ONLINE AND OFFLINE SYSTEMS FOR JOB APPLICANT ASSESSMENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining, with a processor, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system;
obtaining, with the processor, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system;
determining, with the processor, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics;
combining, with the processor, the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score;
combining, with the processor, a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score;
obtaining, with the processor, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system;
determining, with the processor, an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores; and
causing, via a network interface device, an indication of the aggregate rank and the category rank to be displayed on a user device associated with the member.
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Abstract
A system and method includes obtaining, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system, obtaining, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system, and determining, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics. A processor combines the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score, combines a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score, obtains, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system, and determines an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining, with a processor, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system; obtaining, with the processor, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system; determining, with the processor, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics; combining, with the processor, the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score; combining, with the processor, a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score; obtaining, with the processor, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system; determining, with the processor, an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores; and causing, via a network interface device, an indication of the aggregate rank and the category rank to be displayed on a user device associated with the member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium, comprising instructions which, when implemented by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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obtain, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system; obtain, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system; determine, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics, combine the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score; combine a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score; obtain, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system; determine an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores; and cause, via a network interface device, an indication of the aggregate rank and the category rank to be displayed on a user device associated with the member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising
a computer readable medium, comprising instructions which, when implemented by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: -
obtain, from a database, member characteristics of a member of an online social networking system; obtain, from the database, job characteristics of a job posted to the online social networking system; determine, characteristic scores including, for each member characteristic, a characteristic score based on a relationship between the member characteristic and an associated one of the job characteristics; combine the characteristic scores to obtain an aggregate job score; combine a subset of the characteristic scores to obtain a category score; obtain, from the database, aggregate job scores and category scores associated with the job from other members of the online social networking system; determine an aggregate rank of the aggregate job score in relation to the aggregate job scores and a category rank of the category score in relation to the category scores; and cause, via a network interface device, an indication of the aggregate rank and the category rank to be displayed on a user device associated with the member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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