System for recruiting candidates for employment

• US 20020128894A1
• Filed: 03/07/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company
• Original Assignee: Ford Motor Company
• Inventors: Farenden, Rose Mary
• Application Number:
  US09/800,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20020128894A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

An internet-based system for recruiting candidates for employment is provided. A server is configured to receive employment requisitions having candidate matching criteria, host an interactive interface for presenting a candidates for employment with an employment skills questionnaire, assess each candidate based on a comparison between each candidate'"'"'s employment skills and the candidate matching criteria and host an interactive interface for allocating invitations to an employer-hosted recruiting event to candidates based on the assessment. The server may also be configured to host an interface for defining, scheduling and receiving candidate assessments in real time during the employer-hosted recruiting events. Candidates are selected for hire in real time during the recruiting events and receive an offer/no offer letter electronically prior to the conclusion of their respective event.

Claims

1. An internet-based system for recruiting candidates for employment having at least one server computer operably connected to at least one database and serving a plurality of client computers, the at least one server computer being configured to:

receive input defining a plurality of employment requisitions wherein each employment requisition has associated candidate matching criteria;

host an interactive interface for presenting a plurality of candidates with an employment skills questionnaire;

assess each candidate based on a comparison between each candidate'"'"'s employment skills and the candidate matching criteria; and

host an interactive interface for allocating the employer-hosted recruiting event invitations to candidates wherein the invitations are allocated based on the assessment.

2. The system of claim 1 additionally configured to host an interface for presenting a profile of each candidate wherein each profile comprises an assessment of how well a candidate'"'"'s employment skills match the candidate matching criteria.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein each candidate profile additionally comprises an assessment of the candidate'"'"'s leadership behaviors based on the skills questionnaire.

4. The system of claim 1 additionally configured to host an interface for defining and scheduling the employer-hosted recruiting events.

5. The system of claim 1 additionally configured to host an interface for receiving an assessment of each candidate attending an employer-hosted recruiting event.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the assessment comprises an assessment of a candidate'"'"'s interview performance.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the assessment comprises an assessment of a candidate'"'"'s performance during a group observation exercise.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein the assessment comprises a placement recommendation for the candidate wherein the recommendation is based on the candidate'"'"'s discussions with a mentor.

9. The system of claim 5 additionally configured to host an interface for presenting each candidate'"'"'s assessment in real-time during the employer-hosted recruiting event.

10. The system of claim 9 additionally configured to host an interface for selecting candidates for hire based on the assessment wherein the system automatically sends selected candidates an offer letter in an electronic format prior to the conclusion of the employer-hosted recruiting event.

11. The system of claim 1 additionally configured to host an interface for defining a plurality of university-specific recruiting web pages wherein each page comprises information for candidates regarding recruiters and on-campus recruiting activities at their university.

12. The system of claim 1 additionally configured to host an interface for defining hiring objectives wherein the hiring objectives comprise a target number of hires and diversity initiatives.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the interface for defining hiring objectives presents a recruiting status report indicating the degree to which the hiring objectives have been met.