System, method and computer program products for direct applying to job applications
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1. A method for directly applying to a job posting from a career website, the method comprising the steps of:
- gathering job seeker profile data from a job seeker and storing the job seeker profile data in a job seeker profile within a storage area of a computer;
gathering a plurality of open positions from two or more career web sites and storing the plurality of the open positions in a searchable database in the storage area;
gathering an apply-by-url address for each of the plurality of the open positions, storing the apply-by-url address in the searchable database in the storage area;
the job seeker searching the searchable database through a user interface;
responsive to the searching, the searchable database identifying at least one matching open position;
the job seeker selecting one or more open positions from the matching open positions, each of the matching open positions having an address of the career website from where the matching open position came;
applying to a selected matching open position through the apply-by-url address previously stored in the searchable database in the storage area;
for each of the selected matching open positions;
the computer navigating to the address of the career website through a customized direct apply bot specific to the career website without further interaction by the job seeker, the navigation being scheduled based on preprogrammed criteria, the customized direct apply bot being preprogrammed as to data entry fields of the career website;
the computer logging onto the career website through the customized direct apply bot;
the computer applying to the selected matching open position through the customized direct apply bot using information from the job seeker profile; and
the computer generating a status report for each applied to selected matching open position, said status report showing successful application, unsuccessful application or pending application for each applied to selected matching open position.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products include capturing a job seeker'"'"'s résumé, capturing a cached set of job postings from career websites, providing a search tool for the job seeker to find at least one job posting from the cached set of job postings and, in response to a directive from the job seeker, using information from the job seeker'"'"'s résumé to directly apply for the found job posting on the career website.
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1. A method for directly applying to a job posting from a career website, the method comprising the steps of:
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gathering job seeker profile data from a job seeker and storing the job seeker profile data in a job seeker profile within a storage area of a computer; gathering a plurality of open positions from two or more career web sites and storing the plurality of the open positions in a searchable database in the storage area; gathering an apply-by-url address for each of the plurality of the open positions, storing the apply-by-url address in the searchable database in the storage area; the job seeker searching the searchable database through a user interface; responsive to the searching, the searchable database identifying at least one matching open position; the job seeker selecting one or more open positions from the matching open positions, each of the matching open positions having an address of the career website from where the matching open position came; applying to a selected matching open position through the apply-by-url address previously stored in the searchable database in the storage area; for each of the selected matching open positions; the computer navigating to the address of the career website through a customized direct apply bot specific to the career website without further interaction by the job seeker, the navigation being scheduled based on preprogrammed criteria, the customized direct apply bot being preprogrammed as to data entry fields of the career website; the computer logging onto the career website through the customized direct apply bot; the computer applying to the selected matching open position through the customized direct apply bot using information from the job seeker profile; and the computer generating a status report for each applied to selected matching open position, said status report showing successful application, unsuccessful application or pending application for each applied to selected matching open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for directly applying to a job posting from a career website, the system comprising:
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a computer connected to a network; a storage device operationally interfaced to the computer; a job seeker profile and resume database stored within the storage device and containing at least one job seeker profile; a job postings database stored within the storage device; a plurality of job bots, the job bots extracting a plurality of open positions from a plurality of career websites and the job bots storing the open positions in the job postings database, each of the open positions having an associated career website address; extracting an apply-by-url address for each of the plurality of the open positions, storing the apply-by-url address in the job posting database within the storage device; a user interface searches the job postings database for a matching open position, the user interface having a selector to initiate a direct apply function for the matching open position, the direct apply function applying to the matching open position through the apply-by-url address previously stored in the job posting database within the storage device; a customized direct apply bot specific to the career website of the applied to matching open position, the customized direct apply bot being preprogrammed with knowledge of the specific data entry fields for the career website of the applied to matching open position, wherein, in response to the selector, the customized direct apply bot executes on the computer and navigates to the associated career website address through the network without further interaction from a job seeker, the navigation being scheduled based on preprogrammed criteria, the customized direct apply bot logs onto the career website and the customized direct apply bot directly applies to the matching open position of the career website using information from the job seeker profile; and the computer generating a status report for each applied to matching open position, said status report showing successful application, unsuccessful application or pending application for each applied to matching open position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system that performs a method for directly applying to a job posting that was extracted from a career website, the method comprising the steps of:
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machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to accept profile information from a job seeker and store the profile information in a job seeker profile in a job seeker profile and resume database; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to import a plurality ofjob postings from a plurality of career websites and store the plurality of job postings in a job postings database; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to import an apply-by-url address for each of the plurality ofjob postings, storing the apply-by-url address in the in a job postings database; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to search the job postings database responsive to a query from the job seeker and identifying at least one open position, each of the at least one open position having an associate address of a source career website; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to apply to the identified open position through the apply-by-url address previously stored in the job posting database; for each identified open position; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to navigate to the source career website associated with the identified open position through a customized direct apply bot specific to the source career website without further interaction by the job seeker, the navigation being scheduled based on preprogrammed criteria, the customized direct apply bot being preprogrammed as to data entry fields of the source career website; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to log onto the source career website associated with the identified open position through the customized direct apply bot without further interaction by the job seeker; machine executable instructions running on the computer system causing the computer system to apply to the identified open position at the source career website through the customized direct apply bot using the job seeker profile and without further interaction by the job seeker; and machine executable instructions running on the computer system generating a status report for each applied to identified open position, said status report showing successful application, unsuccessful application or pending application for each applied to identified open position. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer system for directly applying to a job posting from a career website, the computer system comprising:
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a server; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server uploads a job seeker profile from a job seeker; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server import a plurality of job postings from a plurality of career websites and store the plurality of job postings in a job postings database; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server import an apply-by-url address for each of the plurality of job postings and store the apply-by-url address in the job posting database; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server receive and search criteria from the job seeker, and the plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server finds at least one open position in the job postings database and each of the at least one open position has an associate address of a source career website; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server apply to the found open position through the apply-by-url address previously stored in the job posting database; a plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server navigate to the source career website for the applied to found open position through a customized direct apply bot specific to the source career website without further interaction by the job seeker, the navigation being scheduled based on preprogrammed criteria, the customized direct apply bot being preprogrammed as to data entry fields of the source career website;
logs onto the source career website through the customized direct apply bot without further interaction by the job seeker; and
apply to the found open position at the source career website through the customized direct apply bot using the job seeker profile without further interaction by the job seeker; anda plurality of machine executable instructions running on the server generating a status report for each applied to found open position, said status report showing successful application, unsuccessful application or pending application for each applied to found open position. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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