Official MySkillsSpace team
The official MySkillsSpace team, writing about the platform, skills-first discovery and tools for specialists.
We have deployed the new account model. There is no longer a permanent Specialist versus Recruiter account split: one user account can combine a Specialist Profile, Team memberships and Company memberships, while Recruiter is a role inside a Company. The iOS and Android apps are in the finishing development.
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We are already at an advanced stage of development on the MySkillsSpace mobile app for iOS and Android. At the same time, we are improving the web platform with category-specific filters and a series of smaller updates to the signed-in experience.
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Contact on MySkillsSpace does not have to mean recruitment. You can start with a normal message and, when there is a real hiring process, send a formal invitation with stages, competency assessments, clear candidate consent and one shared history.
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A photo, job title, former employer brand and number of years of experience can shape a first impression, but they do not directly tell you whether someone can handle a specific assignment. This guide shows how to compare specialists through skills, evidence of work, context, responsibility, approach, risk and real delivery capacity.
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If several specialists receive different information about the same problem, their prices and proposals may only appear comparable. A good project description gives everyone the same assumptions to work from while still leaving room for different ways of solving the problem.
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A good service description is not a list of vague promises. It should clearly explain the expected outcome, scope, deliverables, assumptions, responsibilities on both sides, acceptance criteria and change rules. This guide shows how to build a service description that reduces misunderstandings before work begins.
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On Friday, 4 September, we will release the first version of our competency verification system. We want to take the next step from declaring skills to actually confirming them, without reducing a person to a single number.
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As announced, Specialist Teams are now available. Specialists can create their own teams, invite other users, build a shared public profile and publish team services alongside their individual offers.
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Two offers can look similar in price while covering different scope, risk, hours and additional costs. This guide shows how to bring different pricing models to a comparable basis and assess price together with scope, assumptions and responsibility.
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A good decision does not always require full identity at the first step. You can assess skill fit, work evidence and collaboration conditions first, then disclose additional data only when it is needed for the next stage. This model structures that sequence without pretending that privacy removes uncertainty.
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There is no single correct number of people for every project. The minimum setup should follow from the work to be done, the skills required, dependencies between tasks, available capacity and risk. This guide shows how to move from project scope to team composition without inventing unnecessary roles.
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Even when name, photo, job title and employment history are hidden, specialists can still be compared. The decision needs to focus on information connected to the real problem: required skills, evidence of work, personal responsibility, results and practical conditions for working together.
Read article →A team project description can easily overstate one person's role. This guide presents a concrete way to describe contribution: context, team composition, responsibility, decisions, work artifacts and results, while clearly separating the project's success from an individual's contribution.
Read article →We are finishing work on Specialist Teams - a new MySkillsSpace feature that will let several specialists combine their expertise, build a shared team profile and offer professional services together. If the final tests go as planned, the feature will be available this Sunday, August 30.
Read article →Specialists and employers use the same platform, but they have different goals. Here is why MySkillsSpace gives them separate profiles, workflows and workspaces.
Read article →MySkillsSpace does not start with a job post or a job title. It starts with the person, their skills, experience, portfolio and what they can actually offer.
Read article →We are launching MySkillsSpace - a platform where specialists can showcase their skills, experience, portfolio and services, while employers and people looking for specific expertise can discover them more easily.
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