Skills Filter: Find Professionals Based on Expertise

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What is the Skills Filter?

The Skills Filter enables users to identify professionals based on their expertise, leveraging Rhetorik's SkillGraph ecosystem. This feature categorizes skills into structured groups, helping refine searches for precise targeting in talent acquisition and market research.

Why Use the Skills Filter?

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Key Benefits

🔹 Precision Targeting – Search for individuals with highly relevant skills without irrelevant results.
🔹 Structured Skill Taxonomy – Utilize predefined categories and subcategories for more effective filtering.
🔹 Beyond Job Titles – Identify talent based on actual expertise rather than just job titles or keywords.

How to Use the Skills Filter

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Quick Tip

Enter a keyword into the search box to instantly locate related skills while avoiding unrelated terms.

Step-by-Step Guide

1️⃣ Enter a Skill Keyword – Type a skill (e.g., “forecasting”) in the search box.
2️⃣ Browse Skill Categories – View the expanded category (e.g., “Sales”) that contains matching subcategories.
3️⃣ Select a Skill Subcategory – Narrow down your selection to relevant expertise (e.g., “Sales Strategy and Planning”).
4️⃣ Choose Specific Skills – Pick the exact skill needed, such as “Sales Forecasting.”
5️⃣ Combine with Other Filters – Use in conjunction with job titles, industries, or locations for precise targeting.

Understanding Rhetorik's SkillGraph

🔹 Skill / Expertise Category – 30 major categories logically segment related skills, ensuring faster navigation.
🔹 Skill / Expertise Subcategory – Subcategories further refine the skill categories into focused groups.
🔹 Skills or Expertise – Rhetorik derives skills from multiple data points, including job summaries, titles, functions, experience, education, and certifications. These are categorized into a structured SkillGraph model.

Rhetorik's SkillGraph enables deeper profile insights beyond simple job title searches. It helps uncover professionals based on actual skills rather than relying on word searches.

🔗 View the Skills Taxonomy
🔗 Read more about Rhetorik's Skills

Skills Filter in Action

Here the search the for "Forecasting" is enhanced by the the Skill Categories

As you can see the search term "forecasting" shows up in six categories - Management, Transportation, Sales, Economics and Social Studies, Finance and IT.

By expanding the Sales category by using the down arrow to the right of "Sales" we can see the subcategory, Sales Strategy and Planning. Under this subheading is the desired Skill "Sales Forecasting".

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❗️ Additional Resources

📌 Learn more about Rhetorik's Skills.