---
title: "Assign Skills to Employee"
slug: "assign-skills-to-employee"
description: "After creating a set of skill categories and skills, select which are applicable to each employee."
tags: ["Local HR", "HR"]
updated: 2023-03-07T18:22:54Z
published: 2023-03-07T18:22:54Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/assign-skills-to-employee"
---

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# Assign Skills to Employee

When the skills and attributes are set up, they can be assigned to the employees and applicants.

Follow these steps to assign skills to an employee:

1. Open the employee card with the help of employee search or employee database.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1673764197083.png)
2. Click the **Skills** button on the **Enhanced Details** tab.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1673764225768.png)
3. Click the **Add/Edit** button.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/image-1673764271422.png)
4. Select the check boxes next to the necessary skills and attributes that you want to assign to the employee or clear the check box to unassign the skill or attribute.  
*Note* *Availability of skills for assigning depends on the configuration of* [*person attributes*](/v1/docs/person-attributes) *(skills) and* [*person attribute categories*](/v1/docs/person-attribute-categories) *(skill groups) in the Core HR settings.*
5. Click **Save**.

## Related

- [Person Attribute Categories](/person-attribute-categories.md)
- [Person Attributes](/person-attributes.md)