Internet-based job placement system for managing proposals for screened and pre-qualified participants
First Claim
1. An automated job placement system connected to a communication medium for automatically matching participants who provide respective sets of information and criteria, comprising:
- job posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting and a set of criteria that identify qualifications of prospective employees for said job posting;
prospective employee means for receiving information over said communication medium from at least one prospective employee that identifies qualifications of at least one prospective employee;
pre-qualification means for enabling the review of said information received from a prospective employee that identifies qualifications of said prospective employee to approve said prospective employee as qualified to place employment proposals for a selected job posting; and
match means for automatically matching at least one approved prospective employee with said job posting.
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Abstract
The present automated job placement system uses a multi-step process, with advanced screening and pre-qualification of candidates and positions, to match qualified prospective employees with job openings. The system supports two types of participant match processes that involve prospective employers and prospective employees, each acting simultaneously. One match process involves prospective employees offering proposals for available jobs, and the second match process involves prospective employers offering proposals to prospective employees. Both types of participant match processes use similar advance screening and pre-qualification procedures, with all proposal exchanges taking place on an Internet website. In addition, this automated job placement system provides built-in deadlines for each step, with an easy-to-use proposal tracking and active proposal reminder mechanism. This unique use of deadline-contingent proposals and counter-proposals greatly enhances the likelihood that a negotiated agreement will be reached that is beneficial for both parties. The overall state-of-the-art functionality thus provided is a significant improvement over existing Internet-based job search systems.
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43 Claims
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1. An automated job placement system connected to a communication medium for automatically matching participants who provide respective sets of information and criteria, comprising:
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job posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting and a set of criteria that identify qualifications of prospective employees for said job posting;
prospective employee means for receiving information over said communication medium from at least one prospective employee that identifies qualifications of at least one prospective employee;
pre-qualification means for enabling the review of said information received from a prospective employee that identifies qualifications of said prospective employee to approve said prospective employee as qualified to place employment proposals for a selected job posting; and
match means for automatically matching at least one approved prospective employee with said job posting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically matching participants who provide respective sets of information and criteria, using an automated job placement system that is connected to a communication medium, comprising:
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receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting and a set of criteria that identify qualifications of prospective employees for said job posting;
receiving information over said communication medium from a prospective employee that identifies qualifications of said prospective employee;
enabling the review of said information received from said prospective employee that identifies qualifications of said prospective employee to approve said prospective employee as qualified to place employment proposals for a selected job posting; and
automatically matching at least one prospective employee with said job posting. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An automated match system for automatically matching participants who provide respective sets of information and criteria to a computer system that is connected to a communication medium, comprising:
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posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from an offerer participant that defines a posting comprising a proposal and a set of criteria that identify qualifications of prospective participants for this proposal;
participant means for receiving information over said communication medium from at least one party that identifies qualifications of at least one other proposing party;
pre-qualification means for enabling the review of said information received from said proposing participant that identifies qualifications of said proposing participant to approve said proposing participant as qualified to place a proposal; and
match means for automatically matching a proposing participant with said posting. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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