SOFT SKILLS JOB MATCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090043636A1
• Filed: 09/11/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Technehire, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sourceon, Inc.
• Inventors: Hansen, Carol J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,424 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

This invention involves a method and system for assessing the match between jobseekers and jobs by using perceptual mapping techniques to ascertain the proper fit of employee to employer. The purpose of this system is to add additional important information to the job matching process to enhance the quality and efficiency of the hiring process. This system involves a soft skills job matching system and method of using the same. The system uses vector algebra to find the closest match of employee to employer.

Claims

1. A job matching system comprising:

a set of questions asked in pairs to a potential employee or employer; and

a computer program which utilizes statistical formulas to

analyze the answers received by the employee or employer,

convert the answers received into 13 attributes,

run a mean and standard deviation between all data points to achieve a consistent scale and normalize data,

utilize factor analysis to classify into mindsets,

utilize perceptual mapping techniques to group the mindsets to one of four work place preferences displayed in vectors, and

utilize vector algebra to find the smallest distances between the employee and employer vectors.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein a common ruler is used to achieve a consistent scale and is derived from testing a population of persons with known work place presences.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the common ruler uses the following equations:

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the perceptual mapping techniques utilize the following formulas to transform the four factors to workplace preferences:

5. A soft skills job matching method comprising:

asking a set of statement pairs to a potential employer or employee to determine thirteen traits;

correlating the thirteen trait values to the mean and standard deviation of values obtained from control individuals;

reducing the thirteen traits to four factors by correlation;

transforming the four factors into work place preferences and vectors for each; and

matching employer and employee vectors.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the statement pairs are presented until an affirmative or negative response is received.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the thirteen traits are power, achievement, affiliation, excitement, involvement, confidence, extroversion, introversion, independence, process, content, desire for leadership and communication.