RECRUITMENT SCREENING TOOL

• US 20110078154A1
• Filed: 09/28/2009
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Rickman, Simon Daniel, McLaughlin, Stephen Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/568,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078154A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/748
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A recruitment screening tool is configured to generate a respective resume score for each of a plurality of candidate resumes based on a comparison of each resume to predetermined resume criteria by a candidate screener. The recruitment screening tool compares each respective resume score to a predetermined scoring scale having at least one scoring threshold. A candidate recruiter is notified of each resume having a respective resume score greater than the at least one scoring threshold. The recruitment screening tool is also configured to perform quality control functions with respect to the candidate screener. The tool is also configured to generate at least one statistic based on at least one analysis factor with respect to content of the candidate resumes.

Claims

1. A recruitment screening tool comprising:

a database configured to store a resume data set including a plurality of resumes, predetermined resume rating criteria, and a screening scale having a first scoring threshold;

a resume scoring module executable by a processor to;

receive the plurality of resumes from the resume data set;

receive a respective plurality of sub-scores for each of the plurality of resumes, wherein each of the respective plurality of sub-scores is based on a comparison between one of the plurality of resumes and the predetermined resume rating criteria; and

generate a respective resume score for each of the plurality of resumes based on the respective plurality of sub-scores;

a resume screening module executable by the processor to;

receive each respective resume score;

compare each respective resume score to the screening scale; and

identify each resume having a respective resume score above the first scoring threshold; and

transfer each identified resume from the resume data set to a score-selected resume data set stored in the database.

2. The recruitment screening tool of claim 1, wherein the predetermined resume screening criteria includes at least one criteria category selected from a group consisting of work experience, professional skills, qualifications, desired compensation, and written communication skills.

3. The recruitment screening tool of claim 1, wherein the resume screening module includes a predetermined number of scoring levels associated with at least one of the predetermined resume rating criteria.

4. The recruitment screening tool of claim 1, wherein the screening scale includes a second scoring threshold below the first scoring threshold, and wherein the resume screening module is further executable to identify each resume having the respective resume score below the first scoring threshold and above the second scoring threshold;

and

transfer each identified resume having the respective resume score below the first scoring threshold and above the second scoring threshold from the resume data set to a score-selected resume data set.

5. The recruitment screening tool of claim 1, wherein the resume screening module is further executable to hierarchically rank each resume identified as having the respective resume score above the first scoring threshold, the ranking based on the respective resume score;

and

wherein each resume identified as having a respective resume score above the first scoring threshold is automatically transferred to an employment recruiter in a descending order of rank.

6. The recruitment screening tool of claim 1 further comprising a quality control module comprising:

a keyword search module executable by the processor to identify resumes from the plurality of resumes having at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords;

a resume comparison module executable by the processor to determine a percentage of a number of resumes identified as having the at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords included in the number of identified resumes having respective resume scores greater than the first scoring threshold; and

a threshold detection module executable by the processor to;

compare the determined percentage to a predetermined threshold percentage band; and

generate an alert message in response to the determined percentage being outside the predetermined threshold percentage band.

7. The recruitment tool of claim 1 further comprising a content analysis module comprising:

a keyword search module executable by the processor to select resumes containing at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords;

a content comparison module executable by the processor to determine existence of predetermined content in the selected resumes and identified resumes; and

a statistics generator module executable by the processor to generate at least one statistic based on at least one predetermined analysis factor and the predetermined content determined to exist by the content comparison module.

8. A computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions executable by a processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

instructions to retrieve a plurality of resumes from a resume data set stored in a database;

instructions to retrieve a predetermined resume rating criteria stored in the database;

instructions to execute a resume scoring module executable to;

receive a respective plurality of sub-scores for each of the plurality of resumes, wherein each of the respective plurality of sub-scores is based on a comparison between one of the plurality of resumes and the predetermined resume rating criteria; and

generate a respective resume score for each of the plurality of resumes based on the respective plurality of sub-scores;

instructions to retrieve a resume screening scale having a first scoring threshold from the database;

instructions to execute a resume screening module executable to;

receive each respective resume score;

compare each respective resume score to the resume screening scale; and

identify each resume having a respective resume score above the first scoring threshold; and

instructions to transfer each identified resume from the resume data set to a score-selected resume data set.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions to retrieve a predetermined resume rating criteria stored in the database comprises instructions to retrieve at least one criteria category based on work experience, professional skills, qualifications, desired compensation, and written communication skills.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions to execute the resume scoring module further comprises instructions to generate a respective resume score for each of the plurality of resumes based on the comparison between one of the plurality of resumes and the predetermined resume rating criteria.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the screening scale includes a second scoring threshold below the first scoring threshold, and wherein the instructions to execute the resume screening module comprise instructions to:

execute a resume screening module to identify each resume having a respective resume score below the first scoring threshold and above the second scoring threshold; and

transfer each identified resume having a respective resume score below the first scoring threshold and above the second scoring threshold from the resume data set to a score-selected resume data set.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions to execute the resume screening module further includes instructions to:

rank each resume identified as having a respective resume score above the first scoring threshold based on the respective resume score; and

automatically transfer identified resumes to an employment recruiter in a descending order of rank.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 further comprising instructions to execute a quality control module executable to:

perform a keyword search to identify resumes from the plurality of resumes having at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords;

determine a percentage of the number of resumes identified as having at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords included in the number of identified resumes having respective resume scores greater than the first scoring threshold;

compare the determined percentage to a predetermined threshold percentage band; and

generate an alert message in response to the determined percentage being outside the threshold percentage band.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8 further comprising instructions to execute a content analysis module executable to:

perform a keyword search to identify resumes from the plurality of resumes containing at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords;

determine existence of predetermined content in the resumes identified as having at least a predetermined number of predetermined keywords and the number of identified resumes having respective resume scores greater than the first scoring threshold; and

generate at least one statistic based on at least one predetermined factor and the predetermined content determined to exist by the content comparison module.

15. A recruitment screening tool comprising:

a database configured to store a resume data set including a plurality of resumes, a predetermined resume rating criteria, and a screening scale including a first scoring threshold;

a candidate screening module executable to;

receive a respective plurality of sub-scores for each of the plurality of resumes, wherein each of the respective plurality of sub-scores is based on a comparison between one of the plurality of resumes and the predetermined resume rating criteria; and

generate a respective resume score for each of the plurality of resumes based on the respective plurality of sub-scores;

identify each resume of the plurality of resumes having a respective resume score greater than the first scoring threshold;

a quality control module configured to;

generate a quality alert based on a percentage of resumes included in both the plurality of resumes having a first predetermined number of predetermined keywords and the identified resumes being outside of a predetermined threshold percentage band; and

generate a quality alert message in response to the percentage being outside of the predetermined threshold percentage band; and

a statistics generator module executable by the processor to generate at least one statistic based on a comparison of content including in each identified resume and the number of resumes included in the plurality of resumes having a second predetermined number of keywords.

16. The recruitment screening tool of claim 15, wherein the candidate screening module is further executable to generate a plurality of input templates, wherein each of the plurality of input templates is configured to receive a respective input representative of one of the respective plurality of sub-scores.

17. The recruitment screening tool of claim 15, wherein each of the input templates includes a plurality of categories, wherein each of the plurality of categories is associated with predetermined resume content.

18. The recruitment screening tool of claim 16, wherein each respective input is a plurality of respective inputs based on a plurality of predetermined scoring levels.

19. The recruitment screening tool of claim 15, wherein the candidate screening module is further executable to identify a candidate for employment associated with a first job opening, wherein each identified candidate is associated with a resume of the plurality of resumes having a respective resume score greater than the first scoring threshold.

20. The recruitment screening tool of claim 15, wherein the candidate screening module is further executable to automatically transmit to a predetermined terminal each resume of the plurality of resumes having a respective resume score greater than the first scoring threshold.