METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A CANDIDATE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY
First Claim
1. A method performed by an information handling system, the method comprising:
- in a database, storing information about persons and their qualifications;
in response to information about a current opportunity that specifies at least one qualification, searching the database to identify at least one of the following;
first persons having qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification; and
preexisting opportunities that specify one or more qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification;
searching the database to identify target companies that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons exists;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons previously existed;
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities exists; and
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities previously existed;
searching the database to identify second persons that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the second person exists in at least one of the target companies; and
the second person previously existed in at least one of the target companies; and
outputting a list of the second persons to a human user, so that the human user is equipped to contact the second persons.
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Abstract
A database stores information about persons and their qualifications. In response to information about a current opportunity that specifies at least one qualification, the database is searched to identify at least one of the following: first persons having qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification; and preexisting opportunities that specify one or more qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification. Also, the database is searched to identify target companies that satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the target company is where at least one of the first persons exists; the target company is where at least one of the first persons previously existed; the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities exists; and the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities previously existed. Further the database is searched to identify second persons that satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the second person exists in at least one of the target companies; and the second person previously existed in at least one of the target companies. A list of the second persons is output to a human user, so that the human user is equipped to contact the second persons.
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1. A method performed by an information handling system, the method comprising:
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in a database, storing information about persons and their qualifications; in response to information about a current opportunity that specifies at least one qualification, searching the database to identify at least one of the following;
first persons having qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification; and
preexisting opportunities that specify one or more qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification;searching the database to identify target companies that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons exists;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons previously existed;
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities exists; and
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities previously existed;searching the database to identify second persons that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the second person exists in at least one of the target companies; and
the second person previously existed in at least one of the target companies; andoutputting a list of the second persons to a human user, so that the human user is equipped to contact the second persons. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An information handling system, comprising:
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a database for storing information about persons and their qualifications; and a computer for; in response to information about a current opportunity that specifies at least one qualification, searching the database to identify at least one of the following;
first persons having qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification; and
preexisting opportunities that specify one or more qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity'"'"'s specified qualification;searching the database to identify target companies that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons exists;
the target company is where at least one of the first persons previously existed;
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities exists; and
the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities previously existed;searching the database to identify second persons that satisfy at least one of the following conditions;
the second person exists in at least one of the target companies; and
the second person previously existed in at least one of the target companies; andoutputting a list of the second persons to a human user, so that the human user is equipped to contact the second persons. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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