Internet-based job placement system for creating 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:
- skills checklist storage means for storing a plurality of skills checklists;
skills questions storage means for storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists;
job posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting, including a selected skills checklist which identifies qualifications of prospective ones of employees and independent contractors for this job posting, comprising;
job posting creation means, responsive to an employer accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist storage means, for enabling said employer to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question storage means and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist storage means; and
skills checklist editing means for enabling said employer to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist.
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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 participants 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 an Internet website for proposal exchanges. 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 system also enables the listing party to create minimum levels necessary for the party filling out the checklists to be deemed a qualified applicant and also enables the listing party to adjust these limits up or down to narrow or expand the number of qualified applicants.
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68 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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skills checklist storage means for storing a plurality of skills checklists;
skills questions storage means for storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists;
job posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting, including a selected skills checklist which identifies qualifications of prospective ones of employees and independent contractors for this job posting, comprising;
job posting creation means, responsive to an employer accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist storage means, for enabling said employer to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question storage means and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist storage means; and
skills checklist editing means for enabling said employer to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating 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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storing a plurality of skills checklists in a skills checklist memory;
storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists in a skills questions memory;
receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employer that defines a job posting, including a selected skills checklist which identifies qualifications of prospective ones of employees and independent contractors for this job posting, comprising;
enabling, in response to an employer accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist memory, said employer to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question memory and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist memory; and
enabling said employer to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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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skills checklist storage means for storing a plurality of skills checklists;
skills questions storage means for storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists;
job posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employee that defines a job posting, including a selected skills checklist which identify qualifications of said employers for this job posting, comprising;
job posting creation means, responsive to an employee accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist storage means, for enabling said employee to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question storage means and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist storage means; and
skills checklist editing means for enabling said employee to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating 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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storing a plurality of skills checklists in a skills checklist memory;
storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists in a skills questions memory;
receiving a set of information over said communication medium from a prospective employee that defines a job posting, including a selected skills checklist which identifies qualifications of prospective ones of employers for this job posting, comprising;
enabling, in response to an employee accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist memory, said employee to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question memory and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist memory; and
enabling said employee to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An automated job placement 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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skills checklist storage means for storing a plurality of skills checklists;
skills questions storage means for storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists;
posting means for receiving a set of information over said communication medium that defines a posting comprising a proposal and a skills checklist that identify qualifications of prospective participants for this proposal, comprising;
posting creation means, responsive to a listing participant accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist storage means, for enabling said listing participant to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question storage means and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist storage means; and
skills checklist editing means for enabling said listing participant to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 66)
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56. A method of operating an automated job placement 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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storing a plurality of skills checklists in a skills checklist memory;
storing a plurality of questions for use in skills checklists in a skills questions memory;
receiving a set of information over said communication medium that defines a posting comprising a proposal and a skills checklist that identify qualifications of prospective participants for this proposal, comprising;
enabling, in response to a participant accessing a selected skills checklist from said skills checklist memory, said participant to import questions into said selected skills checklist from said skills question memory and said plurality of skills checklists stored in said skills checklist memory, and enabling said participant to edit said selected skills checklist and questions included in said selected skills checklist. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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67. A method of operating an automated job placement system that is connected to a communication medium for automatically matching candidates who provide a set of information and criteria in response to a skills checklist that is posted by a listing party, comprising:
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enabling a listing party to edit a selected skills checklist and screening criteria included in said selected skills checklist;
providing said listing party with a first set of candidates that match said screening criteria in said selected skills checklist posted by the listing party, enabling the listing party to modify the screening criteria; and
providing the listing party with a revised set of candidates that match said modified screening criteria in said selected skills checklist posted by the listing party.
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68. A method of operating an automated job placement system that is connected to a communication medium for automatically matching candidates who provide a set of information and criteria in response to a skills checklist that is posted by a listing party, comprising:
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editing, by said listing party, a selected skills checklist and screening criteria included in said selected skills checklist;
receiving a set of candidates that match said screening criteria in said selected skills checklist posted by said listing party;
modifying said screening criteria, in response to receipt of said first set of candidates; and
receiving a revised set of candidates that match said modified screening criteria in said selected skills checklist posted by the listing party.
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