Choose the desired destination folder

To move profiles out of a folder, select the profiles and choose Move.

Bulk Deleting Profiles

If you need to remove several profiles at once, you can use the bulk delete option.

Step 1: From the Profiles page, use the checkboxes to select the profiles you want to delete.

Step 2: Click the Trash Can icon at the top of the page.

Step 3: Confirm the deletion when prompted.

Important: Once you delete profiles, the action is permanent and cannot be undone.

Understanding Permissions

Profile permissions determine what level of access each user has to the profiles within your organization.

• Editor - Have access to view and edit the profiles
• Collaborator – Can view and edit their own profiles and view any profiles in their organization
• Viewer – Typically have view-only access to shared profiles

Permissions for individual profiles can be adjusted through the Manage Permissions section of a profile accessed with the 3 dot menu top right of the profiles page.

To learn more, see Sharing Profiles & Managing Permissions.

Updated 10/14/2025, 12:40pm CST

Welcome to our mini apps guide. Our platform offers several convenient mini apps designed to assist you in various professional activities, including generating job posts, preparing for interviews, and planning career paths.

In this guide, we'll walk you through accessing and using our four main mini apps: Job Post Generator, Interview Assistant, and Career Map Generator.

Using the Mini Apps

You can access the mini apps through the side menu on our platform. Simply navigate to the bottom of the menu where you’ll see a list of our available tools. Click on any mini app to open in a new tab and start using it.

Each app is designed with a simple, user-friendly interface. Once you enter the required details, the app will generate customized results based on your input. You can review, modify, and save or copy the generated content for further use.

Job Post Generator

The Job Post Generator helps you create skill-based job postings quickly and efficiently. Follow these steps:

1. Access the Job Post Generator: Navigate to the Mini Apps section from the side menu and select ‘Job Post Generator’.

2. Enter Job Details: Input the desired  job title, a description of the position, and any additional details such as company name or job location.

3. Generate and Review: The app will create a job post that includes the job description, key skills, duties, responsibilities, and required experience. Review and refine as needed.

4. Copy or Create Profile: Once satisfied, you can copy the job post or use it to create a new custom profile. 

Interview Assistant

The Interview Assistant allows you to quickly generate custom interview questions for any job role.

1. Enter Job Details: Provide a job title and a brief description of the company or type of work.

2. Generate Questions: Click "Generate", and the tool will instantly provide 10 interview questions based on the job title and description, leveraging SkillsEngine x OpenAI GPT technology.

3. Review & Use: Once generated, you can copy the questions to your clipboard, save them for future reference, or use them to create a job profile for further refinement.

Career Map Generator

The Career Map Generator is a tool designed to help visualize career progressions. Follow these steps:

1. Access the Career Map Generator: Select 'Career Map Generator' from the Mini Apps section.

2. Input Career Goals: Start by entering a job title as the starting point and another as the target job. You can also add educational steps if needed.

3. Generate Career Map: Click 'Generate' to create a visual map of career progression from the starting job title to the target job. Review the results and adjust as needed.

Disclaimer: This is an experimental application using OpenAI's GPT-4o. We recommend reviewing all outputs.

4. Save the Map: You have the option to save the generated career map as an image for future reference or share it with others.

Conclusion

Our mini apps are designed to simplify and enhance your job-related tasks by providing AI-powered solutions for job postings, career mapping, and interview preparation. We hope this guide helps you navigate and utilize these tools effectively.

For more information or help, visit our Support Center.

Updated 10/14/2025, 12:30pm CST

This guide will walk you through how to access and utilize the Insights Tab on each of your profiles.

Accessing the Insights Tab

To access the Insights Tab on a profile, navigate to any of your profiles via the Profiles dashboard.

Understanding the Insights Tab

The Insights Tab provides several high-level insights about your profile.

Skill Type Breakdown: An overview of your profile composition by skill type.

Top Target Jobs (Curriculum and Credential Profiles): For curriculum and credential profiles, the Top Target Jobs module highlights occupations that best align with the skills in the profile.

Once a target job is added in the Target Jobs tab, this section will display the top matching jobs along with the percentage match between the target job and the curriculum or credential profile.

This helps educators and program designers quickly evaluate how well a curriculum or credential prepares learners for specific jobs and occupations.

Compare: The Compare module allows you to analyze the skill alignment between two profiles by accessing the Compare flow directly from the two modules: “Evaluate Applicant Fit” and “Career Laddering”. This can be used to evaluate whether a candidate has the skills needed for a job or to explore career progression by comparing occupations.

Top Skills by Type: The top skills within your profile as determined by frequency and criticality (pulled from your most recent feedback sessions).

NOTE: The more complete your profile and the more up-to-date feedback it has, the more accurate and valuable your insights will be.

Skill Set Summary: AI-generated overview of the top 5 skill sets in the profile with brief summaries of each.

Labor Market Data: Average salaries for occupations related to or most relevant to the profile based on the profile's title and description.

NOTE: The insight is sourced from the federal database of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Related Profiles: A list of SkillsEngine profile templates representing related jobs based on the title and description of your profile.

Downloading Your Insights Report

To download or print the insights report:

Step 1: On the top of the Insights page, locate and click the 'Download' button.

Step 2: Click "Print Insights Report" and follow your system's standard process to print the report or save it as a PDF.

For more detailed information about managing your profile and insights, visit our Support Center.

Updated 03/04/2026, 2:00am CST

This release brings a set of enhancements to the Insights tab, including a clearer way to prompt feedback collection and a new visual format for labor market data. We’ve also resolved several bugs to ensure smoother downloads, more accurate shared profile access, and correct ownership display—helping create a more consistent and reliable experience across the platform.

Insights Tab Updates:

We’ve made a couple of updates the insights tab:

• Feedback Survey Banner: Added a banner that prompts you to start a feedback survey when no surveys have been run on the profile yet.
• Labor Market Data Visualization: The labor market data section has been converted into a line graph, making trends easier to see at a glance.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where downloads from comparison results were not pulling the correct data.
• Resolved a bug where clicking a shared profile could incorrectly take you to a private page.
• Fixed an issue where shared profiles from within a free Pro Trial organization incorrectly displayed the owner as “You” instead of showing the correct owner.

This release introduces powerful enhancements to the Compare feature—multi-profile comparisons and document uploads—as well as a new feedback type, an improved start experience for feedback sessions, and a redesigned organization dashboard. We've also launched a standalone “Generate Skills” page, made several UI refinements, and fixed key bugs across the platform.

New Organization Dashboard Page:

We’ve launched a redesigned dashboard to give Admins and Org Managers better access to key information:

• View total profiles, active feedback sessions, and folders at a glance.
• Access the Convert (Generate Skills) module directly from the dashboard.
• Navigate easily via the sidebar or top navigation bar.

Compare Updates: Multi-Compare & File Uploads:

We’ve expanded the Compare flow to make skill comparisons more flexible and powerful:

• Multi-Profile Comparison: You can now compare one profile against multiple others in a single flow, making it easier to spot common skills and key gaps across roles or candidates.
• File Uploads: Drag and drop or upload a document (like a resume or job description) directly into Compare to generate a profile from the text—without needing to leave the flow.
• These new options are available right from the Compare interface, with a streamlined experience whether you're comparing saved profiles or generating new ones on the fly.

New Feedback Session Options:

We’ve introduced more flexibility when starting and completing a feedback session:

• Feedback Type Options: Choose between Proficiency and Criticality when gathering skill ratings.
  • The interface and downloadable report update automatically based on the type you select.
• New Feedback Start Page: Set preferences at the beginning of each session, including selecting the feedback type.
• Manual Submission Required: The session no longer auto-submits after the final rating—reviewers must now click Submit Feedback to complete the session.

Generate Skills Now a Standalone Page:

The Convert Text to Skills feature has a new name and a new home:

• New Page: It’s now called Generate Skills
• New Entry Point: Find it from the main nav or your Org Dashboard

UI Improvements:

• Signed-Out Landing Page: The public-facing homepage at skillsengine.com has been updated with our latest marketing content.
• Navigation Cleanup: The “Create from Scratch” option has been removed from the main navigation for simplicity.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where custom skills didn’t appear correctly in feedback session accordions.
• Improved auto-generated descriptions for profiles created through the Generate Skills page.
• Fixed a bug preventing profiles with active feedback sessions from being moved into folders—they can now be moved freely.

The SkillsEngine Feedback tool allows profile owners to send out surveys to determine the criticality of or proficiency needed for the skills in their profiles. This document provides an overview for how to complete and submit one of these surveys.

To begin feedback on a profile you have been invited to review, click on the link provided by the profile owner. If you are not already logged into SkillsEngine, you will be prompted to sign-in or create a free account before you can enter the feedback session.

To create an account, you'll need to either enter your email address and create a password or register using a Google account.

Note: This step is required in order to protect the security and integrity of our data library.

Once you have signed into your account and verified your email, follow these steps to progress through the review process:

Step 1: When you enter the validation session via the shared link, you'll see topline information for the profile you are validating on the left side of the page. This information includes the profile's title, description, and the skill sets under review with the total number of skills within each.

Step 2: Click on the yellow “Get Started” button to begin the session.

Step 3: You will be prompted to enter your first and last name, company name, and zip code. You will also be required to indicate your role as a reviewer of this profile. This information will be used to help the profile owner better understand and analyze the review data. To start the review, click the yellow “Get Started” button.

Step 4: For each skill, rate its importance in the profile and skill set as Irrelevant, Beneficial, Important, or Critical or use the “Skip” button to move past the skill without rating it. Click on the show keyboard shortcuts toggle to reveal numerical shortcuts for each of the ratings described above. Click on the skill sets listed in the left panel to jump to a different section of the review.

Step 5: Once you have finished providing feedback, you may leave additional comments or click the “Submit” button to leave the review.

Exiting the Session: If at any point you would like to exit the session, click “Submit Feedback” in the upper right hand corner. Once you confirm that you want to end the session, you will be redirected to the SkillsEngine home page.

Revisiting the Session: Users are able to revisit a feedback session survey to continue providing feedback or update their existing responses as long as (1) they have not yet submitted their feedback and (2) the survey is still active.

• Once a user has hit “Yes, I’m sure” in the modal shown above, their responses are considered final and they will no longer be able to access the survey.
• The owner(s) of a feedback session can end the survey session whenever they would like.

Note: A profile owner or editor cannot edit a profile while a Feedback Session is active.

This release introduces a fully redesigned Compare experience—including a refreshed interface, new entry points, and a more insightful comparison report. We’ve also continued to improve profile organization with new folder functionality, clarified language in key areas, and made several bug fixes and usability enhancements across the platform.

New Compare Flow and Report:

We’ve redesigned the Compare tool to make profile-to-profile comparisons more flexible and insightful:

• You can now convert text to skills directly within the Compare flow, creating a temporary or saved profile on the fly.
• The updated Compare report gives you a clearer breakdown of the overlaps and gaps between the profiles. You’ll also find four different data download options, so you can choose the level of detail that works best for your needs.
• We’ve added new entry points to Compare on the Insights tab. These vary based on profile type and help clarify how you can use comparison in different contexts.

Folder Improvements:

Folders on the Profiles page just got more useful:

• You can now build a profile from within a folder, and it will stay in that folder.
• Profiles inside folders are now searchable via the global search bar on the Profiles page.
• Profiles can now be moved out of folders and back into the full profiles list.
• Folders can be renamed using the three-dot menu inside the folder.
• Folders are now included in bulk delete actions for Admins only.

Bug Fixes & UI Improvements:

• While enhancing skills on a profile, the loading icons now appear only on skill sets that include work activities or knowledges—since those are the only types enhanced in that flow.
• Hotkeys for survey navigation are now always enabled during a feedback session.
• Share Modal: Fixed issues with link length and mobile responsiveness.
• Updated the “Discover Skills” section on a profile to “Add Skill Sets” for better clarity.
• Added a new column on the Profiles page to indicate whether a profile has an active feedback session.
• The layout has been refreshed to match our current design standards and improve mobile usability.
• Fixed an issue with profile ordering—profiles on the main Profiles page are now correctly sorted by date created.