# Skill Graph (Full LLM Index) Canonical: https://skill-graph.com Sitemap: https://skill-graph.com/sitemap.xml RSS: https://skill-graph.com/feed.xml ## Primary Public Routes - Home: https://skill-graph.com/ - Docs index: https://skill-graph.com/docs - Blog index: https://skill-graph.com/blog - Skill Graph Generator: https://skill-graph.com/skill-graph-generator - Companies: https://skill-graph.com/companies ## Docs Topics - Quickstart (https://skill-graph.com/docs/quickstart): Start building your first skill graph and learn the core workflow. - Skill Graph Builder (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-builder): Model, structure, and expand your graph for real-world use cases. - AI Coach (https://skill-graph.com/docs/ai-coach): Use guided prompts and coaching loops to plan your next improvements. - Applying (https://skill-graph.com/docs/applying): Turn your skill graph into a concrete application and interview asset. - Career Growth (https://skill-graph.com/docs/career-growth): Turn your graph into an actionable roadmap for role progression. - Recruiting with Skill Graph (https://skill-graph.com/docs/recruiting-with-skill-graph): Adopt graph-based hiring workflows for faster and higher-signal recruiting. - Talent Discovery (https://skill-graph.com/docs/talent-discovery): Discover role-fit talent by capability clusters and adjacency, not keywords. - Workforce Planning (https://skill-graph.com/docs/workforce-planning): Use skill graph coverage to plan teams, capability gaps, and upskilling priorities. - Skill API & Integrations (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-api-integrations): Integrate skill graph signals into your internal recruiting and people systems. ## Docs Topic Subpages - Account & Workspace Setup (https://skill-graph.com/docs/quickstart/account-and-workspace-setup): Set up your profile and configure your workspace for career tracking. - Build Your First Skill Graph (https://skill-graph.com/docs/quickstart/build-your-first-skill-graph): Create the first actionable graph in minutes with proper structure. - Map Skills, Levels & Evidence (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-builder/map-skills-levels-and-evidence): Structure your graph with measurable evidence and confidence signals. - Keep Your Graph Up to Date (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-builder/keep-your-graph-up-to-date): Run lightweight maintenance loops so your graph stays decision-ready. - Run AI Coaching Workflows (https://skill-graph.com/docs/ai-coach/run-ai-coaching-workflows): Use AI coaching prompts to generate practical next actions from your graph. - Turn Feedback Into Learning Plans (https://skill-graph.com/docs/ai-coach/turn-feedback-into-learning-plans): Transform coaching recommendations into concrete learning path execution. - Manage Your Application Pipeline (https://skill-graph.com/docs/applying/manage-your-application-pipeline): Track opportunities, statuses, and outcomes in one structured workflow. - Use Skill Graphs for Job Positioning (https://skill-graph.com/docs/applying/use-skill-graphs-for-job-positioning): Position your strengths for hiring conversations with evidence-backed skill maps. - Build Goals & Milestones (https://skill-graph.com/docs/career-growth/build-goals-and-milestones): Create outcome-focused goals that are directly tied to your skill graph. - Execute Learning Paths (https://skill-graph.com/docs/career-growth/execute-learning-paths): Drive structured upskilling with repeatable path templates and progress reviews. - Set Up Role Scorecards (https://skill-graph.com/docs/recruiting-with-skill-graph/set-up-role-scorecards): Define role-critical skill scorecards that hiring teams can evaluate consistently. - Run Graph-Based Interviews (https://skill-graph.com/docs/recruiting-with-skill-graph/run-graph-based-interviews): Use skill graph structure to drive focused, high-signal interview loops. - Build Candidate Skill Taxonomies (https://skill-graph.com/docs/talent-discovery/build-candidate-skill-taxonomies): Create a common vocabulary so candidate skills are discoverable and comparable. - Find Adjacent Talent Pools (https://skill-graph.com/docs/talent-discovery/find-adjacent-talent-pools): Identify candidates who can transition quickly through adjacent skill clusters. - Map Team Capability Coverage (https://skill-graph.com/docs/workforce-planning/map-team-capability-coverage): Visualize team-wide strengths and gaps against strategic initiatives. - Plan Upskilling Programs (https://skill-graph.com/docs/workforce-planning/plan-upskilling-programs): Design targeted upskilling programs driven by measurable capability gaps. - Connect Skill Graph to ATS/HRIS (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-api-integrations/connect-skill-graph-to-ats-hris): Integrate skill graph data into existing recruiting and people operations tools. - Build Custom Workflows with API (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-api-integrations/build-custom-workflows-with-api): Create internal workflows powered by skill graph endpoints and events. ## Docs Guides - How Recruiters Validate Skills (https://skill-graph.com/docs/how-recruiters-validate-skills): A practical guide to how recruiters verify skills, evaluate evidence, and decide whether a candidate is truly role-ready. | Summary: Recruiters do not validate skills by keywords alone. They validate through evidence quality, consistency across signals, and role specific depth. Understanding this process helps both hiring teams and candidates create better outcomes. Define the Role Signal First Before reviewin... - How to Close Skill Gaps (https://skill-graph.com/docs/how-to-close-skill-gaps): Practical strategies for closing skill gaps efficiently — from targeted learning to evidence-building through real work. | Summary: Identifying a skill gap is the easy part. Closing it is where most people stall. They buy a course, start it, lose momentum after week two, and the gap remains unchanged six months later. This guide provides a structured approach to closing skill gaps efficiently. The key insight... - Skill Graph for Engineers (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-for-engineers): How software engineers use skill graphs to plan promotions, identify gaps, and navigate career transitions. | Summary: Software engineers are the original power users of skill graphs — and for good reason. Engineering careers are uniquely structured around measurable, stackable capabilities. You can point to a pull request, a system design document, or a production deployment and say: "this prove... - Skill Graph for Students (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-for-students): How students can use skill graphs to plan their career, stand out to employers, and make the most of coursework and projects. | Summary: As a student, you are building skills every semester through coursework, projects, internships, and self study. But most students cannot articulate what they actually know how to do — and a transcript of course names does not help. A skill graph solves this by transforming your a... - What Is a Skills Gap Analysis? (https://skill-graph.com/docs/what-is-a-skills-gap-analysis): Learn how to conduct a skills gap analysis to identify missing competencies and build a targeted development plan. | Summary: A skills gap analysis is the process of comparing your current capabilities to the capabilities required for a specific goal — a target role, a promotion, a career transition, or a team objective. The gap between where you are and where you need to be is the "skills gap," and clo... - What Is Evidence-Based Hiring? (https://skill-graph.com/docs/what-is-evidence-based-hiring): Understand evidence-based hiring — a modern approach to evaluating candidates on verified work output rather than self-reported resume claims. | Summary: Evidence based hiring is the practice of evaluating job candidates based on verifiable proof of their capabilities — actual work output, code contributions, project outcomes, certifications, and documented results — rather than relying on self reported resume claims, educational... - What Is Skill Mapping? (https://skill-graph.com/docs/what-is-skill-mapping): A comprehensive guide to skill mapping — the process of identifying, categorising, and visualising professional competencies for individuals and teams. | Summary: Skill mapping is the systematic process of identifying, categorising, and documenting the competencies that a person or team possesses. It answers three questions: What can we do? How well can we do it? What is missing? The practice originated in workforce planning and talent man... - How to Build a Skill Graph (https://skill-graph.com/docs/how-to-build-a-skill-graph): Step-by-step tutorial for creating a practical skill graph you can use for growth planning. | Summary: This guide walks you through building a usable skill graph in under 15 minutes. By the end, you will have a structured map of your capabilities, a clear picture of your gaps, and the beginning of a concrete growth plan. Step 1: Define Your Scope Before listing skills, decide what... - Skill Graph Examples (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-examples): Concrete examples of skill graph structures for different professional profiles. | Summary: The best way to understand how a skill graph works is to see real structures. This guide presents example graphs for five different roles, showing how domain groupings, skill nodes, and levels come together in practice. Use these examples as starting templates. Copy the structure... - Skill Graph vs Resume (https://skill-graph.com/docs/skill-graph-vs-resume): Comparison of skill graphs and resumes, including when to use each format. | Summary: Both formats can coexist, but they solve fundamentally different problems. A resume is a document optimised for a 30 second recruiter scan. A skill graph is a living system optimised for career planning, growth tracking, and high context hiring conversations. This guide breaks do... - What Is a Skill Graph? (https://skill-graph.com/docs/what-is-a-skill-graph): A clear definition of skill graphs, why they matter, and how they differ from static resumes. | Summary: A skill graph is a structured, visual representation of a person's capabilities and the relationships between those capabilities. Unlike a flat list of skills on a resume or LinkedIn profile, a skill graph captures depth, adjacency, evidence, and growth trajectories — turning car... ## Blog Posts - Resume vs Portfolio vs Skill Graph: Which One Actually Gets Engineers Hired? (https://skill-graph.com/blog/resume-vs-portfolio-vs-skill-graph): A three-way comparison of resumes, portfolios, and skill graphs for engineers. When each format works, where each fails, and how to combine them. | Summary: You know you should update your career documents. You have known for months. The resume is outdated, the portfolio site still shows that project from two years ago, and every time a recruiter reaches out, you scramble to pull something together that looks current. Most engineers... - What Is a Personal Skill Graph? (And Why Engineers Are Using One Instead of a Resume Skills Section) (https://skill-graph.com/blog/what-is-a-personal-skill-graph): A personal skill graph maps capabilities with depth levels and evidence. Here is why engineers use them instead of flat skill lists. | Summary: You have probably seen the skills section at the bottom of a résumé: a comma separated list of technologies, frameworks, and buzzwords. Python, React, AWS, Docker, Agile. It sits there, doing almost nothing. Recruiters skim it. ATS systems parse it. Nobody learns anything meaning... - From Commits to Claims: How to Extract Verified Skill Signals From Your GitHub History (https://skill-graph.com/blog/from-commits-to-claims): Your GitHub profile contains years of skill evidence hiding in plain sight. A method to extract verifiable skill claims from commits and PRs. | Summary: Your GitHub profile is a goldmine of career evidence that you are almost certainly ignoring. Every commit, pull request, code review, and issue thread contains signals about what you can do, how deeply you understand it, and how you work with others. The problem is that nobody re...