SkillsRight completes Strategic Purchase of hellohive Technology

Expanded capabilities connect workforce intelligence, skills evaluation and talent validation for employers with greater precision and confidence

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SkillsRight, a nonprofit organization helping employers operationalize skills-first so more people can access opportunity and companies can build the workforce they need, today announced an agreement with hellohive, a technology-enabled resume solution that helps candidates clearly articulate the skills and experience they bring. Through the agreement, SkillsRight will bring hellohive's resume technology, tools and processes into its broader skills-based talent intelligence ecosystem, enabling a more precise understanding of the skills and experience required for a role and how a candidate aligns with those needs.

Employers often struggle to connect the capabilities a role demands with the full range of skills a candidate possesses. Job descriptions may not clearly define the work, while traditional resumes can obscure relevant experience and potential. At the same time, candidates can struggle to translate the breadth of their experience into a traditional resume, making valuable skills and potential difficult for employers to see. SkillsRight helps organizations identify the skills their business and roles require, while hellohive helps candidates convey those skills clearly and in their own voice.

"The market is moving decisively toward skills-first talent strategies, but organizations still need better ways to identify, understand and showcase the people behind those skills. Bringing hellohive's resume technology into SkillsRight's talent solution helps close that gap. Combined with our workforce intelligence and performance-validation capabilities, we can help employers implement smarter, skills-based talent decisions—and connect the right talent to the right opportunities where they can thrive and advance," said SkillsRight CEO Debbie Dyson.

"Candidates have far more to offer than a traditional resume often reveals," said Byron Slosar, CEO and Founder of hellohive. "SkillsRight brings deep intelligence about the capabilities a role requires, while hellohive's resume technology enables candidates to more clearly articulate the skills and experience they bring to the table. Together, we can create a stronger connection between what employers need and what talent can contribute."

The agreement with hellohive advances SkillsRight's broader strategy to build a more complete, skills-first approach to talent alignment and what the organization calls, "precision matching."

SkillsRight recently partnered with Skillfully, a skills-based workforce technology solution that validates the capabilities required for job opportunities through interactive candidate simulations.

The partnership with Skillfully adds another critical dimension to SkillsRIight's intelligence platform by helping organizations evaluate talent based on demonstrated performance and ability—not traditional proxies—for potential.

"We believe everyone deserves the chance to be seen for what they can actually do, not just what a resume says about them. That's the future SkillsRight is building toward, and it's the same one we set out to build with Skillfully. Together, we're moving closer to a world where skill is the currency of opportunity and where proof of capability opens doors across every career path for anyone willing to show what they've got," said Brett Waikart, CEO at Skillfully.

SkillsRight's now expanded ecosystem supports the full talent alignment journey: defining the skills an organization needs, helping talent surface and communicate their capabilities, validating their ability to apply them, and connecting qualified candidates to the right opportunities.

The result is a clearer, more reliable basis for talent decisions. Employers gain greater confidence in whom they hire and deploy, while talent is more clearly seen for what they can do. SkillsRight is building the infrastructure to make those decisions smarter, faster and more precise.

About SkillsRight

SkillsRight helps companies operationalize skills-first workforces—turning strategy into systems, practices and talent pipelines that work at scale. Through workforce intelligence, role and skills analysis, job design, capability building and talent solutions, SkillsRight helps employers make better workforce decisions and expand access to opportunity for skilled talent, with or without four-year degrees. Learn more at skillsright.org.

About hellohive

hellohive is a technology-enabled resume solution designed to help candidates articulate their experience, showcase their skills and connect with employers seeking qualified talent.

About Skillful.ly

Skillful.ly is a skills-based workforce technology solution that uses interactive candidate simulations to validate capabilities and help employers evaluate talent based on demonstrated performance.

SOURCE SkillsRight