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It may be that following a Check-in or a conversation with your manager, you've identified some key areas to develop in - you can star skills to highlight them and keep them front of mind. Progression gives you at-a-glance insights to help you see how you're tracking on the position and skills you've starred. ### How it works **Starring a position** Your starred position can be found and tracked on your Growth Profile and the Compare page. - In the Progression path section, select your starred position by accepting our recommendation or selecting another position - Use the Compare page to find suitable positions and see your skill gap. You can click the star next to any position to replace your starred position. **Starring skills** Starred skills can be found and tracked on your Growth Profile and the Compare page. - Select a Skill you want to star on by clicking the star icon. - Click the icon again to deselect. - Use the 'Shuffle' button to remix our recommended skills. **Using starred positions and skills for growth** Once you have a starred position, we can show you in realtime how your skill profile maps to your starred position. You'll see a breakdown of how your current skill profile versus the requirements of the stayed position match up. - If you have a check-in, we map against your most recent check-in outcome. - If you don't, we map against your current position's requirements. Starring skills highlights them above other skills on your Growth Profile. You'll see a breakdown of the Activity (Wins, Actions and Feedback) you've logged against the skill and a Streak tracker to help you notice if you're working on the skill every week. Click the skill to open a side panel with more information and your feed of activity tagged with that skill. ### FAQ **Q: Who can see my starred position and skills?** A: You and your reporting line only **Q: How many starred position and skills can I have?** A: One starred position and up to three starred skills **Q: Which skills can I star?** A: At the moment, only skills in your own position can be starred. - [Glossary and tour](https://support.careerminds.com/glossary-and-tour?hsLang=en) - [Progression Frameworks](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Getting Started](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#getting-started) - [Teams](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#teams) - [Inviting Users](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#inviting-users) - [Collaborative Building](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#collaborative-building) - [Tracks](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#tracks) - [Positions](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#positions) - [Skills](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#skills) - [Publishing](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-frameworks?hsLang=en#publishing) - [Progression Grow](https://support.careerminds.com/progression-grow?hsLang=en) - [Managing Your Organisation](https://support.careerminds.com/managing-your-organisation?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Integrations](https://support.careerminds.com/managing-your-organisation?hsLang=en#integrations) - [Billing](https://support.careerminds.com/managing-your-organisation?hsLang=en#billing) - [Users and Permissions](https://support.careerminds.com/managing-your-organisation?hsLang=en#users-and-permissions) - [Publishing Your Framework](https://support.careerminds.com/managing-your-organisation?hsLang=en#publishing-your-framework) - [Six-Week Rollout](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Introduction](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#introduction) - [Planning](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#planning) - [Building](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#building) - [Resources](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#resources) - [Rolling out](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#rolling-out) - [Collaborating](https://support.careerminds.com/six-week-rollout?hsLang=en#collaborating) [![Screenshot 2026-01-26 at 3.04.48 PM](https://support.careerminds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-01-26%20at%203.04.48%20PM.png?width=153&height=72&name=Screenshot%202026-01-26%20at%203.04.48%20PM.png "Screenshot 2026-01-26 at 3.04.48 PM")](http://www.careerminds.com?hsLang=en) Copyright © 2026, Progression® Make and Grow Limited