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Talent: Getting Started

Welcome to Illumera. This page is a short, first-run checklist that takes you from an empty account to a complete profile that ranks well in company searches. Work through the steps in order — each one feeds a different dimension of your match score.

The faster path

The quickest way to fill out most of your profile is the Onboarding & Resume Import wizard. Upload a resume once and Illumera extracts your experience, skills, and certifications for you to confirm.

Step 1 — Complete onboarding​

Goal: Get the basics of your profile in place in a few minutes.

  1. On first sign-in you land in the onboarding wizard.
  2. Work through the six steps: Identity, Availability, Resume, Skills, Culture, and Summary.
  3. On the Summary step, review your profile completeness score, then click Go to Dashboard.
📷 ScreenshotThe onboarding wizard summary step/person/onboarding

See Onboarding & Resume Import for a full walkthrough.

Step 2 — Polish your profile​

Goal: Make your public profile compelling and complete.

  1. Go to Profile.
  2. On the Overview tab, set your Headline, Bio, Seniority Level, and Work Type Preferences, and upload an avatar.
  3. Add your City, Country, and Timezone.
📷 ScreenshotEditing your profile overview/person/profile

Watch the Profile Completeness bar climb as you fill in each field. See Your Profile for details.

Step 3 — Add skills and certifications​

Goal: Give the matching engine real data to score you on.

  1. Go to Skills.
  2. Add at least 3 skills, each with a category, proficiency level, and last used year.
  3. Add any certifications you hold.
📷 ScreenshotBuilding your skill inventory/person/skills

See Skills & Certifications.

Step 4 — Set availability and work environment​

Goal: Tell the network when you can work and how you like to work.

  1. Go to Work Environment.
  2. Complete the CVF questionnaire and set your work constraints (location, travel, clearance, schedule).
  3. Set your availability status and weekly hours from your Profile.
📷 ScreenshotThe work environment assessment/person/work-environment

See Availability & Work Environment.

Step 5 — Browse the marketplace​

Goal: Find and apply to project slots that fit you.

  1. Go to Projects.
  2. Results are sorted by your overall Match Score. Use the filters to narrow by skill, rate, work type, or duration.
  3. Save interesting roles for later, or Apply to ones you want.
📷 ScreenshotThe project marketplace, sorted by match score/person/projects

See Finding & Applying to Projects.

Completeness matters

A more complete and accurate profile produces higher, more reliable match scores. If you skip a section, the matching engine has less to work with and you may be ranked lower than you should be.