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Skills audit

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, skills audit means: A systematic review of current abilities and gaps against intended work or development goals.

In Turkish: beceri envanteri değerlendirmesi

How it is used

Use before selecting training or planning a move into a new role.

Example sentences

  1. A skills audit showed that I needed more experience with data visualization.

    The review identifies a specific gap for development.

  2. She used a skills audit to compare her abilities with the job requirements.

    Current capability is assessed against a defined destination.

Common collocations

  • conduct a skills audit
  • personal skills audit
  • skillAn ability to do something well, usually because you have learned and practised it, such as writing reports, coding or managing a budget.
  • upskillTo learn new skills or improve the ones you have, often so that you can keep up with changes in your job or industry.

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