System and method for providing occupational information
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2-1. The method of claim 10 wherein the questionnaire is a job analysis questionnaire and wherein the questionnaire is pregraded for the specified occupation.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing occupational information provides users with access to occupational information. The system includes a raw data storage component by which job descriptions, job titles, job-related skills, job demands, and other work measures are collected, analyzed, and reported. The system also includes a job availability component where counts of specific jobs are created and maintained. The system collects data from multiple sources including end-user applications running on client computers and server applications running on peripheral servers. The system may also collect data from other sources associated with occupational information. Use of the system may result in the system being updated.
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29 Claims
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2-1. The method of claim 10 wherein the questionnaire is a job analysis questionnaire and wherein the questionnaire is pregraded for the specified occupation.
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3. A method for providing and collecting information associated with a collection of occupational information, the method comprising:
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providing a publicly available web site for users of occupational information, wherein the publicly available web site allows the users of occupational information to access information associated with the collection of occupational information and to contribute information used to update the collection of occupational information;
providing access to information recently contributed via the publicly available web site, wherein the recently contributed information includes information contributed using questionnaire forms provided on the publicly available web site, wherein the questionnaire forms are configured for completion by the users of occupational information, and wherein user input associated with the completed questionnaire forms is used to update the collection of occupational information; and
updating the collection of occupational information based on receiving a submission of an at least partially completed questionnaire form.
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4. A computer-readable medium containing a data structure for use in a method for providing and maintaining occupational information, the data structure comprising:
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a first set of work measures relating to stress induced by a specific occupation;
a second set of work measures relating to skills used in the specific occupation;
a third set of work measures relating to demands associated with the specific occupation; and
wherein each of the work measures in the first, second, and third sets is associated with standard deviation information.
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5. In a computer system, a method for maintaining a collection of occupational information, the method comprising:
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collecting occupational data from a computer resource distinct from the collection of occupational information, wherein the computer resource obtains occupational data from a user by a method comprising;
receiving a request for information from the user, wherein the information is associated with a specified occupation;
in association with receiving the request for information, requesting that the user provide occupational data about the specified occupation; and
receiving and storing the requested occupational data; and
updating the collection of occupational information using the collected occupational data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. In a computer system, a method for maintaining a collection of occupational information including descriptions of specific occupations, the method comprising:
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providing end users with access to the collection of occupational information, including providing access to a questionnaire for receiving input from a user of the collection, wherein the questionnaire is for association with a specified occupation for which information is maintained in the collection of occupational information;
receiving the questionnaire from the end user;
analyzing the information in the received questionnaire;
providing the user with results of the analysis of the questionnaire; and
updating the collection of occupational information to include information extracted from the questionnaire. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 11)
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13. In a computer system, a method for maintaining a collection of occupational information to be accessed by users of the computer system wherein the collection of occupational information includes information for a plurality of distinct occupations, the method comprising:
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receiving requests from end users to access information from the collection of occupational information, wherein each request is associated with a specific occupation, and wherein each request includes information provided by an end user;
for each occupation in the plurality of distinct occupations, tracking the frequency of end user requests for information about the specific occupation; and
periodically updating the collection of occupational information, based on the tracking. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a computer system, a method for providing information maintained in a collection of occupational information including information about multiple distinct occupations, the method comprising:
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providing multiple search tools, wherein each of the multiple search tools can be used to identify occupations of interest within the collection of occupational information;
receiving from a user a selection of one or more of the search tools;
receiving criteria for each of the selected search tools;
searching the collection of occupational information based on the received criteria; and
providing results of the searching, including providing a list of one or more identified occupations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system for providing occupation information, the system comprising:
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means for collecting occupational information for multiple distinct occupations, wherein the collection of occupational information includes descriptive information for each of the multiple distinct occupations;
means for providing users with a selection to display specific aspects of each of the multiple distinct occupations; and
means for displaying information for selected aspects of each of the multiple distinct occupations. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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