Method and system for operating a personnel workflow tool

• US 7,346,535 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2006
• Issued: 03/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accolo
• Original Assignee: Accolo
• Inventors: Younger, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Jeanty; Romain
• Application Number:
  US11/385,490
• Publication Number:
  US 20060167739A1
• Time in Patent Office: 729 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/9, 705/11
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0205 Location or geographical consideration

Abstract

The invention includes three primary methodical tools. The first tool implements a job recruiting toolkit. The second tool implements a method of generating referrals based upon a virtual community of people who relate to the job description. The third tool implements an enterprise recruitment toolkit.

Claims

1. A system generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising:

a server coupled to a memory;

said server communicatively accessibly an employee of a corporate entity and a job hunter;

said server operated by a program residing in said memory and executing the steps of;

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose said background description nearly matches said job description;

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

2. The system of claim 1,

wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

3. The system of claim 2,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

4. The system of claim 1,

wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

5. The system of claim 1,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.

6. A method generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising the steps of:

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose said background description nearly matches said job description

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community, is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

7. The method of claim 6,

wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

9. The method of claim 6,

wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

10. The method of claim 6,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.

11. A system generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising:

a server coupled to a memory;

said server communicatively accessibly an employee of a corporate entity and a job hunter;

said server operated by a program residing in said memory and executing the steps of;

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose said background description indicates knowledgeability about said job description;

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

12. The system of claim 11,

wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

13. The system of claim 11,

wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

14. The system of claim 11,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

15. The system of claim 11,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.

16. A method generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising the steps of:

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose said background description indicates knowledgeability about said job description;

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community, is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

17. The method of claim 16,

wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

18. The method of claim 16,

wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

19. The method of claim 16,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

20. The method of claim 16,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.

21. A system generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising:

a server coupled to a memory;

said server communicatively accessibly an employee of a corporate entity and a job hunter;

said server operated by a program residing in said memory and executing the steps of;

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose locale nearly matches said work location;

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

23. The system of claim 21,

wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

24. The system of claim 21,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

25. The system of claim 21,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.

26. A system generating referrals for at least one job position, comprising:

a server coupled to a memory;

said server communicatively accessibly an employee of a corporate entity and a job hunter;

said server operated by a program residing in said memory and executing the steps of;

maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history;

receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification;

creating a virtual community of at least one member based upon said job position request;

generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and

sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community;

wherein the step of creating said virtual community further comprises the steps of;

selecting said members from said identified people based upon said job position description; and

collecting said members to create said virtual community based upon said job position request;

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of;

selecting a first of said members from said identified people whose locale nearly matches said work locations;

wherein the step of sending said referral request for said job position description to said member, for each of said members of said virtual community, is further comprised of the steps of;

queuing at least said referral request to create a member referral request queue;

processing said referral request queue to create a referral request message for said member;

sending said referral request message to said member based upon said virtual address attribute to said member; and

flushing said member referral request queue.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of maintaining said reservoir of at least two of said identified people is further comprised of the steps, of:

adding a first person with a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale to create a first of said identified people attributed said name, said virtual address, said background description, said geographical locale with an initial history; and

updating at least one member of said attributes for said first of said identified people.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the step of receiving at least one job position request is further comprised of the steps of:

receiving said job position request from a first corporate entity; and

receiving said job position request from a first individual.

29. The method of claim 26,

wherein the step of selecting said members from said identified people is further comprised of the step of:

selecting a second of said members from said identified people whose said background description includes employment within a first corporate entity.

30. The method of claim 26,

wherein said referral specification comprises a referral award.