Skill, Will & Partners

What Skill, Will & Partners does

Skill, Will & Partners is a privately held, boutique talent management advisory firm founded in 2014 and headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, with service delivery across the CIS region (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia). The firm provides integrated HR consulting services spanning Assessment & Development Centers, customized assessment case design, specialized recruitment (HR professionals, graduates, and middle-to-senior executives), executive search, outplacement, 360-degree feedback, talent mapping, and training for HR and line managers. Clients are predominantly multinational enterprises, with named engagements including Abbott, Shell, Vodafone Ukraine, Beeline Kazakhstan, Billa Ukraine (REWE Group), Hochland, and ING Bank Ukraine.

The firm builds on internationally validated psychometric tools licensed through a core partnership with Psytech International, including the 15FQ+ personality questionnaire, Jung Type Indicator (JTI), Values & Motives Inventory (VMI), ability tests, and the GeneSys 360 Online platform for 360-degree feedback. A proprietary library of customized assessment cases (Analysis & Presentation, Group Discussion, Managerial Role Play, Commercial Role Play, Document Folder) is developed for specific client industries. Founder Uliana Morokhovska (Managing Partner, 10+ years, formerly at Hudson) and consultant Antonina Yermolenko (10+ years across Hudson, CEB SHL TMS, Brain Source International) carry the certified assessor and coach credentials that anchor delivery.

Skill, Will & Partners operates a sales-led, founder-driven GTM targeting enterprise HR departments and leadership in Ukraine and the CIS. Services are delivered as project-based consulting engagements under quote-based, typically multi-year contracts, with revenue streams encompassing professional services fees for consulting, recruitment, outplacement, and training. Marketing is executed through the swpua.com website, a trilingual blog, the LinkedIn SWP HR Community group, and a Facebook page (swptalentadvisors). No external institutional funding, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A, or product/AI technology development has been disclosed.

Name

Skill, Will & Partners

Legal name

Skill, Will & Partners

Website

https://swpua.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skill, Will & Partners is a Kyiv-based, founder-led HR consulting firm offering assessment centers, executive search, outplacement, psychometric testing, and HR training to multinational enterprises across Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting & Talent Management

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Management & Workforce Planning Consulting (BPAHAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

People Analytics, Assessment & Psychometrics Consulting (BPAHAGAH), Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Talent management consulting
• Assessment development centers
• Executive recruitment services
• Outplacement career services
• Psychometric testing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Talent Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including Assessment & Development Centers, recruitment, outplacement, and training delivered as project-based engagements.
2. Recruitment Services: Specialized recruitment for HR professionals, graduate recruitment, and middle-to-senior level executive search, typically billed per engagement or retainer.
3. Outplacement Services: Comprehensive outplacement programs adapted to client needs and budgets, including job-hunting training, assessment centers, career counseling, and interview practice.
4. Training Services: Open and corporate training programs for HR and line managers on interviewing and assessment skills, billed per program or participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skill, Will & Partners is a talent management advisory firm that delivers professional HR consulting services including Assessment & Development Centers, customized assessment cases, specialized HR and executive recruitment, graduate recruitment, outplacement programs, talent mapping, 360-degree feedback, personality questionnaires, psychometric testing, and training for HR and line managers. The firm uses internationally validated psychometric tools from Psytech International (15FQ+, JTI, VMI) and the GeneSys 360 Online platform to support client engagements across Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia.

Product overview

Skill, Will & Partners is a Talent Management Advisory company offering integrated HR consulting services. The portfolio includes Assessment & Development Centers as the core service, complemented by Assessment Cases Development, Outplacement Services, Specialized HR Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment, Middle-to-Senior Level Recruitment, Talent Mapping, 360° Feedback Assessment, Personality Questionnaires (15FQ+, JTI, VMI), Psychometric Testing (verbal, numerical, logical reasoning), and Training programs for HR and Line Managers. Services are delivered using professional tools including Psytech International psychometric instruments and the GeneSys 360 Online platform, with coverage across Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assessment & Development Centers Comprehensive assessment centers combining business cases, personality questionnaires, ability tests, and competency-based interviews to evaluate pre-defined competencies important for success in a company or specific position. For corporate HR departments and leadership teams.
• Assessment Cases Development Customized case development for Assessment & Development Centers including Analysis & Presentation, Group Discussion, Managerial Role Play, Commercial Role Play, and Document Folder exercises tailored to client industries.
• Outplacement Services Professional support programs helping employees affected by layoffs find new employment through training, career counseling, interview practice, and job search assistance. Delivered to corporate clients undergoing restructuring.
• Specialized HR Recruitment Specialized recruitment services for HR professionals including HR Directors, HR Business Partners, Talent Management Managers, Learning & Development Heads, and Compensation & Benefits Managers.
• Graduate Recruitment Full-cycle recruitment services for high-potential graduates including attraction, assessment, and selection using various evaluation tools.
• Recruitment Middle-to-Senior Level Executive search services for middle and senior management positions across telecommunications, FMCG, retail, pharmaceuticals, and B2B sectors in Ukraine and the CIS region.
• Talent Mapping Market research services identifying potential candidates for creating external talent pools for specific positions through direct search, professional communities, and networking.
• 360° Feedback Assessment Multi-source feedback evaluation gathering input from supervisors, colleagues, subordinates, clients/partners, and self-assessment on pre-defined competency indicators, delivered via the GeneSys 360 Online platform.
• Personality Questionnaires Automated online personality assessments including 15FQ+ questionnaire, Jung Type Indicator (JTI), and Values & Motives Inventory (VMI) powered by Psytech International.
• Psychometric Testing Online ability tests including verbal, numerical, and logical reasoning assessments developed by Psytech International, used on 5 continents in 20 languages.
• Trainings for HR & Line Managers Open and corporate training programs covering competency-based interviewing, interview skills for managers, and Assessment Center design and implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% of Abbott HiPo participants received promotions within first year of assessment program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Psytech InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPsytech International is a leading international developer of psychometric tests used on 5 continents in 20 languages. SWP provides Psytech tools in Ukraine including: Personality Questionnaire (15FQ+), Ability tests (verbal, numerical, logical reasoning), Values & Motives Inventory, and the GeneSys 360 Online platform for 360-degree feedback assessments. This partnership enables SWP to offer internationally validated assessment tools to clients.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership assessment and development center specialist. Comparable on SWP's core Assessment & Development Center service, but at much larger scale with proprietary assessment platforms.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm spanning executive search, assessment, and outplacement at unmatched scale. Comparable on the full HR advisory stack SWP offers, but much broader portfolio and geographic reach.

Regional players

• Pedersen & Partners: Global executive search firm with strong CIS and Eastern Europe footprint. Comparable on the middle-to-senior executive search service SWP delivers, and overlapping target client set in multinational CIS subsidiaries.
• Cundius: Executive search and HR advisory with established CIS presence. Comparable on SWP's regional executive search and assessment services for multinationals operating across Ukraine, Russia, and CIS.

Direct peers

• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Global talent and career management consulting arm of ManpowerGroup. Comparable on outplacement, leadership development, and assessment offerings, with global delivery capability.
• Egon Zehnder: Premier global executive search firm covering leadership advisory. Comparable on SWP's middle-to-senior executive search line, with deep multinational board and C-suite relationships.
• Brain Source International: Executive search and HR consulting firm focused on CIS and Eastern Europe; Antonina Yermolenko previously worked there. Directly comparable in mid-to-senior executive search across the same geographies.
• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH): Major global outplacement and career transition provider (part of Adecco). Directly comparable on SWP's outplacement program offering and competes for the same multinational client downsiizings.
• Hudson Global: Global talent advisory firm and Uliana Morokhovska's former employer for 9+ years. Directly comparable in recruitment, assessment, and talent management services across CIS markets, competing for the same multinational clients.

Emerging players

• SHL (CEB/Gartner): Psychometric assessment and talent measurement provider — Antonina Yermolenko previously worked at CEB SHL TMS. Comparable on the psychometric testing and assessment center methodology SWP deploys, with global tool library.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/swptalentadvisors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/grp/home?gid=8365168&trk=my_groups-tile-grp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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