diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__init__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__init__.py
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+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from . import models
+from . import wizard
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__manifest__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__manifest__.py
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+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/__manifest__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+{
+    'name': 'Recruitment - Skills Management',
+    'category': 'Human Resources/Recruitment',
+    'sequence': 270,
+    'version': '1.0',
+    'summary': 'Manage skills of your employees',
+    'description': """""",
+    'depends': ['hr_skills', 'hr_recruitment'],
+    'data': [
+        'views/hr_applicant_views.xml',
+        'views/hr_applicant_skill_views.xml',
+        'security/ir.model.access.csv',
+        'wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_views.xml',
+    ],
+    'demo': [
+    ],
+    'installable': True,
+    'application': False,
+    'auto_install': True,
+    'assets': {
+        'web.assets_backend': [
+            'hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/**/*.js',
+        ],
+        'web.assets_qweb': [
+            'hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/xml/**/*',
+            'hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/**/*.xml',
+        ],
+    },
+    'license': 'LGPL-3',
+}
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/__init__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/__init__.py
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index 00000000000..c8c748f8c46
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+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from . import hr_applicant
+from . import hr_applicant_skill
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py
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index 00000000000..84a36bae4de
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+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo import fields, models
+
+
+class HrApplicant(models.Model):
+    _inherit = 'hr.applicant'
+
+    applicant_skill_ids = fields.One2many('hr.applicant.skill', 'applicant_id', string="Skills")
+
+    def create_employee_from_applicant(self):
+        self.ensure_one()
+        action = super().create_employee_from_applicant()
+        action['context']['default_employee_skill_ids'] = [(0, 0, {
+            'skill_id': applicant_skill.skill_id.id,
+            'skill_level_id': applicant_skill.skill_level_id.id,
+            'skill_type_id': applicant_skill.skill_type_id.id,
+        }) for applicant_skill in self.applicant_skill_ids]
+        return action
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant_skill.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant_skill.py
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index 00000000000..9dc9c059092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/models/hr_applicant_skill.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from odoo import api, fields, models, _
+from odoo.exceptions import ValidationError
+
+
+class ApplicantSkill(models.Model):
+    _name = 'hr.applicant.skill'
+    _description = "Skill level for an applicant"
+    _rec_name = 'skill_id'
+    _order = "skill_level_id"
+
+    applicant_id = fields.Many2one(
+        comodel_name='hr.applicant',
+        required=True,
+        ondelete='cascade')
+    skill_id = fields.Many2one(
+        comodel_name='hr.skill',
+        compute='_compute_skill_id',
+        store=True,
+        domain="[('skill_type_id', '=', skill_type_id)]",
+        readonly=False,
+        required=True)
+    skill_level_id = fields.Many2one(
+        comodel_name='hr.skill.level',
+        compute='_compute_skill_level_id',
+        domain="[('skill_type_id', '=', skill_type_id)]",
+        store=True,
+        readonly=False,
+        required=True)
+    skill_type_id = fields.Many2one(
+        comodel_name='hr.skill.type',
+        required=True)
+    level_progress = fields.Integer(
+        related='skill_level_id.level_progress')
+
+    _sql_constraints = [
+        ('_unique_skill', 'unique (applicant_id, skill_id)', "Two levels for the same skill is not allowed"),
+    ]
+
+    @api.constrains('skill_id', 'skill_type_id')
+    def _check_skill_type(self):
+        for applicant in self:
+            if applicant.skill_id not in applicant.skill_type_id.skill_ids:
+                raise ValidationError(_("The skill %(name)s and skill type %(type)s doesn't match", name=applicant.skill_id.name, type=applicant.skill_type_id.name))
+
+    @api.constrains('skill_type_id', 'skill_level_id')
+    def _check_skill_level(self):
+        for applicant in self:
+            if applicant.skill_level_id not in applicant.skill_type_id.skill_level_ids:
+                raise ValidationError(_("The skill level %(level)s is not valid for skill type: %(type)s", level=applicant.skill_level_id.name, type=applicant.skill_type_id.name))
+
+    @api.depends('skill_type_id')
+    def _compute_skill_id(self):
+        for applicant in self:
+            if applicant.skill_id.skill_type_id != applicant.skill_type_id:
+                applicant.skill_id = False
+
+    @api.depends('skill_id')
+    def _compute_skill_level_id(self):
+        for applicant in self:
+            if not applicant.skill_id:
+                applicant.skill_level_id = False
+            else:
+                skill_levels = applicant.skill_type_id.skill_level_ids
+                applicant.skill_level_id = skill_levels.filtered('default_level') or skill_levels[0] if skill_levels else False
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/security/ir.model.access.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d8fc3ef6bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+id,name,model_id:id,group_id:id,perm_read,perm_write,perm_create,perm_unlink
+hr_recruitment_skills.access_hr_applicant_skill,access_hr_applicant_skill,hr_recruitment_skills.model_hr_applicant_skill,hr_recruitment.group_hr_recruitment_user,1,1,1,1
+hr_recruitment_skills.access_hr_recruitment_populate_wizard,access_hr_recruitment_populate_wizard,hr_recruitment_skills.model_hr_recruitment_populate_wizard,hr_recruitment.group_hr_recruitment_user,1,1,1,0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/js/hr_applicant_kanban_view.js b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/js/hr_applicant_kanban_view.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4902f8488fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/js/hr_applicant_kanban_view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+odoo.define('hr.applicant.view.kanban', function (require) {
+"use strict";
+    var core = require('web.core');
+    var KanbanController = require('web.KanbanController');
+    var KanbanView = require('web.KanbanView');
+    var viewRegistry = require('web.view_registry');
+
+    var QWeb = core.qweb;
+
+    var ApplicantKanbanController = KanbanController.extend({
+        /**
+         * Extends the renderButtons function of KanbanView by adding a button
+         * on the applicant view.
+         *
+         * @override
+         */
+        renderButtons: function () {
+            this._super.apply(this, arguments);
+            this.$buttons.append($(QWeb.render("ApplicantKanbanView.populate_button", this)));
+            var self = this;
+            this.$buttons.on('click', '.o_button_recruitment_populate', function () {
+                self.do_action('hr_recruitment_skills.hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_action', {
+                    additional_context: {active_id: self.model.get(self.handle).context.active_id},
+                    on_close: function () {
+                        self.trigger_up('reload');
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
+    var PayslipKanbanView = KanbanView.extend({
+        config: _.extend({}, KanbanView.prototype.config, {
+            Controller: ApplicantKanbanController,
+        }),
+    });
+
+    viewRegistry.add('hr_applicant_kanban', PayslipKanbanView);
+
+    return ApplicantKanbanController;
+});
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/xml/hr_applicant_kanban_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/xml/hr_applicant_kanban_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9bc679010c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/static/src/xml/hr_applicant_kanban_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<templates>
+    <t t-name="ApplicantKanbanView.populate_button">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary o_button_recruitment_populate">
+            Populate
+        </button>
+    </t>
+</templates>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_skill_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_skill_views.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..691d3b1d8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_skill_views.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<odoo>
+    <record id="hr_applicant_skill_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.applicant.skill.view.form</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant.skill</field>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <form string="Skills">
+                <sheet>
+                    <group>
+                        <group>
+                            <field name="applicant_id" invisible="1"/>
+                            <field name="skill_type_id" widget="radio" />
+                        </group>
+                        <group>
+                            <field name="skill_id" options="{'no_open': True, 'no_create_edit': True}"
+                                    context="{'default_skill_type_id': skill_type_id}"
+                                    domain="[('skill_type_id', '=', skill_type_id)]"
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': [('skill_type_id', '=', False)]}"/>
+                            <label for="skill_level_id"
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('skill_id', '=', False), ('skill_type_id', '=', False)]}"/>
+                            <div class="o_row"
+                                    attrs="{'invisible': ['|', ('skill_id', '=', False), ('skill_type_id', '=', False)]}">
+                                <span class="col-4 pl-0">
+                                    <field name="skill_level_id"
+                                            attrs="{'readonly': [('skill_id', '=', False)]}"
+                                            context="{'from_skill_level_dropdown': True}" />
+                                </span>
+                                <span class="col-8">
+                                    <field name="level_progress" widget="progressbar" class="o_hr_skills_progress" attrs="{'invisible': [('skill_level_id', '=', False)]}" />
+                                </span>
+                            </div>
+                        </group>
+                    </group>
+                </sheet>
+            </form>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+</odoo>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_views.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b308e82167c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/views/hr_applicant_views.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<odoo>
+    <record id="hr_applicant_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.applicant.view.form.inherit.hr.recruitment.skills</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr_recruitment.hr_applicant_view_form"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <notebook position="inside">
+                <page string="Skills">
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="o_hr_skills_editable o_hr_skills_group o_group_skills col-lg-5 d-flex flex-column">
+                            <field name="id" invisible="1"/>
+                            <field mode="tree" nolabel="1" name="applicant_skill_ids" widget="hr_skills" context="{'default_applicant_id': id}">
+                                <tree>
+                                    <field name="skill_type_id" invisible="1"/>
+                                    <field name="skill_id"/>
+                                    <field name="skill_level_id"/>
+                                    <field name="level_progress" widget="progressbar"/>
+                                </tree>
+                            </field>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </page>
+            </notebook>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="hr_applicant_view_search_bis" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.applicant.view.search.inherit.skills.bis</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr_recruitment.hr_applicant_view_search_bis"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//field[@name='email_from']" position="after">
+                <field name="applicant_skill_ids"/>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="hr_applicant_view_search" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.applicant.view.search.inherit.skills</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr_recruitment.hr_applicant_view_search"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//field[@name='user_id']" position="after">
+                <field name="applicant_skill_ids"/>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="hr_applicant_view_kanban" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.applicant.view.kanban.inherit.skills</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.applicant</field>
+        <field name="inherit_id" ref="hr_recruitment.hr_kanban_view_applicant"/>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <xpath expr="//kanban" position="attributes">
+                <attribute name="js_class">hr_applicant_kanban</attribute>
+            </xpath>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+</odoo>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/__init__.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb20c541672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from . import hr_recruitment_populate_wizard
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard.py b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ade6774fdc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+
+from odoo import fields, models
+from odoo.osv.expression import AND
+
+
+class HrRecruitmentPopulateWizard(models.TransientModel):
+    _name = 'hr.recruitment.populate.wizard'
+    _description = 'Populate Job Position Wizard'
+
+    job_id = fields.Many2one('hr.job', default=lambda self: self.env.context.get('active_id'))
+    skill_ids = fields.Many2many('hr.skill', string="Skills")
+    categ_ids = fields.Many2many('hr.applicant.category', string="Tags")
+    degree_id = fields.Many2one('hr.recruitment.degree', "Degree") # on hr.applicant: type_id
+    availability = fields.Selection(
+        selection=[
+            ('now', 'Immediately'),
+            ('quarter', 'In the next 3 months'),
+            ('year', 'In the coming year'),
+        ],
+        required=True,
+        default='now')
+
+    def action_validate(self):
+        self.ensure_one()
+        domain = [('job_id', '=', False)]
+        if self.skill_ids:
+            domain = AND([domain, [('applicant_skill_ids.skill_id', 'in', self.skill_ids.ids)]])
+        if self.categ_ids:
+            domain = AND([domain, [('categ_ids', 'in', self.categ_ids.ids)]])
+        if self.degree_id:
+            domain = AND([domain, [('type_id', '=', self.degree_id.id)]])
+
+        today = fields.Date.today()
+        if self.availability == 'now':
+            domain = AND([domain, ['|', ('availability', '=', False), ('availability', '<=', today)]])
+        elif self.availability == 'quarter':
+            domain = AND([domain, ['|', ('availability', '=', False), ('availability', '<=', today + relativedelta(months=3))]])
+        else:
+            domain = AND([domain, ['|', ('availability', '=', False), ('availability', '<=', today + relativedelta(years=1))]])
+
+        reserve = self.env['hr.applicant'].search(domain)
+        reserve.job_id = self.job_id
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_views.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_views.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37ca3ec32c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment_skills/wizard/hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_views.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<odoo>
+    <record id="hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_view_form" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">hr.recruitment.populate.wizard.view.form</field>
+        <field name="model">hr.recruitment.populate.wizard</field>
+        <field name="arch" type="xml">
+            <form string="Populate Job Position">
+                <sheet>
+                    <div class="text-muted mb-2">
+                        Search among all the available applicants in the reserve pool 
+                        based on one or more  criteria.
+                        The applicants will be automatically assigned to this job position.
+                    </div>
+                    <group>
+                        <group>
+                            <field name="job_id" invisible="1"/>
+                            <field name="skill_ids" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                            <field name="categ_ids" widget="many2many_tags"/>
+                            <field name="degree_id"/>
+                            <field name="availability"/>
+                        </group>
+                    </group>
+                </sheet>
+                <footer>
+                    <button string="Populate" name="action_validate" type="object" class="btn-primary"/>
+                    <button special="cancel" string="Close" type="object" class="btn-primary"/>
+                </footer>
+            </form>
+        </field>
+    </record>
+
+    <record id="hr_recruitment_populate_wizard_action" model="ir.actions.act_window">
+        <field name="name">Populate Job Position</field>
+        <field name="res_model">hr.recruitment.populate.wizard</field>
+        <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="target">new</field>
+    </record>
+</odoo>