March 23, 2025

Skills Gap Assessment: How to Identify What's Holding Back Your Career

Skills Gap Assessment: How to Identify What's Holding Back Your Career

Missing out on promotions despite strong performance? You might have hidden skills gaps blocking your advancement. In this executive brief, discover how to conduct an honest skills gap assessment, understand the difference between soft skills and hard skills that matter for promotion, and identify blind spots your performance reviews aren't revealing. Learn why your self-assessment often doesn't match how others perceive you, practical strategies for closing career-limiting skills gaps, and how to bridge the gap between your current capabilities and next-level requirements. Perfect for professionals passed over for promotion, managers seeking executive roles, and ambitious employees who want to understand what's really holding them back. Get frameworks for identifying missing competencies, developing targeted skills improvement plans, and turning weaknesses into strengths. Don't let unknown skills gaps delay your career progress—learn how to spot and fix them.


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