diff --git a/htdocs/admin/hrm.php b/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
index f5bbb5c648f..b1b74189d35 100644
--- a/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
+++ b/htdocs/admin/hrm.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $type = 'myobject';
 
 $arrayofparameters = array(
 	'HRM_MAXRANK'=>array('type'=>'integer','enabled'=>1),
-	'HRM_DEFAULT_SKILL_DESCRIPTION'=>array('type'=>'textarea','enabled'=>1),
+	'HRM_DEFAULT_SKILL_DESCRIPTION'=>array('type'=>'varchar','enabled'=>1),
 );
 
 $error = 0;
diff --git a/htdocs/hrm/class/skill.class.php b/htdocs/hrm/class/skill.class.php
index 742578c4ad8..d9f4073e11e 100644
--- a/htdocs/hrm/class/skill.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/hrm/class/skill.class.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Skill extends CommonObject
 	const STATUS_DRAFT = 0;
 	const STATUS_VALIDATED = 1;
 	const STATUS_CANCELED = 9;
-	const DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_PER_SKILL = 5;
+	const DEFAULT_MAX_RANK_PER_SKILL = 3;
 
 	/**
 	 *  'type' field format ('integer', 'integer:ObjectClass:PathToClass[:AddCreateButtonOrNot[:Filter]]', 'sellist:TableName:LabelFieldName[:KeyFieldName[:KeyFieldParent[:Filter]]]', 'varchar(x)', 'double(24,8)', 'real', 'price', 'text', 'text:none', 'html', 'date', 'datetime', 'timestamp', 'duration', 'mail', 'phone', 'url', 'password')