Method and system for employment placement
First Claim
1. A method for placing applicants into jobs comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting job listings of employers to the applicants, wherein an employment placement service provider broadcasts the job listings, wherein broadcasting the job listings comprises posting the job listings on a global computer network;
denoting each job listing as being a listing for one of either a critical or a non-critical position, wherein denoting each job listing comprises;
making a preliminary determination, by the employment placement service provider, as to whether each job listing is for a critical position or a non-critical position, wherein a critical position is one that is generally in high demand and for which only a small pool of applicants exists and a non-critical position is one that is generally easy to fill; and
marking, in a database, each job listing as either a critical position or a non-critical position in accordance with the preliminary determination;
identifying, using a computer, an applicant who is hired to fill a job listing of the broadcast job listings, wherein the job listing is for an employer;
if the filled job listing has been denoted as for a critical position, awarding a signing bonus to the applicant, wherein the employment placement service provider pays the signing bonusif the filled job listing has been denoted as for a non-critical position, entering the applicant in a pool of applicants for a prize drawing, wherein the pool of applicants only includes applicants that have been hired for non-critical hire positions daring a specified period;
collecting an advertising fee from the employer, wherein the employment placement service provider collects the advertising fee, wherein the advertising fee includes a fee for the employment placement service provider and a fee for the signing bonus, and wherein the employment placement service provider pays the signing bonus from the advertising fee,wherein the job listings comprise non-critical positions and critical positions, and wherein the advertising fee is paid only for the critical hire positions that are filled and no advertising fees are paid by the employer in relation to the listing or filling of non-critical positions;
allowing employers to search a database of job applicants;
storing search queries made by employers searching the database of job applicants;
analyzing the stored search queries made by employers to provide information as to demand for certain specialties or qualifications; and
using the analysis of the stored search queries to determine appropriate signing bonus amounts.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing an employment placement service that provides incentives to encourage use of the employment placement service by both employers and job applicants. In a representative embodiment, the invention broadcasts job openings, presents detailed information about the employers advertising the openings, provides means for employers and applicants to exchange information (e.g., résumés), and provides incentives for both employers and job applicants to use the employment placement service. The primary components include a job listing database, an employer information database, a résumé database, and a series of graphical user interfaces that integrate the databases and give the employers and applicants access to view and manipulate the information. The system can also save user queries for various purposes.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for placing applicants into jobs comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting job listings of employers to the applicants, wherein an employment placement service provider broadcasts the job listings, wherein broadcasting the job listings comprises posting the job listings on a global computer network; denoting each job listing as being a listing for one of either a critical or a non-critical position, wherein denoting each job listing comprises; making a preliminary determination, by the employment placement service provider, as to whether each job listing is for a critical position or a non-critical position, wherein a critical position is one that is generally in high demand and for which only a small pool of applicants exists and a non-critical position is one that is generally easy to fill; and marking, in a database, each job listing as either a critical position or a non-critical position in accordance with the preliminary determination; identifying, using a computer, an applicant who is hired to fill a job listing of the broadcast job listings, wherein the job listing is for an employer; if the filled job listing has been denoted as for a critical position, awarding a signing bonus to the applicant, wherein the employment placement service provider pays the signing bonus if the filled job listing has been denoted as for a non-critical position, entering the applicant in a pool of applicants for a prize drawing, wherein the pool of applicants only includes applicants that have been hired for non-critical hire positions daring a specified period; collecting an advertising fee from the employer, wherein the employment placement service provider collects the advertising fee, wherein the advertising fee includes a fee for the employment placement service provider and a fee for the signing bonus, and wherein the employment placement service provider pays the signing bonus from the advertising fee, wherein the job listings comprise non-critical positions and critical positions, and wherein the advertising fee is paid only for the critical hire positions that are filled and no advertising fees are paid by the employer in relation to the listing or filling of non-critical positions; allowing employers to search a database of job applicants; storing search queries made by employers searching the database of job applicants; analyzing the stored search queries made by employers to provide information as to demand for certain specialties or qualifications; and using the analysis of the stored search queries to determine appropriate signing bonus amounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for filling job openings comprising the steps of:
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broadcasting a plurality of job listings of employers to a plurality of applicants without charging the employers an advertising fee, wherein an employment placement service provider broadcasts the plurality of job listings and wherein broadcasting comprises posting the plurality of job listings on a global computer network; denoting each job listing as being a listing for one of either a critical or a non-critical position, wherein denoting each job listing comprises; making a preliminary determination, by the employment placement service provider, as to whether each job listing is for a critical position or a non-critical position, wherein a critical position is one that is generally in high demand and for which only a small pool of applicants exists and a non-critical position is one that is generally easy to fill; marking, in a database, each job listing as either a critical position or a non-critical position in accordance with the preliminary determination; identifying, using a computer, a job listing of the plurality of job listings for which an applicant of the plurality of applicants was hired, wherein the job listing is for an employer; charging the employer an advertising fee only for the job listing for which the applicant was hired and only if the job listing for which the applicant was hired was for a critical position, wherein the employer pays the advertising fee to the employment placement service provider; if the filled job listing has been denoted as for a critical position, paying the applicant a signing bonus, wherein the employment placement service provider pays the signing bonus from the advertising fee; if the filled job listing has been denoted as for a non-critical position, entering the applicant in a pool of applicants for a prize drawing, wherein the pool of applicants only includes applicants that have been hired for non-critical hire positions during a specified period, and wherein no fees are collected for either the listing or the filling of a non-critical position; allowing employers to search a database of job applicants; storing search queries made by employers searching the database of job applicants; analyzing the stored search queries made by employers to provide information as to demand for certain specialties or qualifications; and using the analysis of the stored search queries to determine appropriate signing bonus amounts. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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