# Core Skills Welcome! This short assessment helps us understand where you’ll shine on real iMerit projects and where extra coaching might help. It takes **<45 minutes** and can be completed on any modern browser.

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{% endhint %} ### Why we use Core Skills This assessment helps us understand how you apply essential skills—like communication, teamwork, independence, and adaptability—in practical scenarios. These skills are key to success in AI training and to thriving as part of the Scholars community. * **Project readiness** – Confirms you have the essentials to start contributing right away. * **Fair placement** – Pairs your strengths with work you’ll enjoy and grow from. * **Targeted up-skilling** – Flags skills where a quick micro-lesson could level you up fast. ### **About the Core Skills assessment** There’s no need to prepare in advance—just approach each question thoughtfully. Your responses help us see how you think and work, so take your time and be yourself. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://imerit-docs.gitbook.io/scholars/getting-started/core-skills.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.