For Recruitment & Staffing Agencies

Recruitment Skills Mapping and AI-Powered Talent Intelligence

Build a rich, searchable talent pool with detailed skills data that goes far beyond what's on a CV. SkillDrill's conversational AI captures skills depth, qualifications, and experience levels so you can match candidates to roles faster and more accurately.

GDPR compliant AES-256 encrypted UK data residency
The Challenge

Recruitment agency challenges

Staffing agencies, temp agencies, and executive search firms face common frustrations when it comes to truly understanding candidate capabilities and matching them to the right roles.

CVs only tell half the story

You need to know the depth and recency of candidates' skills, not just job titles and dates. A CV cannot tell you how proficient someone actually is, how recently they used a skill, or what they could do with the right opportunity.

Matching relies on memory, not data

Matching candidates to roles relies on keyword searches and recruiter memory instead of real skills data. The best candidate for a role might already be in your database, but you would never find them without structured skills intelligence.

Compliance tracking is a nightmare

Compliance tracking across hundreds of contractors is manual, error-prone, and time-consuming. Right-to-work checks, DBS certificates, and industry certifications all expire at different times, and keeping on top of renewals is a constant battle.

AI Candidate Profiling

Build richer candidate profiles through AI conversation

SkillDrill's conversational AI goes beyond the CV to capture skills, qualifications, and experience levels that traditional screening misses. Candidates have a natural conversation that uncovers the full picture of what they can do, how well they can do it, and how recently they have done it.

  • Capture skills depth and proficiency levels, not just job titles
  • AI adapts follow-up questions based on each candidate's responses
  • Uncover transferable skills and hidden capabilities CVs never mention
  • Build custom question sets for different sectors, roles, or client requirements
  • Lightweight applicant accounts: capture skills only, no licence consumed against your staff seats
What you will capture
1

Skills and proficiency levels

Technical skills, software expertise, industry knowledge rated by depth and recency

2

Qualifications and certifications

Professional qualifications, training certifications, and their expiry dates

3

Experience context

Industries worked in, team sizes managed, project types, and specific tools used

4

Availability and preferences

Contract preferences, location, notice period, and aspirations captured through conversation and stored in profile notes

Talent Pool Search

Search your talent pool by skills and find the perfect match instantly

Stop relying on keyword searches and recruiter memory. SkillDrill lets you search your entire candidate database by specific skills, experience levels, and qualifications to find the best match for any role requirement in seconds.

  • Search by specific skills, proficiency levels, and qualifications
  • Reduce time-to-fill by instantly identifying qualified candidates
  • Differentiate from competitors with verified, AI-mapped candidate profiles
  • Present clients with detailed skills breakdowns, not just CVs
Matching capabilities

Skills-based matching

Match candidates to roles based on verified skills data rather than keyword guesswork

Proficiency filtering

Filter candidates by skill level so you only shortlist people with the right depth of experience

Faster shortlisting

Cut time-to-fill dramatically by searching structured data instead of trawling through CVs

Contractor Compliance

Track compliance and certifications across your entire contractor base

Know who is current, who is expiring, and who needs renewal. SkillDrill gives you a single view of compliance status across all your contractors and temp workers, whether they are on one client site or twenty.

  • Track right-to-work, DBS checks, and industry certifications in one place
  • Manage contractor skills across multiple client sites
  • Set review intervals and get notified when certifications are due for renewal
  • Re-run conversations to keep candidate profiles current as skills evolve
Compliance outcomes

Centralised compliance view

See every contractor's compliance status at a glance across all client sites and placements

Expiry alerts

Automatic reminders when certifications, DBS checks, or right-to-work documents are approaching expiry

Audit-ready records

Every conversation is timestamped and stored, giving you a clear audit trail for client and regulatory reviews

Security & Compliance

Built for candidate data security

Recruitment agencies handle sensitive personal data every day. SkillDrill is designed to meet the highest standards of data security and GDPR compliance, so you can build trust with candidates and clients alike.

GDPR compliant

Full UK GDPR compliance with clear data processing agreements, consent management, and subject access request support.

Candidate consent

Built-in consent flows ensure candidates know exactly how their data is used. Transparent AI usage with a published ethical AI policy.

AES-256 encryption

All data encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM using per-tenant encryption keys. Data in transit protected with TLS 1.3.

UK data residency

All data stored on UK-based servers. Candidate data never leaves the United Kingdom.

Ethical AI policy

Transparent AI usage with a published ethical AI policy. No data is used to train AI models. Candidates know exactly how AI is involved.

Role-based access

Granular permissions ensure recruiters only access the candidates and data they need. Admins control who sees what across teams.

Automated Signposting

Direct candidates to the right next steps

After each conversation, SkillDrill can show candidates relevant job opportunities, training resources, or compliance requirements based on what was discussed. Configure rules to match skills and qualifications to the right actions.

Scheduled Catch-ups

Keep candidate profiles fresh automatically

Set review intervals per question set. SkillDrill reminds candidates when a catch-up is due and carries forward their previous answers so they only update what has changed. New skills and certifications are captured automatically.

Meet Application Mode

A public application link that turns any question set into a skills-capture flow

Share it in job ads, on LinkedIn, or directly with candidates. Each applicant registers lightweight details, has the AI conversation, and lands in your dashboard tagged by whatever criteria you define.

How It Works

Three steps to a searchable, skills-rich talent pool

From setup to actionable talent intelligence in days, not months. SkillDrill is designed to slot into your existing recruitment workflow.

1

Design the application

Create a skills question set for the role and configure the tags you care about. The AI generates conversational prompts from your questions automatically.

2

Share the public link

Candidates register lightweight details and have a natural, 10 to 15 minute conversation with the AI. It adapts to their answers, captures skills depth that CVs and forms would never surface, and auto-applies your tags based on the response.

3

Shortlist and place

Review candidates by tag, drill into individual skills, move to interview. Present clients with detailed, AI-mapped candidate profiles that set you apart.

Build a smarter talent pool with AI skills mapping

Join recruitment agencies using SkillDrill to go beyond the CV, match candidates faster, and deliver verified skills intelligence to their clients.

AES-256-GCM
GDPR Compliant
UK Data Residency
Ethical AI