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Methods and apparatus for selecting candidates to interview

  • US 7,249,145 B1
  • Filed: 10/13/2000
  • Issued: 07/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining candidates to interview, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing pre-determined desired qualities for a candidate, the desired qualities include at least two of analytical ability, self-confidence, initiative, change orientation, and interpersonal skills;

    prompting a user to determine and input into a computer whether the candidate possesses at least one of a plurality of independent characteristics, a predetermined combination of characteristics being indicative of a degree to which the candidate possesses the desired qualities;

    prompting the user to input the candidate'"'"'s educational background and personal background;

    generating a database in a computer readable medium including at least one characteristic for each candidate wherein the at least one characteristic is correlative to the desired qualities;

    normalizing the characteristics, normalizing includes comparing a total number of characteristics, possessed by the candidate, of a combination of characteristics that determine each desired quality, to a total number of possibly possessed characteristics for the desired quality, and assigning a value to each desired quality based on the comparison;

    displaying results for each candidate based on the desired quality values;

    selecting at least one candidate to interview based on the desired quality values; and

    displaying, in at least one of a tabular form and a graphical form, the results, the educational background, and the personal background for each of the at least one candidate selected, to enable the user to compare the selected candidates.

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