SkillScan Approach

What Individuals Like:

Structured Learning – SkillScan provides a simple 3-step process to evaluate your skills for level of proficiency, enjoyment and career growth.

Personalized Report – Your comprehensive report will guide you to explore personalized career options using the new AI-Enabled Enhanced Career Insights feature.

Accelerated Career Exploration – You’ll receive suggested AI-prompts to conduct research careers on the most promising career paths. SkillScan also includes links from your Career Guide to O*Net OnLine (from the U.S. Department of Labor).

Development Planning – You will identify your high-potential skills and get practical ideas for building them to enhance your marketability.

Strategic Job Search – With the list of your core strengths on the Strategic Skill Profile you can develop selling points in resumes and interviews.

What Coaches Like:

An Organizational Framework - SkillScan organizes 54 skills into six competencies including Communication, Relationship, Management/Leadership, Analytical, Creative and Physical/Technical for connecting skills to the job market.

A Skill Vocabulary - SkillScan's competency-based definitions provide individuals with a descriptive vocabulary of their strengths which deepens self-understanding and builds self-confidence.

Think Beyond the Job Description – With knowledge of their transferable skills, clients can align their skills to meet the needs of employers.

Self-Marketing – SkillScan results can help individuals develop targeted resumes and market your clients' strengths in interviews.

What Individuals Like:

3-Step Learning Process - SkillScan provides 3 steps to evaluate your skill level based on proficiency, preference and development.

A Hands-on Physical Experience – With an interactive card sort process, you learn the definition of all 60 skills and make decisions for future use.

Personalized Assessment Results – You create a record of your skills on a one-page profile that lists your strengths, preferences, and areas for growth.

Practical Application to Your Career – Use your results in career planning, evaluating a career transition, career advancement and marketing your skills in resumes and interviews.

What Coaches Like:                                          

A Competency-Based Framework -SkillScan organizes skills into six categories including Communication, Relationship, Management/Leadership, Analytical, Creative and Physical/Technical. The framework helps individuals to connect their skills to the needs of the marketplace.

Skill Vocabulary - SkillScan's unique system of 60 transferable skills and definitions provides individuals with a rich vocabulary for understanding their strengths.

Interactive – In your coaching sessions, you can discuss insights during the assessment process to deepen self-awareness and apply the results to the person's goals.

Expand Career Possibilities – Give your clients' personal clarity of their core skills to identify best-fit career options and not be limited by past work experience.

Practical Application – Apply your client’s results to exploring careers, planning growth and development activities, and marketing their skills in a job search.