Methods and apparatus for selecting candidates to interview
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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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Abstract
A candidate selection system that generates data-driven candidate selections of large populations of submitted résumés using common independent assessment variables and against desired qualities is described. A processor executing the candidate selection program is pre-programmed to include a listing of desired qualities that the ideal candidate for the position should possess. Each submitted résumé is reviewed and data input from the résumés is normalized to produce values representing weighted scores unique to the specific candidate and in terms of the sought-after desired dependant qualities.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining candidates to interview, said method comprising the steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A selection system for determining candidates to interview, said system comprising:
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a database stored in a memory comprising at least one independent characteristic for each candidate, and pre-determined dependent desired qualities for a candidate wherein the desired qualities include at least two of analytical ability, self-confidence, initiative, change orientation, and interpersonal skills and wherein the at least one characteristic is correlative to the desired qualities, a predetermined combination of characteristics being indicative of a degree to which the candidate possesses the desired qualities, the memory further comprising educational background and personal background for each candidate; a processor programmed to; prompt a user to determine whether the candidate possesses the at least one independent characteristic; normalize the characteristics by 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 dependent desired quality, and assigning a value to each of the desired qualities; display results for each candidate based on the desired quality values; and display, in at least one of a tabular form and a graphical form, the results, the educational background, and the personal background for each of a candidate selected to be interviewed, to enable the selected candidates to be compared by the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for screening candidates to interview, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor comprising a memory and programmed to; generate a database in the memory comprising at least one characteristic for each candidate, and pre-determined desired qualities for a candidate wherein the desired qualities include at least two of analytical ability, self-confidence, initiative, change orientation, and interpersonal skills, and wherein the at least one characteristic is correlative to the desired qualities, a predetermined combination of characteristics being indicative of a degree to which the candidate possesses the desired qualities, the memory further comprising educational background and personal background for each candidate; prompt a user to determine whether the candidate possesses the at least one independent characteristic; normalize the characteristics desired qualities by 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 dependent desired quality, and assigning a value to each of the desired qualities; display results for each candidate based on the desired quality values; and display, in at least one of a tabular form and a graphical form, the results, the educational background, and the personal background for each of a candidate selected to be interviewed, to enable the selected candidates to be compared. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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