Albert Einstein wrote, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” The question I have for you at this point of our journey together is, “What is your genius?” — Quote from “The rhythm of life: living every day with passion and purpose” by Matthew Kelly, 2004, Fireside, New York.

When introducing ourselves on the work marketplace, we are not given any instruction. We probably have an interesting background, but, most of the time, we have not been taught how to use our strength points.

The feeling of just being a number, with no special qualities, frequently overwhelms us. It is hard to stand out of the crowd, trying to show that you are a perfect fit for a job, when having at your disposal just a few minutes conversation and a brief resume (…”it must be as concise as possible as we receive loads of applications”…does this sound familiar?).

The biggest problem is we have a set of skills that does not fully define us as the talented person that we are.

Every person has special talents, which are unfortunately, most of the time, unrecognized.

As a result, we frequently end up doing something we do not like because “it pays the bills”.

How can you be motivated when you are asked to climb a tree, when you are a fish and you rather feel like swimming? It is time to find your ocean.

According to a Gallup’s Insight on Employee Engagement “85% of employees worldwide do not feel engaged or they feel actively disengaged at work.”.

Another relevant figure is that only “ 1 in 3 employees say they have the opportunity to do what they do best”.

This is a scaring scenario, if we consider working hours are a big part of our life.

We all have talents and passions we develop during our spare time, and we rarely consider them as a real professional asset.

We all have abilities that we underestimate, which could actually be leading us to a successful career.

You might be a videogames genius, struggling to find a “serious job” in a finance corporate (because you have a degree in finance, it costed you many efforts, so you do not want to neglect it, right?), while your dream job is in a gaming company, just waiting for you.

Alternatively, maybe your passion has always been ballet. You have never really dreamt of being on the scene dancing “The Dying Swan” …..yet, when you see a good dancer performing you feel a strong emotion, you would like to be part of that….but you have a nine-to-five job in administration, while you could maybe be an event manager.

We all have talents that are not duly conveyed to the right path. Sometimes we are lucky (or just crazy!) and we meet the right people at the right moment, and we decide to follow our dreams.

Let’s have a look also to the other side of the recruiting process.

The biggest pain points for Recruiters are: the long time required for candidates screening and receiving too many unsuitable applications.

The costs of hiring the wrong person are high, if we consider the consequences of a difficult integration within a team, poor knowledge in critical areas, and lack of motivation.

In a near future, talent management will become more focused on individual approach, trying to capitalize employees’ abilities, with the need to find the right skills for the right position, in a really short time.

New technologies will help both recruiters and candidates to find each other, on the base of real talents needed to fulfil a position.

Skyllz is a blockchain-based protocol to replace resumes and the current way of systematically packing talent under a certificate, a degree or a job title, with a unified, portable and trustworthy skill-related reputation that responds to the the new paradigm in lifelong learning (traditional and new education systems, self-development…) and flexible workforce (remote and flexible jobs, independent contractors, freelancers…).

Skyllz will allow humans to showcase their Unique Combination of Talents and get the optimum exposure to any kind of professional opportunity. At the same time, employers and recruiters will be able to spot quickly the right professional, with the key talents in a specific area.

Its absolutely transparent and anonymous skill-based solution, will avoid frictions in the recruiting/hiring process for both sides: no more fake profiles; no more selections made on the base of personal bias; real and trustworthy skill-related match ; reliable rating from experts, thus cutting the long time dedicated to resume screening; fast growing reputation for job seekers.

Join the Blockchain revolution in Talent Branding with Skyllz!

With love

The Skyllz Team,

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