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Job & Skills Mapping

Stop Guessing What Your Team Can Do.

Your people have skills you may not even know about. And your next critical skills gap might be closer than you think.

hilighter uses AI to analyze your job roles and build skills matrices that identify the competencies each role requires. Map your team’s capabilities against them, understand individual strengths, identify missing skills, and focus development where it makes the biggest difference.

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You Know Your People. But Do You Know All Their Skills?

In most organizations, valuable skills remain invisible. Employees develop new capabilities, change responsibilities, complete training, and gain experience. Yet that knowledge is often scattered across spreadsheets, CVs, job descriptions, and managers’ memories.

Hidden talent

People have valuable skills that nobody thinks to use.

Missed opportunities

Projects are delayed because the right capabilities are difficult to identify.

Unfocused training

Development budgets are spent without a clear understanding of the real gaps.

You can’t make smart workforce decisions without knowing the skills you already have.

Turn Scattered Skills into Actionable Insights

  1. 01

    See the skills your people already have

    Build a clearer picture of capabilities across individuals, roles, and teams. Discover expertise that may otherwise go unnoticed.

  2. 02

    Find the gaps that actually matter

    Compare existing skills with the capabilities needed for specific roles. Identify areas requiring development before they become obstacles.

  3. 03

    Make development more relevant

    Stop treating every employee as if they have the same training needs. Focus efforts on the skills that make a difference.

  4. 04

    Give employees a clearer direction

    Help people understand where they stand, what they do well, and what to strengthen for current and future roles.

One Clear View of Your Team’s Capabilities

  • Analyze job roles with AI

    AI analyzes each job role and proposes a skills matrix: the competencies the role requires, by category and expected proficiency level. You review and adjust it.

  • Go beyond job titles

    Build richer skills profiles that reflect actual capabilities, experience, and development.

  • Understand role alignment

    See how current capabilities compare with the skills expected for a role.

  • Connect assessment with progress

    Use manager assessments and learning evidence to support a more informed view of development.

hilighter skills radar showing an individual’s proficiency across skill categories

From Skills Information to Better Decisions

  1. 1

    Define what matters

    Identify the roles and capabilities relevant to your organization.

  2. 2

    Build your skills picture

    Capture and review skills and proficiency levels, involving managers.

  3. 3

    Identify gaps and take action

    Understand strengths and gaps, then set development priorities.

A more structured, evidence-informed approach to developing your team.

Imagine This in Your Organization

Your team is launching a digital project that needs project coordination, data analysis, change management and communication.

Instead of several meetings and guesses, you start by reviewing existing capabilities, identify potential strengths, and recognize where training might be needed. You may discover that hiring is not the only answer.

Better visibility. Fewer assumptions. More purposeful action.

Built for People Who Want Their Teams to Grow

For HR & Talent Development

Understand workforce capabilities and target development.

For Team Leaders

Gain a clearer view of strengths and skill gaps.

For Employees

Make your skills visible and understand what to build next.

FAQs

What is skills mapping?

Skills mapping means identifying and organizing the capabilities people have across an organization, by person, role and team.

How does AI help map job roles?

AI analyzes a job role and proposes the skills it requires, with expected proficiency levels, as a skills matrix. You stay in control: review, adjust and validate it.

What is the difference between skills mapping and skills gap analysis?

Mapping shows the capabilities you have today. Gap analysis compares them with the skills a role or project requires.

Do I need a large HR department?

No. You can start with a few important roles and skill categories, and expand from there.

Can hilighter help assess skills?

Yes. hilighter supports skills management and manager assessments, so skills are reviewed by the people who see the work.

Is hilighter free?

Yes. The Free plan includes up to 3 job roles, unlimited employees and all Core features. See the Pricing page for every plan.

Your Team Has More Potential Than You Think.

Discover the skills you have. Identify the ones you need. Give every person a clearer opportunity to grow.