Selecting a Role specialty

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read select-role-speciality.md

Update your skills profile by selecting a role level as your role specialty to get personalize skill recommendations based on your job family and job profile.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_skills_int.emp

Procedure

Navigate to All > Employee Center.
In the Employee Center, navigate to > Profile > Career tab.
Select the Role details widget.
In the Role specialty field, select the Select my role specialty button.

Note: Usually your role level is displayed as your role specialty.
To change the role specialty, select the pencil the ([Omitted image "icon-pencil-ac.png"] Alt text: Pencil icon) icon.
In the Select your role specialty pop-up, select your role level.
Select Save.

Result

Note:

You can't delete a role specialty, only add or change it. If you change the role specialty, the skills in your profile are changed based on the selected role level. If you have a skill that is validated, or if you have updated its proficiency, then that skill is moved to the Additional skills section. If the skills aren't validated or if the proficiency is unchanged, then that skill is removed.
If you don't see any suggestions for the role specialty, contact your admin. Your admin can configure the job architecture data by creating a role profile that matches your job family and skills. For more information, see Adding a job profile to the employee.

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title: Selecting a Role specialty
description: Update your skills profile by selecting a role level as your role specialty to get personalize skill recommendations based on your job family and job profile.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/select-role-speciality.html
release: australia
product: Talent Development Core
classification: talent-development-core
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Career tab in Employee Center, Exploring Skills Foundation, Skills Foundation, Growth Experiences, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
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# Selecting a Role specialty

Update your skills profile by selecting a role level as your role specialty to get personalize skill recommendations based on your job family and job profile.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_skills\_int.emp

## Procedure

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

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

3. Select the **Role details** widget.

4. In the Role specialty field, select the **Select my role specialty** button.

**Note:** Usually your role level is displayed as your role specialty.

5. To change the role specialty, select the pencil the \(\[Omitted image "icon-pencil-ac.png"\] Alt text: Pencil icon\) icon.

6. In the Select your role specialty pop-up, select your role level.

7. Select **Save**.

## Result

The skills related your role specialty are displayed under Essential skills section in the Skills widget. You can change the proficiency of the skills according to your expertise level. For more information, see [Update your skill proficiency level](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/update-skill-proficiency-level.md).

**Note:**

- You can't delete a role specialty, only add or change it. If you change the role specialty, the skills in your profile are changed based on the selected role level. If you have a skill that is validated, or if you have updated its proficiency, then that skill is moved to the Additional skills section. If the skills aren't validated or if the proficiency is unchanged, then that skill is removed.
- If you don't see any suggestions for the role specialty, contact your admin. Your admin can configure the job architecture data by creating a role profile that matches your job family and skills. For more information, see [Adding a job profile to the employee](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/talent-development-core/map-employee-job-profile.md).