Frequently asked questions

Job Seeker FAQs

SkillGigs offers all professionals the opportunity to develop their personal brand, use free career resources, discover real market values and be eligible for opportunities with our partner employers and facilities. We focus on your career goals and work to find you the perfect gig, instead of selling you on an unfit position. You never have to apply to a position, and you receive direct feedback in real-time. With SkillGigs, you are in control of your career, with the freedom to choose technology over traditional recruiters.

It is a very simple we are a talent marketplace that brings employers and top talent together. We envisioned SkillGigs to help make the act of hiring and finding a job simple, this is what we strive to do daily. Built by leaders from the outsourcing and staffing industry who’ve recruited and helped thousands of awesome candidates land jobs at some of the largest companies globally. SkillGigs, is an AI-based sourcing platform that serves as top talent marketplace. We offer a unique perspective on the art of finding the perfect job. Think of us as job matchmakers. SkillGigs is here to facilitate relationships with employers directly with talent. We are a resource for active professionals, enabling them to build their personal brand, directly interact with employers without a middleman, and to ultimately find the perfect job.

The company is headquartered out of Houston, TX but we have teams across many major cities within three countries to ensure the utmost timeliness with candidate and client care. As for where we place talented individuals? We’re nationwide! Contact us today about your immediate hiring needs to see what talent we have ready in your area.

SkillGigs’ 3D Resume (Pat. 10,430,764) is your next generation personal branding tool that’s packed with information such as your specialties and important credentials. These features enable you to tell your professional story in a visually impactful way, making it easy for you to get hired faster.

The patented 3D Resume is a 360 view of your skills and expertise. It is SkillGigs’ predictive hiring technology. It is also used as a mapping tool used to connected a talented individual to a company’s open role powered by the skills-based AI matching system.

A complete 3D Resume is composed of an updated career summary, work history, education history, skill density, resume, and skill listing.

Ensuring the security of your information on SkillGigs is a priority. We recommend reviewing our ‘Privacy Policy document for detailed insights into our privacy practices. Should you need further clarification, don’t hesitate to contact us at info@skillgigs.com.

Skill listings are how you highlight your expertise through skills and experience to let employers know you are open to gigs. Create a detailed skill listing to land the exact gig you want. Adding a skill listing makes your profile visible to the employers to bid.

Creating a skill listing is a requirement to bid on gigs or to receive bids from interested employers. Without a skill listing, you won’t be able to participate in the bidding process or showcase your profile to potential employers.

If the bid you’ve received doesn’t meet your expectations, simply click on ‘Not interested’. Alternatively, if you require assistance in making a decision, feel free to initiate a chat with the employer directly on the platform.

We don’t, necessarily! Our AI does. We will only contact you if our system matches your skill density and career interests to an open position based on your contract preferences and licensing that would be worth your while to know about. With that said, please use the messaging feature within our marketplace to communicate with SkillGigs teams if and when you have a question.

SkillGigs is reaching out to you through our representative because we have identified gigs that align with your skill listing. If you’re intrigued by these opportunities, we encourage you to initiate contact. Feel free to engage in a discussion about the opportunity before making a decision. For further assistance, you can reach us anytime at info@skillgigs.com

That means you’ve joined the SkillGigs community of growing tech and digital professionals! And to speak technically, you are a W-2 contractor of SkillGigs on assignment at one of our employer partners. You will grow skills and grow experience with those employer opportunities while employed by SkillGigs. 

Upload any and all certifications, credentials, and licenses once within your secure SkillGigs profile. That’s right, once! With SkillGigs, once you complete your skills checklist, your credentials are stored on your profile until you take them down. Until then, your completed credentialing allows you to apply to and find work quickly – getting you hired faster! For more on one-time credentialing, check out our how-to video

Talent can post a skill listing just like you would if you were using eBay to sell a product. But in this case, you are letting the employers in our marketplace know you are available to work on a full-time or contract basis. By doing this, you open yourself up to marketing bidding, which creates a pipeline of possible employer suitors for you. This allows you to the power of choice and a way to find the perfect job fit.

If you receive a bid – congrats! Receiving a bid means your 3D Resume (Pat.) caught the attention of one of our top employers. Not only will you receive email and SMS notifications when this happens, but you can also find all bids in your dashboard through your SkillGigs account. Bids are a gateway for employers to communicate with you directly, and they are not permitted to send any messages or interview requests prior to placing a bid, bringing the power back to you! It is important to note when bidding, such as your hourly rate calculated by our bidding technology is confidentially between employers and you.

Our software will automatically calculate the bill rate that employers will receive when you send in a bid and when you receive a bid your hourly rate is calculated based off the bill rate an employer desires to start bidding for your talent. Both of you can accept or deny BID request, empowering your both make final decisions on whether the opportunity to work together is the right fit. For more on bidding, contact us with any additional questions.

We offer talent a stealth mode option, which provides ultimate privacy protection at all times. Job seekers select which employers are restricted from viewing their listings. Once talent creates a skill listing in our marketplace, that listing will only show up in an employer’s search results if the talent has consented to it.

Employer FAQs

It is a very simple we are a talent marketplace that brings employers and top talent together. We envisioned SkillGigs to help make the act of hiring and finding a job simple, this is what we strive to do daily. Built by leaders from the outsourcing and staffing industry who’ve recruited and helped thousands of awesome candidates land jobs at some of the largest companies globally. SkillGigs, is an AI-based sourcing platform that serves as top talent marketplace. We offer a unique perspective on the art of finding the perfect job. Think of us as job matchmakers. SkillGigs is here to facilitate relationships with employers directly with talent. We are a resource for active professionals, enabling them to build their personal brand, directly interact with employers without a middleman, and to ultimately find the perfect job.

The company is headquartered out of Houston, TX but we have teams across many major cities within three countries to ensure the utmost timeliness with candidate and client care. As for where we place talented individuals? We’re nationwide! Contact us today about your immediate hiring needs to see what talent we have ready in your area.

Our focus is on the most in-demand and skilled positions found across the healthcare, non-clinical, digital and technology fields. For our healthcare and non-clinical employers and recruiters, we source for a variety of hospital positions and contract lengths, including travel contract, per diem, and permanent gigs to fill every need your facility may face. For employers and recruiters looking at digital and tech talent, we source a wide range of highly professionals to fill project, contract and permanent hiring needs. Learn more.

We offer both types on the platform. For healthcare positions, we also source for travel and per diem.

Within the basic plan, employers are welcome to search through perm and contract talent. If you are looking to use us for your contractor gigs, we offer employer of record benefits. Contact us to learn more.

Short answer: to improve your response rates.

Like any other communication-based app, we recommended initial messaging and interview scheduling be done via the SkillGigs app because otherwise the candidate considers your contact a cold contact, and your response rates will suffer.

Candidates have chosen to market their skills and expertise using the SkillGigs platform and they expect employers to use the marketplace features to engage with them. This also respects their time and privacy, which they really appreciate.

Hiring decisions can make or break the goals of a company. Traditional “2D” resumes are an archaic way of shortlisting candidates as they can’t and don’t tell the complete story of the person. In todays world of data and intelligence there needs to be a better way of evaluating candidates within seconds instead of making decision based on gut feelings and locating keywords which resonate with the job in a resume. That’s where our patented technology 3D Resume comes in. Within 15 seconds tell if the candidate is worth pursuing or not, using our state-of-the-art hiring intelligence tool. It’s an opportunity to understand skills to lead to stronger matches to ultimately a better hire.  

Your company profile showcases your organization’s culture, values, and people, giving potential job candidates fresh insights. Highlighting these aspects of your company or facility can appeal to your favorite candidates and may even convince someone to choose your offer over another.

It all depends on the plan you use, the number of hires and how many user licenses you need. Schedule demo today to learn more about pricing options.

SkillGigs makes it simple to engage with responsive healthcare, non-clinical, digital and technology talent that’s open and ready to begin their new adventure, helping you achieve your hiring goals in this competitive market. Our response rates are over 60% in most cases which is incredible when compared to 2-5% response rates when compared to other channels out there. SkillGigs is the top talent marketplace that has the 24/7 supply you need to fill your open permanent or contract gigs.

SkillGigs understands that we have go the extra mile to support the high demand talent that chooses our marketplace to find their next gig or project. We are uniquely able to provide programs that benefit not only the talent but also positively impact the hiring and managing experience of our employers.

  • Referral Bonuses – We promote growth of our marketplace with incentivized bonuses for referring new talent to the marketplace
  • Sign-on bonuses – We provide talent a % of all hours worked during their first month of employment
  • Performance Tipping – We fund employers with dollars to tip talent throughout the engagement for high performance, above and beyond contribution to their projects

Ultimately, we deliver a seamless and simplified job searching experience. SkillGigs enables talent to fill their calendar with top positions across the U.S. through travel contract roles or per diem shifts, or to find long-term permanent placement depending on their preferences and immediate needs. With SkillGigs, talent has the freedom to choose their own path.

Where can you use budget filters?

  • Main Search
  • Candidate Market
  • Find a Match

What budget filters are available?

Hourly Rate: Specify your desired hourly rate range to find candidates that match your budget for short-term projects.

Yearly Rate: If you’re looking for candidates for long-term roles, use the yearly rate filter to identify those who meet your annual budget criteria.

Sorting Options:

In addition to budget filters, we’ve also introduced sorting options to further customize your search experience. You can now sort candidates by their desired rate in two ways:

Desired Rate High to Low: Find candidates who may have higher budget expectations but offer exceptional skills and experience.

Desired Rate Low to High: Discover cost-effective candidates who fit your budget without compromising on quality.

Where can you use batch bidding?

You can access Batch Bidding from these entry points:

  • My Matches
  • Search
  • Candidate Market

How does batch bidding work?

Whether you’re interested in individual or multiple bidding, the process remains the same.

Here’s a quick overview:

Select Candidates: Choose candidates whose skill listings you want to bid on by selecting the checkbox on their skill listing card or you can select all at once.

View Selection: See the number of skill listings you’ve chosen, e.g., “Place a bid on 4 skill listings,”.

Initiate Bidding: Click “Place a bid,” and you’ll enter the bidding flow, where you can place bids for both contract and permanent positions.

Bidding flow:

  1. Review your selected skill listings and remove any candidates you no longer wish to bid on.
  2. Choose the gig you want to bid on.
  3. Add your bid amount.
  4. Provide gig details, including the ideal start date, contract length, and job description.
  5. Review all bid details from steps 1 to 4.

Here are the detailed steps on how to ‘make an offer’ to a candidate from the Manage Candidate page:

Step 1: Login to the SkillGigs platform as an employer using your credentials.

Step 2: Navigate to the “Candidate tracking system” through burger menu. This is where you’ll track and manage the progress of your candidates.

Step 3: Within the “Manage Candidate Stages,” locate the candidate for whom you wish to make an offer.

Step 4: In the candidate’s profile, you will find a section labelled “Status”. Click on this section to access the candidate’s status settings.

Step 5: Within the candidate’s status settings, you will see various options. Look for and select “Make an offer” to initiate the offer process for the chosen candidate.

Step 6: After selecting “Make an offer,” a pop-up window will appear. In this pop-up, you will need to provide the following details:

  1. Offer Start and End Date: Specify the start and end dates for the offer validity period. This is the timeframe during which the candidate can consider and respond to the offer.
  2. Estimated Pay Package: Enter the details of the proposed pay package for the candidate. This may include salary, hourly rate, or other compensation components.
  3. Offer Message: Compose a personalized message to accompany the offer. This message can include additional details, benefits, or any other information relevant to the offer.
  4. Upload Offer Letter: Attach the formal offer letter that outlines the terms and conditions of the employment or engagement.
  5. Click on ‘Send Offer’: Once you have filled in all the required details and attached the offer letter, click on the “Send Offer” button to officially extend the offer to the candidate.

Step 7: After clicking “Send Offer,” the candidate will be notified of the offer. They will receive a notification along with the attached offer letter for their review.

By following these steps, you can efficiently make an offer to a candidate from Manage Candidate within the SkillGigs platform. This process ensures that the offer is communicated clearly and professionally to the candidate, streamlining the hiring process.

Travel Nurse FAQs

A travel nurse is a nurse that gets to pick when and where they work. Because the demand for nurses is high, many healthcare systems are experiencing shortages. They seek out traveling nurses to work a specific position for a short period of time, usually from six to 13 weeks. Travel nurses are needed in a variety of specialties, opening up the opportunities for diverse work experiences. See what travel nursing is like at SkillGigs.

Pay rates for travel nurses varies by state, but is typically more than the wage for permanent nurses. And this pay rate difference has been in place far before the unprecedented pandemic times. A travel nurse is taking on a temporary assignment where there is a severe shortage and are compensated for their flexibility and work in hard-to fill specialities. Travel nurses that use SkillGigs have access to our intuitive bill rate calculator so that you can set your desired rate. Hiring managers see your requested rate when they submit an offer. Sort through your most competitive offers and fill your calendar with the offers you accept.Travel nurses also benefit from flexibility in their schedules and the ability to choose when they want to work. By choosing travel nursing over a traditional hospital contract position, nurses can travel from state-to-state, from hospital-to-hospital, all while earning an income while seeing new things throughout the country. Travel nurses have the flexibility to choose when and where they want to work, traveling from California to New York, and everywhere in between.

In addition to your valid professional licenses, you need one year of recent hospital or long term care-based nursing experience and good references. Remember you can only practice in the state you are licensed in, so you’ll have more opportunities if you maintain multiple state licenses and if you possess flexibility. See if your license is apart of the NLC here.

The minimum travel nursing requirements depend on your area of specialty, as well as the facility, unit, and sometimes even the location of the position. The facilities we work with have different requirements and preferences, but the majority of them request a minimum of two years of experience. For some specialties like psych and rehab, the minimum can be higher. Click here to read about further pre-requisites.

Bidding is a key component to how SkillGigs e-commerce talent marketplace works. Bids are non-binding, but they indicate how interested a hospital is in your professional profile. Not only will you receive an email notification when this happens, but you can also find all bids in your dashboard through your SkillGigs account. Bids are a gateway for employers to communicate with you directly, and they are not permitted to send any messages or interview requests before placing a bid, bringing the power back to you! For more on bidding, use the form to contact us with any additional questions.

Once you have completed the signup process in SkillGigs and have input your specialty and desired location, you should start to receive bids from facilities. You also have the option to browse the marketplace and see which opportunity aligns best with your needs. SkillGigs puts you in the driver’s seat when choosing your assignment.

Yes! We have plenty of local “travel” opportunities. With our local travel program, you can still enjoy all the benefits of travel nursing, without leaving your family or the comforts of your home. It’s a great way to balance your home life with a flexible and rewarding career. Login to SkillGigs to see opportunities in your area.

Rest assured, SkillGigs ensures prompt payments. Your earnings will be disbursed on a weekly basis, providing you with financial stability throughout your travel assignment. Our user-friendly payroll app is readily accessible, accompanying you 24/7, wherever you go.

SkillGigs uses Paychex as your employment portal for all things payroll, benefits, and yearly W-2 documents. As for payroll timing, that will be provided to you after your official clearance/FDI notification. This will occur after completing the onboarding process.

Yes, We have a Clinical Liaison to answer any questions or concerns you have on an assignment. Contact us.

Typically, assignment lengths vary according to the facility and the type of assignment you want based on your needs — however, a standard assignment lasts 13 weeks.

The turnaround time for your bid to get approved from the facility can be as little as 24 hours if your appropriate documents are in order, and the compensation is ready. If not, your approval process can take up to 1 week.

Your Your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) will advise you on the specific requirements for the state in which you have chosen to take an assignment. To see if your license is apart of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) check here.

The facility that you will work in is based on your professional specialty. We provide roles across all major modalities including the following specialties: med surg, ICU, PCU, OR, ER, CVOR, OT, PT, CNA, LPN, LVN, and many other registered nurse and allied health positions.

SkillGigs offers assignments in all 50 states, including the U.S. Virgin Island. Choose where you want to go, and we’ll get you there!

All of our assignments are for full-time, 36-to 40-hour workweeks. Also, if you’d like more hours, many assignments offer the opportunity to work overtime. We call this max bid potential.

These requirements vary based on what assignment you accept. However, the standard health documents and certificates normally apply to any travel position. These include proof of immunizations (MMR, Hep B, Varicella, TDAP), Physical and TB test within 1 year, BLS and other nursing/therapy certifications, i.e.: TNCC, ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS. You might expect to complete specific facility learning/training as well.

The pay rate is based on facility location and bill rate we charge to the facility. With the SkillGigs Total Transparency feature, we have an intuitive bill rate calculator that allows you to set your desired hourly rate without worrying about hidden fees.

First day instructions will be provided once you have met all of the credentialing and onboarding requirements and have been cleared by the facility. These instructions will include who and when to report, what color scrubs to wear, and what to bring. Typically, your final schedule for the week will be given to you during your first day of orientation.

We are a client-based service, so we are a completely free resource for you. The hospital clients pay any additional fees required to hire you. When you create your profile on SkillGigs, we have a SkillGigs Transparency Calculator that shows a tentative bill rate based on your desired hourly rate. Sign up and give it a try!

All-Inclusive — is a travel package option where all of your maximized Per Diem is offered to you.  With maximum per diem allowable offered to you for full control:  this pay package gives the full control back to you to set up your own housing cost and meals/incidentals/travel expenses (M&IE) that are tax free.  You are able to collect back and pocket any surplus tax free per diem income that was not used up in setting up your own housing and M&IE.

Non All-Inclusive — consists of weekly or monthly issued stipends for housing and/or travel. Your healthcare relationship manager will work with you to adjust your pay rate based off your total issued stipends for your contract. For further details, consult with their Account Manager or Healthcare Relationship Manager.

Your first check date is based on the type of contract you accept. For all-inclusive contracts, your check will be issued on the first Thursday from your start date. All others will be paid the third Thursday from your start date. This is subject to changed based on when your start date.

YES! We welcome and appreciate any referrals you send to us. Under the SkillGigs referral program, you’re eligible for a bonus up to $500 depending on the specialty after someone is placed. Reach out to your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) for more details or contact us.

Timesheets should be signed by your nurse manager or supervisor and submitted by Monday 10AM CST to: timesheets@skillgigs.com – If it is submitted after the deadline, you could experience a delay of pay. Any issues, contact our help team for support.

No. Your commitment to SkillGigs only extends through the length of the assignment you agree to take.

SkillGigs offers Health Insurance for you and your dependents. You also choose our Dental and Vision Insurance plan while you are on assignment. We also offer 401K and GAP insurance. If you have any more questions, be sure to talk with your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) via the marketplace dashboard or contact us directly.

Depends on a case by case basis, but typically when you are finished with your assignment, your Health Benefits will be dropped. If you have any more questions, be sure to talk with your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) via the marketplace dashboard or contact us directly.

Traveling to a new assignment is the responsibility of the traveler. If you have any questions, be sure to message your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) via the marketplace dashboard. See how to avoid unexpected cost you might occur while traveling to your next assignment.

If eligible, you’ll receive a housing stipend or a higher pay rate of your choice. If you spend less on housing than your stipend, it just means you have more on your paycheck!

There are many options to find short-term housing for talent professionals (travelers), so let’s review.

  • Company Provided Housing — Do know that SkillGigs does not provide company-sponsored housing. We do provide stipends, where eligible, and all-inclusive rates which, as a traveler, tends to be more favorable as it opens up more opportunities and more control on how you manage your paychecks. If you’d like someone to set it for you, then you need to find a company that can set up housing for you. However, keep in mind if a company sets everything up for you, you don’t receive any housing stipend, which is often what makes travel pay so lucrative.
  • Make Your Own Arrangements — Most often, travelers will choose to accept the housing stipend and make their own housing arrangements. As mentioned, if you’re able to find housing for less than the amount they give you for the stipend, you can keep the rest of the stipend and consider it extra pay, which is a huge perk! In our experience, travelers have always been able to arrange housing for much cheaper than the housing allowance overall.

Do know that stipends, for those eligible, are based on the specific state and county of the assignment. SkillGigs uses the standard GSA guidelines for both meals and housing stipends. The details will be covered by our Healthcare Relationship Managers.

Absolutely! Travel nursing with pets is a great way to share the fun and excitement of your travel experiences. If you choose to travel with your pets, please let your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) know before you confirm your assignment.

Many, but not all, housing complexes allow animals, and most have breed and size restrictions. It is important that you let your Healthcare Relationship Manager (HRM) know all of the details regarding your pet(s) so they can best advise you. Check out these helpful tips when traveling with pets.

After your assignment is complete, you have many options. Many facilities will give you the option of extending your current assignment or may offer you a permanent position at their facility. If you prefer, you can travel to a new assignment, or even return home and travel at a later date. It’s entirely up to you.