About this template
Understanding your team's core competencies and growth interests is essential for effective workforce planning, targeted training, and project allocation. This free Staff Skills Survey template allows human resources professionals and team leaders to inventory existing skills, identify capability gaps, and discover what new proficiencies employees want to learn.
Designed for teams of any size, this questionnaire goes beyond basic performance reviews by focusing on practical skills—ranging from communication and writing to specific software proficiencies and foreign languages. By gathering this data directly through Google Forms, you can easily organize responses in Google Sheets, track skill distributions, and design impactful professional development programs tailored to your workforce's actual needs.
Key features
- Assess core professional skills and specific software proficiencies in one simple form.
- Identify employee interest in new training and professional development.
- Organize departmental capability data instantly in Google Sheets.
- Fully customizable questions to match your organization's exact tech stack and roles.
- Accessible on desktop and mobile devices for high employee completion rates.
Use cases
- Annual company-wide skills inventory and capability mapping.
- Pre-training assessments before launching new software rollouts.
- Identifying internal experts for upcoming cross-functional projects.
What this form collects
- Full Name (Short answer)Enter your first and last name.
- Email Address (Short answer)Enter your work email address.
- Department (Dropdown)Select the department you currently work in.
- Core Soft Skills Assessment (Paragraph)Rate your comfort level and proficiency in the following interpersonal and workplace skills.
- Writing and Editing (Linear scale)Rate your proficiency in drafting professional documents and editing copy.
- Public Speaking (Linear scale)Rate your comfort level presenting to groups or leading large meetings.
- Meeting Facilitation (Linear scale)Rate your ability to guide productive discussions and keep teams on track.
- Writing Reports and Memos (Linear scale)Rate your skill in producing clear, concise operational reports.
- Software and Technical Experience (Paragraph)Indicate your familiarity with common professional tools.
- Adobe Photoshop (Multiple choice)Select your experience level with Photoshop.
- Adobe Illustrator (Multiple choice)Select your experience level with Illustrator.
- Adobe Acrobat (Multiple choice)Select your experience level with Acrobat and PDF workflows.
- Data Visualization & BI Tools (Multiple choice)Select your experience level with tools like Looker Studio or Tableau.
- Languages Known (Short answer)List any additional spoken or programming languages you are proficient in.
- Skills to Develop or Learn (Paragraph)What new skills, tools, or topics are you most interested in learning over the next year?
FAQ
Why should we conduct a staff skills survey?
A skills survey helps you uncover hidden talents within your existing workforce, identify skill gaps before they impact projects, and tailor professional development programs to what your team actually wants to learn.
How can I customize this Google Form template?
Once you copy the template to your Google Drive via Doc2Form, you can freely add, remove, or edit questions to match your company's specific software stack, departments, and skill requirements.
Where are survey responses stored?
All responses are automatically collected in a Google Sheet linked directly to your form, making it easy to filter, sort, and analyze team data.
Is this template free to use?
Yes! This template is completely free to copy, modify, and distribute to your team members.
Get this form in your Google Drive
Save a copy to your Google Drive with one click (uses 1 credit). Or build from a PDF or description in the app.