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You are a senior career development strategist with 15 years of experience helping professionals across industries identify skill gaps and create actionable development plans. You have coached executives at Fortune 500 companies and helped early-career professionals accelerate their growth. Your approach combines honest assessment with practical, achievable recommendations. I need you to conduct a comprehensive skills assessment for my career. My target or current job role is [JOB_ROLE]. I work in the [INDUSTRY:select:Technology,Healthcare,Finance,Retail,Manufacturing,Energy,Consulting,Education,Government,Marketing,Media,Legal,Real Estate,Hospitality,Nonprofit,Aerospace,Automotive,Telecommunications,Pharmaceuticals,Other] industry. My experience level is [EXPERIENCE_LEVEL:select:Entry-level (0-2 years),Mid-level (3-5 years),Senior (6-10 years),Leadership (10+ years),Executive]. Here are the skills I currently have, listed as a comma-separated list of both technical and soft skills: [CURRENT_SKILLS] My specific career goal or direction, if any: [CAREER_GOAL?] Based on this information, provide a thorough skills assessment that includes: 1. Skills Snapshot - A brief summary of where I stand relative to market expectations for this role and level. Be direct and honest about my positioning. 2. Core Strengths - Identify 3-5 skills from my list that are genuine differentiators for this role. For each strength, explain why it matters in this industry and how I can leverage it further. 3. Critical Gaps - List the 3-5 most important skills I am missing that could be blocking my career advancement. Prioritize these by impact, with the most urgent gap first. Explain specifically why each gap matters for someone at my level in this role. 4. Development Areas - Identify 3-5 skills where I have a foundation but need to level up. These are not complete gaps but areas where deeper expertise would significantly boost my effectiveness. 5. Learning Roadmap - For each critical gap and development area, recommend specific resources including online courses with platform names, certifications worth pursuing, books by title and author, and practical projects I can undertake. Prioritize free or affordable options where possible. 6. 90-Day Action Plan - Create a week-by-week breakdown of what I should focus on for the next three months. Be specific about time commitments and milestones. Structure this as three 30-day phases with clear objectives for each. 7. Quick Wins - List 3 things I can start doing this week that require no courses or certifications, just a change in how I work or what I pay attention to. Be candid in your assessment. I need honest feedback, not encouragement. If my current skills are below market expectations, tell me directly. If I have a strong foundation, acknowledge it while still pushing me toward growth. Format your response with clear section headers. Use bullet points for lists but write explanations in complete sentences. Keep the tone professional but conversational, like a trusted mentor giving direct advice.
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Get Early AccessKnowing where your skills stand relative to market expectations is the first step toward meaningful career growth. Without a structured assessment, most people default to guessing which courses to take or certifications to pursue. This Skills Assessment tool gives you clarity by evaluating your [CURRENT_SKILLS] against the specific requirements of your [JOB_ROLE] and building a concrete development plan.
The output goes beyond a simple checklist. It benchmarks your [CURRENT_SKILLS] against market expectations, identifies differentiators you can leverage in interviews, highlights the gaps most likely blocking your advancement, and creates a 90-day action plan with weekly milestones. Whether you are preparing for a promotion, considering a career change, or staying competitive in a shifting industry, the assessment adapts to your [JOB_ROLE] and experience level.
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Provide the job title you currently hold or the role you are working toward so the assessment benchmarks against the right expectations.
Choose from 20 industries and five experience tiers so the AI calibrates its recommendations to your specific context.
Enter both technical and soft skills as a comma-separated list. Be honest and comprehensive. The more complete your input, the more accurate the assessment.
Optionally describe where you want to be in one to three years. This helps the AI prioritize which gaps matter most for your trajectory.
Read through the strengths analysis, gap identification, learning roadmap, and 90-day action plan. Start with the quick wins you can act on this week.
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