diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
index cef4f905f3c..5b39be9fb28 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/models/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
             interviewers_to_clean = old_interviewers - self.interviewer_ids
             interviewers_to_clean._remove_recruitment_interviewers()
             self.sudo().interviewer_ids._create_recruitment_interviewers()
+        if vals.get('emp_id'):
+            self._update_employee_from_applicant()
         return res
 
     def get_empty_list_help(self, help):
@@ -675,6 +677,10 @@ class Applicant(models.Model):
         dict_act_window['context'] = employee_data
         return dict_act_window
 
+    def _update_employee_from_applicant(self):
+        # This method is to be overriden
+        return
+
     def archive_applicant(self):
         return {
             'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py
index 3ab8e6ba08c..8a13610bac2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py
@@ -32,3 +32,17 @@ class HrApplicant(models.Model):
             'skill_type_id': applicant_skill.skill_type_id.id,
         }) for applicant_skill in self.applicant_skill_ids]
         return action
+
+    def _update_employee_from_applicant(self):
+        vals_list = []
+        for applicant in self:
+            existing_skills = applicant.emp_id.employee_skill_ids.skill_id
+            skills_to_create = applicant.applicant_skill_ids.skill_id - existing_skills
+            vals_list.extend([{
+                'employee_id': applicant.emp_id.id,
+                'skill_id': skill.id,
+                'skill_level_id': applicant.applicant_skill_ids.filtered(lambda s: s.skill_id == skill).skill_level_id.id,
+                'skill_type_id': skill.skill_type_id.id,
+            } for skill in skills_to_create])
+        self.env['hr.employee.skill'].create(vals_list)
+        return super()._update_employee_from_applicant()