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# Selecting a Role specialty

# Selecting a Role specialty {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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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 AllEmployee Center.
2. In the Employee Center, navigate to \> ProfileCareer 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 (![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://www.servicenow.com/docs/iKNneCJ0W7Svmrwfs2EThA "Update and track your proficiency level for each skill that you list in your skills profile by using the Skills Foundation application.").  
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 are not 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 to 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://www.servicenow.com/docs/m4Aj37_Zb4wa~v0CWNGbZg "Adding a job profile to an employee identifies the position of the employee in the organization, further identifying the skills.").
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