The world of work is changing rapidly, and we must change with it. According to the World Economic Forum (2026), the labour market is at a stage where, by 2030, more than half of the workforce will need to acquire entirely new skills or upgrade existing ones. Driven by the impact of AI, some fields will see fewer jobs while new ones emerge elsewhere. That is why we need to look beyond the CV to notice people's true potential and motivation. This is exactly why the future of recruitment is increasingly moving towards skills-based hiring.
Finding a new team member is a costly, time-consuming process
Any manager who has searched for people for their team knows that recruiting is both costly and time-consuming. Preparing the recruitment process, interviewing candidates, assessing their skills and working out whether they're a fit all take up a large share of a hiring manager's time. At the same time, things aren't easy for candidates either. Job listings are scarce, the market favours employers, and hundreds of people can apply for a single position at once. Long processes, take-home assignments and multiple interview rounds often make applying exhausting.
Years ago I started wondering whether there could be a faster and simpler way for candidates to reach employers and vice versa. It should also be immediately clearer how a candidate thinks, what they expect from work, and whether there is a mutual match.
Inge-Helene Pello, Sgilio co-founder and head of communications
That's the thought Sgilio was born from — a company that lets employers and candidates "recognise" each other better and more directly.
Getting the best sense of fit through a video introduction
Sgilio brings together both candidates and employers on its job-search platform.
From the candidate's perspective, several new possibilities open up. Our platform is built on a "swipe" mechanic, which makes it easy to pick out appealing employers and job offers. Candidates can introduce themselves with a video and add their superpowers, work preferences and dealbreakers — the conditions that definitely won't work for them — to their profile.
Berit Vogt, Sgilio co-founder and head of technical development
We want to build profiles designed for the future job market, where a person can apply to several roles at once. Users can also choose whether to appear as an active job seeker on the platform, simply browse opportunities, or keep their profile closed so it's visible only to specific employers.
Berit Vogt
The platform offers employers plenty of possibilities too. An employer can create job postings, manage the stages of the recruitment process directly in the software, build targeted-search lists, see candidates who have marked the organisation as appealing, and grow their talent pool along the way. Branding is covered as well: through the platform, an organisation's leader or hiring manager can introduce the company and the role by video and add other engaging features.