Human resource sourcing exchange

• US 20060085480A1
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Project Hire Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Project Hire Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Stockfield, Fredric, Krier, David, Veronesi, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/254,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085480A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

A human resources sourcing exchange system includes a seeker interface and an agent interface so that human resource employees may submit positions that recruiting agents can use to submit candidates for employment for that position. The HR employee may associate a single fee to a plurality of agents payable to the agent that provides an incentive for candidate hiring. The system resides on a computer server and provides multiple simultaneous access to users over a local or global communications network, such as the Internet, for employee agents and employee seekers, such as the HR employee, to exchange employment information. The system structures the process through a series of HTML screens whereby such agents and seekers can exchange employee candidates and employee positions, which results in a facilitated matching of resources.

Claims

1. A method of finding an employee by aggregating agents of employable candidates, comprising the steps of:

a. specifying a fee for the service of an agent simultaneously to a plurality of agents connected through a network;

b. inputting a position listing characteristics sought in an employable candidate through a computer;

c. reviewing computer generated forms displaying candidates submitted by networked agents;

d. employing a reviewed candidate; and

e. causing the payment of the fee to the agent who submitted the candidate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the fee is paid through the network using an SSL protocol.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the agent is a human resources employee of a company whose primary business purpose is not placing candidates into employment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the submitted candidate initially sought employment at the company of the human resources employee.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the characteristics are minimum qualifications.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of requiring the agent to verify the candidate meets the minimum qualifications.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of requiring the agent to certify that the candidate was not submitted to the agent by another agent to whom the fee was specified.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of ranking the agents who submitted candidates.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a subset of the plurality of agents are blocked from receiving the posting based upon the ranking.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the ranking is based upon the quality of the candidate submitted by the agent as measured against the characteristics posted.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of sending an email to agents notifying the agents that a new job has been posted.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the email includes the amount of the fee and the characteristics sought.

13. A method of finding employment for a candidate, comprising the steps of

a. reviewing posts of positions stored in a database, the posts listing characteristics sought for an employee;

b. matching the characteristics to a candidate'"'"'s abilities, the candidate having a database entry in a database;

c. notifying the candidate that the candidate'"'"'s abilities match a post;

d. submitting the candidate through a network to a seeker such that the candidate'"'"'s database entry is presented to the seeker; and

e. collecting a fee set forth in the post after the candidate becomes an employee of the seeker.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the characteristics are minimum qualifications.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of verifying the candidate meets the minimum qualifications.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of certifying that the candidate was not submitted to the agent by another agent to whom the fee was specified.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of ranking the posting agent who submitted candidates.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a posting agent is blocked from posting based upon the ranking.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the ranking is based upon the responsiveness of the posting agent.

20. A system for matching candidates with an employment opportunity, comprising:

a. a seeker interface configured to receive and post a fee amount and characteristics of an employment opportunity that is viewable to a plurality of agents; and

b. an agent interface configured to search the posted employment opportunities and submit candidates who meet the characteristics of the employment opportunity;

c. wherein the posted fee is paid to an agent through the agent interface when the agent submits a candidate that becomes employed by the seeker.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the agent is an executive recruiter.

22. The system of claim 20, further comprising an innovator interface such that a user of the system may act as both a seeker and an agent.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the agent is a human resources employee of a company whose primary business purpose is not placing candidates into employment.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the submitted candidate initially sought employment at the company of the human resources employee.

25. The system of claim 20, wherein the characteristics are minimum qualifications.

26. The system of claim 25, further comprising a verification tool configured to require the agent to verify the candidate meets the minimum qualifications.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the verification tool is further configured to require the agent to certify that the candidate was not submitted to the agent by another agent to whom the fee was specified.

28. The system of claim 20, further comprising a ranking module configured to rank the agents who submitted candidates.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein a subset of the plurality of agents are blocked from receiving the posting based upon the ranking of the subset of the plurality of agents.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the ranking is based upon the quality of the candidate submitted by the agent as measured against the characteristics posted.

31. A method for facilitating human resource exchanges using a plurality of computer resources between employee agents and employee seekers, comprising:

a. presenting a hyper-media screen for an agent to create an employee candidate record retained in a candidate database responsive to an electronic request made by said agent;

b. presenting a selected set of employee positions from a database of available positions responsive to a request made via a hyper-media input screen by said agent;

c. linking said inputted employee candidate record with a selected employee position responsive to a request made via a hyper-media input screen by said agent;

d. sending a signal to said seeker that a linking has occurred;

e. presenting a candidate record screen to said seeker responsive to an electronic request so that said seeker can evaluate said employee candidate; and

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f. sending an electronic notification to said agent of acceptance of said candidate responsive to inputs made by said seeker on a hyper-media screen.

32. The method as recited in claim 31, further including the step of altering a prior posted hiring service fee associated with a prior entered employee position responsive to inputs made by said seeker on a hyper-media input screen.

33. The method as recited in claim 32, further including the step of prior to said candidate record linking step sending an electronic notification to an employee candidate represented by said prior entered candidate record to obtain authorization for linking of said employee record to said employee position.

34. The method as recited in claim 31, further including the step of prior to said candidate record linking step sending an electronic notification to an employee candidate represented by said prior entered candidate record to obtain authorization for linking of said employee record to said employee position.

35. The method as recited in claim 31, further including the step of recording a validation state for credentials listed in said employee candidate record responsive to inputs made by said agent on a hyper-media input screen.

36. The method as recited in claim 35, further including the step of altering a prior posted hiring service fee associated with a prior entered employee position responsive to inputs made by said seeker on a hyper-media input screen.

37. The method as recited in claim 36, further including the step of altering a prior posted employee credentials associated with a prior entered employee position responsive to inputs made by said agent on a hyper-media input screen.

38. The method as recited in claim 31, further including the step prior to said step of presenting a selected set of employee positions to said agent of sending an electronic notification announcement of an employee position to said agent.

39. The method as recited in claim 38, further including the step of prior to said candidate record linking step sending an electronic notification to an employee candidate represented by said prior entered candidate record to obtain authorization for linking of said employee record to said employee position.