SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING PEOPLE AND JOBS USING SOCIAL NETWORK METRICS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for matching one or more people to one or more jobs using social network metrics, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining data which describes available workers and required work in terms of worker attributes and work attributes;
constructing a social network based on one or more worker interactions using information obtained for said available workers in said obtaining step;
computing one or more metrics for said social network constructed in said constructing step;
using one or more metrics computed in said computing step in combination with one or more worker attributes obtained in said obtaining step to match one or more available workers to one or more required work using a bipartite graph matching process, and outputting a work assignment.
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Abstract
A computer-implement method and the associated system of computing resources provides an automated work force management capability that optimizes work assignments for individual workers using work force management techniques in combination with social networking analysis (SNA). The work force management attributes are enhanced using SNA. Bipartite graphing processes are used to match the socially enhance worker attributes with the work requirements. By combining the social networking information with the work force management attributes, work assignments are optimized. This optimization exploits historical social interactions between workers and combines their influence with the skills and other work force attributes of each worker required for job performance.
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11 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for matching one or more people to one or more jobs using social network metrics, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining data which describes available workers and required work in terms of worker attributes and work attributes; constructing a social network based on one or more worker interactions using information obtained for said available workers in said obtaining step; computing one or more metrics for said social network constructed in said constructing step; using one or more metrics computed in said computing step in combination with one or more worker attributes obtained in said obtaining step to match one or more available workers to one or more required work using a bipartite graph matching process, and outputting a work assignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A machine readable medium containing instructions for performing a method for matching one or more people to one or more jobs using social network metrics, said instructions coding for the steps of:
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obtaining data which describes available workers and required work in terms of but not limited to worker attributes and in terms of but not limited work attributes; constructing a social network based on one or more worker interactions using information obtained for said available workers in said obtaining step; computing one or more metrics for said social network constructed in said constructing step; using one or more metrics computed in said computing step in combination with one or more worker attributes obtained in said obtaining step to match one or more available workers to one or more required work using a bipartite graph matching process, and outputting a work assignment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A system for matching one or more people to one or more jobs using social network metrics, comprising:
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means for obtaining data which describes available workers and required work in terms of worker attributes and work attributes; means for constructing a social network based on one or more worker interactions using information obtained for said available workers in said obtaining step; a computer for computing one or more metrics for said social network constructed in said constructing step; and a means for outputting a work assignment based on using one or more metrics computed by said computer in combination with one or more worker attributes to match one or more available workers to one or more required work assignments using bipartite graph linking processes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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