Stride Ahead Skill Index
Everyone says keep upskilling, but nobody tells you which skill actually moves the needle for your role right now. The Skill Index cuts through that. You pick your industry and whether you lead a team, rate yourself on the real soft and hard skills your role demands today, and get back a clear gap against what employers expect, plus where you stand next to others in your field. Behavioural anchors show you exactly what competent looks like at each level, and a built-in honesty check flags when a self-rating is running a little generous. It draws on how the world of work is actually shifting, from the WEF Future of Jobs and LinkedIn Skills on the Rise to McKinsey research on AI in the workplace, so the skills it points you to are the ones the next few years will reward.
Average completion time
On-screen report
Skills measured
What It Measures
Your self-rated proficiency against the skills your role actually demands, benchmarked by industry and experience.
Soft Skill Gap
How your self-rated soft skills, from communication and decision-making to coaching and collaboration, stack up against what your role actually expects.
Hard Skill Gap
How your self-rated tools and technical skills, including GenAI fluency, data literacy, and cybersecurity awareness, compare to what your role uses today.
Cohort Percentile
Where you stand next to others in your same industry and experience level, so your gaps come with real context instead of floating in a vacuum.
Who Is It For?
- Early-career professionals in their first 5-7 years of work
- College students mapping out what to learn next
- Sales capability managers, L&D leads, and enablement teams
- Class 11-12 students who want a head start on future role-fit thinking
- Anyone planning a role change or industry switch
Average completion time
No payment, instant report
Proficiency scale per skill
How It Works
Pick your field + experience.
This decides which skills you are measured against.
Rate your soft + hard skills.
Select the skills that matter and rate each 1 to 5.
Get your readiness score.
An instant on-screen report with your gaps and strengths.
Turn it into a plan.
Optional free conversation with a Stride mentor.
Ready to see where your skills stand?
Take the Stride Ahead Skill Index. It is free, takes about 12 minutes, and your personalised report is generated the moment you submit, ready to download as a PDF.