Skill names come from Cinode's shared skill list, so you can't edit the spelling of an existing skill yourself. If you spot a skill with an incorrect spelling, let us know and we'll correct it for you.
Skills in Cinode are part of your profile data and are used across projects, matching, and CVs.
Cinode provides each employee with an internal profile where skills can be added. These skills are crucial for ensuring visibility and alignment across various Cinode functions. They help:
Make employees searchable within the platform
Populate skills reports for both employees and managers
Match employees with assignments during sales processes
Provide insight through Skill Sets reports for managers
Enable data exports for administrators
Managing Skills: A Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Add Skills to Assignments
Employees should associate relevant skills with each assignment in their profile. This involves identifying and adding:
Roles held (e.g., Project Manager, Java Developer)
Industries involved (e.g., Telecom, Retail)
Techniques, methods, and tools used
If a desired skill is not listed, it can be added by selecting the prompt at the bottom of the suggestions list or pressing Enter. Skills are automatically ordered by skill level.
Step 2: Define Skill Levels
After adding skills to assignments, assign a skill level to each one within the Skills block.
Step 3: Highlight Favourite Skills
Mark important or preferred skills by clicking the star icon next to each skill. This helps indicate passion and expertise, supporting better matching with roles. When changes are made, remember to save and preview your CV to double-check skill visibility. If issues persist, check for ungraded skills and assign proficiency levels as needed. Also, ensure that the visibility toggle for skills is enabled in your CV editor. Skills with this toggle set to "off" will not be displayed on your CV, even if marked as favorites. To ensure skills appear correctly, double-check that each skill is toggled on and has a proficiency level assigned. If a skill is still not visible, revisit the CV editor to confirm all changes have been saved. Additionally, ensure that the skill is placed in the correct category, such as "Tools, programs, and systems."
Step-by-Step Guide to Displaying Skills
Open the CV Editor:
Navigate to your CV in Cinode and open the editor.
Locate the Skill:
Find the skill you want to display in the skills block or a specific category.
Toggle the Skill On:
Ensure the skill is set to visible by toggling it on in the editor. This makes the skill eligible to appear in your CV.
Assign a Proficiency Level:
Click on the skill to edit it.
Assign a grade or proficiency level to the skill (e.g., Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced).
Save your changes.
Review Your CV:
Check the skills block or relevant category to confirm the skill is now visible.
Troubleshooting: skills not appearing or disappearing
If a skill you have added is not visible in your CV, or disappears after you toggle it, work through the checks below.
Skill is toggled on but still not showing in the CV
Confirm the skill has a proficiency level assigned — skills without a level are hidden in the CV even when the toggle is on.
Check that the skill is placed in the correct category (for example, 'Tools, programs, and systems'). Skills in an unexpected category may appear in a different section or not at all.
Save your changes and do a hard refresh (Ctrl+Shift+R / Cmd+Shift+R) before checking the CV again.
Use Show preview to verify the final output — the editor view and the exported CV can differ slightly.
Skill disappears after toggling off and back on
Toggling a skill off removes it from the CV view but keeps it in your profile. If it does not reappear after toggling back on:
Reload the CV editor — unsaved toggle changes are sometimes lost on navigation.
Re-assign the proficiency level and save again.
If the skill is on an assignment, open the assignment editor and confirm the skill is still listed there.
Skill appears in profile but not in any CV
Open each CV in the editor and check the visibility toggle for that skill individually — toggle state is per CV, not global.
If the CV is in a different language, make sure the profile content for that language is also populated; skills linked to untranslated assignments may not appear.
If the skill was added at profile level only (not linked to an assignment), it will appear in the general skills block — check that block's visibility is turned on in the CV editor.
Skill name is misspelled or duplicated
Skill names come from Cinode's shared skill list and cannot be edited by users. If you see a misspelling or a duplicate:
Remove the incorrect entry from your profile.
Search for the correctly spelled version and add it instead.
If the correct spelling does not exist in the system, contact Cinode Support — the team can add or correct entries in the shared skill list.
Best Practices for Managers
Managers should guide employees by:
Requesting skills be added to all assignments
Clarifying which skills and categories are priorities
Defining standard role titles
Setting a minimum number of skills per assignment
Leadership should also champion the use of Cinode and ensure all supervisors are trained, supporting high-quality data and consistent use across the organisation.
System Features for Skill Management
Search Function: Enables all users to find specific skills and their levels.
Skills Report: Provides an overview of all organisational skills, accessible to all users.
Matching Function: Allows managers to align employee profiles with assignment requirements.
Skill Sets Report: Available to managers for analysing internal skill supply and supporting strategic decisions.
Skills Export: Admins can export skill data via Administration > Data > Competencies.
Skill Categorisation and Synonyms
Cinode categorises all added skills and links them with master synonyms where applicable. These predefined categories help standardise data across the organisation. Synonyms allow the system to treat variations of the same skill uniformly in reports and matching functions.
Skill Matching (For Business Module Users)
Effective matching relies on precise tagging of skills, roles, and industries. Inaccurate or incomplete skill entries can prevent successful matches. For best results, include all relevant skills—even if they seem implied by assignment titles or customer names.
Using Skills in Practice
Skills support core Cinode functionalities, including:
Skills reports
Search tools
Consultant profile presentations
The skill inventory aggregates all skills, displays consultant distribution, and averages skill levels. Profiles show individual skill levels and provide detailed statistics when assignments are accurately dated and tagged.
Consultant Profile Display
Skills appear in consultant profiles, formatted according to either Cinode's standard templates or your organisation's custom layouts. If skills do not appear, open the CV editor to check the visibility toggle and ensure proficiency levels are assigned. Additionally, confirm that all changes have been saved before reviewing the profile layout. If skills are still missing, navigate to the CV editor and verify that each skill is toggled on and assigned a proficiency level. Use the step-by-step guide to locate and edit skills, ensuring they are categorized correctly and saved properly. This systematic approach helps resolve common visibility issues.
