Add skills by using the skill recommender

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-skills-using-skill-recommender.md

Search for the skills that you're interested in developing or improving and then add them to your skills profile by using the skills recommender in the Skills Foundation application.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_skills_int.emp

About this task

By adding skills to your profile, you can track all these details in one place.

Procedure

Navigate to All > Employee Center.
In the Employee Center, navigate to Profile > Career.
On the skills widget, select the Add skill button.
In the search bar, search for the name of the skill that you want to add as shown in the following example.

Search results are sorted alphabetically, with the top results displaying first.

[Omitted image "skills-recommender.png"] Alt text: Search field showing "Jav" with dropdown displaying six matching skills including JavaScript, Java J2SE J2EE, and other Java-related technologies

Note: If you don't see the skill recommendations, it indicates that the AI Search setup is broken. Clear your instance cache by entering server_url/cache.do in your browser. If the problem persists, then contact your system admin.
From the list of recommendations, select the skill that you want to add to your profile.

Result

The skill is added to your additional skills section.

Parent Topic:Using Skills Foundation

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title: Add skills by using the skill recommender
description: Search for the skills that you're interested in developing or improving and then add them to your skills profile by using the skills recommender in the Skills Foundation application.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/add-skills-using-skill-recommender.html
release: australia
product: Talent Development Core
classification: talent-development-core
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Using Skills Foundation, Skills Foundation, Growth Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add skills by using the skill recommender

Search for the skills that you're interested in developing or improving and then add them to your skills profile by using the skills recommender in the Skills Foundation application.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_skills\_int.emp

## About this task

By adding skills to your profile, you can track all these details in one place.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **All** &gt; **Employee Center**.

2. In the Employee Center, navigate to **Profile** &gt; **Career**.

3. On the skills widget, select the **Add skill** button.

4. In the search bar, search for the name of the skill that you want to add as shown in the following example.

Search results are sorted alphabetically, with the top results displaying first.

\[Omitted image "skills-recommender.png"\] Alt text: Search field showing "Jav" with dropdown displaying six matching skills including JavaScript, Java J2SE J2EE, and other Java-related technologies

**Note:** If you don't see the skill recommendations, it indicates that the AI Search setup is broken. Clear your instance cache by entering `server_url/cache.do` in your browser. If the problem persists, then contact your system admin.

5. From the list of recommendations, select the skill that you want to add to your profile.

## Result

The skill is added to your additional skills section.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Skills Foundation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/using-skills-intelligence.md)