FOR Chemistry and materials science

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Easily search and find - contact - engage qualified candidates with proven competence in…

Construction materials

Surfacing and coating for metals

Materials science and compositions

Organic chemistry

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Remain at the competitive forefront with the right STEM experts and technical talent for your business

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Redefining recruitment with exceptional accuracy

Our world-class database of 79 million+ validated technical skills, 29 million+ potential candidates, and 61,500 classifications ensures we find your ideal candidate. 

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Database

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Quality/Vetted profiles

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Precision

61 500 classifications and precision targeting

Broad base targeting

Database

28,000,000+ validated candidates + LinkedIn + personal contacts

Traditional Recruiting

LinkedIn + personal contacts

Quality/Vetted profiles

High quality and verified

Traditional Recruiting

Not verified

Precision

61 500 classifications and precision targeting

Traditional Recruiting

Broad base targeting

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Recruitment Services

Utilize HardSkills scientific recruitment services to find your next engineer or STEM expert.

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Software

Use the HardSkills database solution to discover and recruit from over 29+ million research & development experts globally.

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Search for any skill and competence

HardSkills showcase the best fitted candidates based on your choice of keyword

Patent data can be complex to interpret and other patent databases only let you search for keywords from the patent itself. HardSkills proprietary algorithms translate the patent data to skills and competency keywords to make it searchable for technical recruiters worldwide. Be it any material, element, basic substance or surface.

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Set up scientific recruitment in minutes

5 easy steps to find the perfect candidate in no time

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Search our extensive database
STEP 1

Search our patent database

Use keywords from your brief

STEP 2

Choose your preferred filters

Be it geographical location or patent classification

STEP 3

Save candidates in lists

Keep things nice and organised with lists of candidates

STEP 4

Contact the candidates

Find their contact information and get in touch with them

STEP 5

Recruit!

Thank to your preparations, long list of candidates and relevant outreach messages you found the ultimate candidate and the position is now closed. 

STEP 6

Nurture 
Relationships

Maintain contact with promising candidates using Hardskills.io’s enriched CSV files and automation tools like Phantombuster, Texau, or Apify to streamline the process for future opportunities.

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Access and recruit IP & technical expertise globally

Whether you are in the US, France, Germany or England, HardSkills enables you to use IP recruitment to find, validate, contact and recruit patent holders with proven expertise in technical fields such as pharmaceutical, automotive, electrical engineering, and much more. 

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Sarbajit Rakshit
Sarbajit K. Rakshit
India
David Reis
David Reis
Brazil
Boris Balacheff
Boris Balacheff
France
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With our top-tier database, we're leading the way in recruitment within technical and R&D-intensive industries. We provide comprehensive IP recruitment solutions to a variety of sectors, including:

Surfacing, coating and diffusion treatment
Cement, concrete and ceramics
Adhesives, dyes and paints
Fuels, lubricant, gases and liquids
Acyclic, Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Compounds
.. and more

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+

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+

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