the present invention is directed to a system for cataloging , inventorying , selecting , measuring , valuing and matching intellectual capital skills and matching or inquiring of an individual &# 39 ; s skills , and particularly to a system for finding candidates for an employment or consulting position having requisite skills , and more particularly to a system for creating a searchable knowledge base of individuals skills indexed in a hierarchical cataloging , measuring and valuation system . the present invention includes generating a list of intellectual capital codes based upon a standardized skills catalog which contains a set of skill categories organized in a hierarchical manner with a unique code assigned to each category within each hierarchical level , wherein the combination of at least one code from at least one of the hierarchical levels forms an intellectual capital code .