METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING JOB RECRUITING

• US 20140032435A1
• Filed: 07/25/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KCG IP HOLDINGS LLC
• Original Assignee: GILD, INC. (GFH HFEVA LLC)
• Inventors: DESAI, Sheeroy
• Application Number:
  US13/557,812
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/321
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A recruitment enhancement system is disclosed that can be used by job recruiters to assess job applicant'"'"'s suitability for particular jobs. The recruitment enhancement system includes a module for generating and encouraging individuals to participate in recruitment enhancement activities, such as knowledge-based contests. An individual may be able to participate in the activities via their mobile device. One purpose of the activities can be to increase awareness about a particular company. Thus, the activities can be branded. In one embodiment, information derived from the activities can be used to assess the participant'"'"'s suitability for various job positions.

Claims

1. A method of electronic job recruiting in a server including a processor and memory, the method comprising:

determining in the processor a recruitment enhancement activity useful for filtering job candidates in a recruiting process is to be generated;

generating in the processor an interface state that allows a participant to grant access to social media information from a social media site;

retrieving in the processor the social media information from the social media site;

generating in the processor a plurality of interface states that allow the participant to participate in the recruitment enhancement activity;

scoring in the processor the participant'"'"'s participation in the recruitment enhancement activity;

based upon the participant'"'"'s score, ranking in the processor the participant'"'"'s performance; and

generating in the processor an interface state that allows a job recruiter to view the participant'"'"'s score, ranking and the social media information retrieved about the participant from the social media site.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recruitment enhancement activity is a knowledge-based test.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the recruitment enhancement activity is generated in response to the participant applying for a job position and the knowledge-based test is related to a skill associated with the job position.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the recruitment enhancement activity includes or more of a knowledge-based questions for the participant to answer, a problem for the participant to solve, a game for the participant to play or combinations thereof.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the recruitment enhancement activity is generated as part of contest.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a description of one or more prizes associated with the contest.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

notifying the participant based upon their score and/or ranking that they have won a prize in the contest.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

generating a leader board for the contest.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a time period during which the contest is to be implemented.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a location for the contest wherein the participant'"'"'s eligibility for the contest is based upon the participant'"'"'s proximity to the location.

11. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a format for a message that can be posted to a social media site after the participant has participated in the contest.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after generating the recruitment enhancement activity is completed, generating an interface state including a pre-formatted message and a selectable button for posting the pre-formatted message to a social media site wherein the pre-formatted message includes information about the recruitment enhancement activity and the participant'"'"'s performance in the recruitment enhancement activity.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising, posting the pre-formatted message in response to detecting a selection of the selectable button.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the participant is eligible to participate in the recruitment enhancement activity.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determination of the eligibility is based upon whether the participant has previously participated in the recruitment enhancement activity.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the determination of the eligibility is based upon whether the participant is located with a particular geographic location.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a list of recruitment enhancement activities in which the participant is eligible to participate.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information indicating a claim of a skill that the participant possesses; and

selecting a recruitment enhancement activity for the participant wherein the participant'"'"'s performance in the recruitment enhancement activity is predictive of whether the participant possesses the claimed skill.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving information indicating a skill level for the claimed skill and

based upon the claimed skill level, selecting the recruitment enhancement activity and/or scoring the recruitment enhancement activity.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the participant is ranked by comparing their performance to a performance a group of other participants that have participated in the recruitment enhancement activity.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the participant is ranked according to a scale developed for the recruitment enhancement activity.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating in the processor an interface state that allows a job recruiter to view the participant'"'"'s score and ranking from a plurality of different recruitment enhancement activities.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request from a recruiter for the participant to participate in the recruitment enhancement activity and notifying the participant of the recruiter'"'"'s request to participate in the recruitment enhancement activity.