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Role Skills & Level Competencies

Branco evaluates your growth along two dimensions — role skills (the technical stuff) and level competencies (the soft skills). Understanding the difference helps you make sense of your career page and focus your development.

Role Skills​

  • Technical abilities specific to your role and department (e.g. a Data Analyst might have "SQL" and "Statistical Analysis" as skills)
  • Tied to your seniority level — a Senior has different expectations than a Junior
  • Used to assess your day-to-day performance in your role

Role skills answer the question: "Am I technically capable of doing my job at the level expected?"

Level Competencies​

  • Company-wide soft skills that apply to everyone, regardless of role
  • Things like communication, collaboration, leadership, and problem-solving
  • Tied to your leadership level — same expectations for all people at your level

Level competencies answer the question: "Am I showing up and working with others at the right level of professional maturity?"

The key difference

Skills vary by role — an engineer and a designer have different skill expectations. Competencies are the same for everyone at a given level — all senior ICs share the same competency expectations, regardless of department.

Where you'll see them​

Both skills and competencies appear on your My Career page as progress bars. Each one shows:

  • The name and description of the skill or competency (click the ⓘ icon for details)
  • A progress bar showing how your feedback compares to what's expected at your level
  • A "no feedback yet" label if there isn't enough data yet

What you should do​

  • Check your My Career page to see which skills and competencies are being tracked for your role.
  • Look for gaps — Skills showing "no feedback yet" or low scores are areas to focus on or discuss with your manager.
  • Don't worry about setup — Your admin team configures all skills and competencies. There's nothing for you to set up or maintain.
Use gaps as conversation starters

If a skill shows "no feedback yet," that might just mean you haven't had a chance to demonstrate it — not that you're behind. Bring it up in your next 1:1 and discuss how to get more visibility in that area.

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