Re: WHY ARE MY SKILL BARS NOT SHOWING?

Though question but most likely cause you are using an outdated mod in your game.

If you don't have any mods, try to post some more infos.

Here's some guidelines: http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/READ-FIRST-Help-us-Helpers-to-Help-you/td-p/255562/