Career management system, method and computer program product

• US 20020046074A1
• Filed: 06/29/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Careerelite.Com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Careerelite.Com, Inc.
• Inventors: Barton, Timothy
• Application Number:
  US09/893,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20020046074A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A method for managing a client'"'"'s search for a candidate can include requisitioning a job; describing a job; defining a candidate; searching an internal talent pool of candidates; searching an external talent pool of candidates; screening candidates; managing selection of the candidates; managing offer and hire of the candidates; and managing an on-board process. Alternatively, the method can include, at least one of: requisitioning a job; describing a job; defining a candidate; searching an internal talent pool of candidates; searching an external talent pool of candidates; screening candidates; managing selection of the candidates; managing offer and hire of the candidates; and managing an on-board process. A method for managing a job search of a candidate can include: performing a self assessment; building a resume; preparing a cover sheet; researching; networking; searching for a job; scoring a job; interviewing; sending a thank you letter; evaluating an offer; resigning from a prior position; and managing an on-board process. Alternatively, the method can include at least one of: performing a self assessment; building a resume; preparing a cover sheet; researching; networking; searching for a job; scoring a job; interviewing; sending a thank you letter; evaluating an offer; resigning from a prior position; and managing an on-board process.

Claims

1. A method for providing an online end to end talent acquisition process for managing a client search for a candidate comprising:

(a) facilitating creation of a job requisition for a new job and storing said new job in a job database;

(b) receiving and storing in said job database a description of said new job of said job requisition including at least one of an industry, a job function and a job title;

(c) defining a desired candidate for said new job;

(d) receiving and executing a cross industry comparable level search query of a plurality of internal candidates for said desired candidate and returning internal candidates;

(e) receiving and executing a cross industry comparable level search query of a plurality of external candidates for said desired candidate and returning external candidates;

(f) facilitating screening said internal and external candidates;

(g) facilitating managing selection of at least one of said candidates;

(h) facilitating managing an offer and a hire of said at least one of said internal and external candidates; and

(i) facilitating managing an on-board process.

2. A method for providing an online end to end job search and career management process for managing a job search for a candidate comprising:

(a) facilitating performance of an receiving and storing results of a self assessment of a candidate, in a candidate database;

(b) facilitating building a resume for said candidate including receiving and storing a position job experience of said candidate n said candidate database including for said position at least one of;

an industry of said position, a job function of said position, and a job title of said position;

(c) facilitating preparing a cover sheet for said resume;

(d) facilitating researching about clients and a desired job;

(e) facilitating networking for said candidate with said client for said desired job;

(f) facilitating receiving a cross industry comparable level search query and searching said candidate database for said desired job and presenting search results including resulting jobs;

(g) facilitating of and selection of at least one desirable job resulting scoring said job;

(h) facilitating interviewing for said at least one desirable job;

(i) facilitating preparing and sending a thank you letter after an interview for said desirable job;

(j) facilitating evaluating an offer for said desirable job;

(k) facilitating resigning from a prior position; and

(l) facilitating managing an on-boarding process.

3. A system for managing end-to-end an employment recruiting process comprising:

a network;

at least one web server coupled to said network;

a candidate database;

a client database; and

at least one application server coupled to said web server,

wherein said at least one application server comprises;

a database management system operative to manage said candidate and client databases, and

a career management application operative to manage at least one of a candidate job search and a client talent acquisition process from end-to-end.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said career management application comprises at least one of:

a revenue model including pay for performance;

live consultants accessible online to manage the career recruiting process;

an application service provider (ASP) offering operative to provide end to end human resource outsourcing application services to client human resources departments; and

cross-industry comparable level search capabilities for candidates and clients.

5. A method for managing a candidate-selected candidate profile database comprising:

receiving candidate resumes having candidate selected job experience information including

selecting at least one of;

an industry from a plurality of a predefined industries,

a job function from a plurality of predefined job functions of said industry, and

a job position from a plurality of predefined job positions.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising receiving comparable cross-industry search queries for candidate resumes meeting comparable cross-industry criteria.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said comparable cross-industry search queries are by at least one of

said industry from a plurality of said predefined industries,

said job function from said plurality of predefined job functions of said industry, and

said job position from a plurality of said predefined job positions.

8. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium with computer program logic stored thereon, said computer program logic for managing a candidate-selected candidate profile database comprising:

means for enabling a computer to receive candidate resumes having candidate selected

job experience information including

means for enabling the computer to select at least one of;

an industry from a plurality of a predefined industries,

a job function from a plurality of predefined job functions of said industry, and

a job position from a plurality of predefined job positions.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

means for enabling the computer to receive comparable cross-industry search queries for candidate resumes meeting comparable cross-industry criteria.

10. The computer program product according to claim 9, wherein said comparable cross-industry search queries are indexed by at least one of

said industry from a plurality of said predefined industries,

said job function from said plurality of predefined job functions of said industry, and

said job position from a plurality of said predefined job positions.