Management of job candidate interview process using online facility

• US 7,991,635 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2007
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hirevue Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Larry Hartmann
• Inventors: Hartmann, Larry
• Primary Examiner(s): Sterrett; Jonathan G
• Application Number:
  US11/654,084
• Publication Number:
  US 20080172284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,658 Days
• Field of Search: 705/11, 705/7.14, 705/7.26
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method for managing an interview process of at least one candidate for a job is disclosed. The method includes selecting a list of attributes pertinent to the job and selecting a list of interviewers of the at least one candidate. The method further includes assigning at least one attribute to each interviewer and generating an interview template for each interviewer based on the at least one attribute assigned to each interviewer, wherein an interview template comprises a list of topics to discuss with each candidate. The method further includes scheduling an interview between each interviewer and candidate and allowing each interviewer to submit, via a Web page, feedback describing each candidate'"'"'s competency in each of the attributes based on the interview between each interviewer and each candidate. The method further includes automatically calculating, for each candidate, a first value based on the feedback received from each interviewer.

Claims

1. A method for selecting at least one candidate for a job, comprising:

storing skills, competencies, and experiences of a plurality of job candidates in a networked memory device, thereby forming a first group;

loading the skills, competencies, and experiences of the plurality of job candidates from the memory device into a networked processor;

matching the critical skills, competencies, and experiences between the job and each of the plurality of job candidates;

calculating a first value based on the matching of the critical skills, competencies, and experiences;

wherein the first value is a weighted average;

storing the calculated first value in the memory device;

eliminating those candidates with a first value below a predetermined threshold value, thereby generating a second group of candidates, which is smaller than the first group;

comparing the job candidate'"'"'s skills, competencies, and experiences against a networked electronic database of attributes of third parties performing the same job as the candidate is seeking;

calculating a second value based on the comparing of the job candidate'"'"'s skills, competencies, and experiences against the database of attributes of third parties performing the same job as the job candidate is seeking, wherein the second value is a weighted average;

storing the calculated second value in the memory device;

eliminating those candidates with a second value below a predetermined threshold value, thereby generating a third group of candidates, which is smaller than the second group;

selecting a list of attributes pertinent to the job;

selecting a list of interviewers for each candidate of the third group, wherein the interviewers are selected based on selected attributes pertinent to the job;

assigning at least one attribute from the list of attributes to each interviewer based on the interviewer'"'"'s expertise;

generating an interview template for each interviewer based on the at least one attribute assigned to each interviewer, wherein an interview template comprises a list of topics and preselected questions from a networked electronic database to discuss with each job candidate of the third group;

scheduling an interview between each interviewer and each job candidate of the third group;

allowing each interviewer to submit electronic feedback describing each candidate'"'"'s competency in each of the attributes assigned to the interviewer based on the interview between each interviewer and each job candidate;

calculating, for each candidate, a third value based on the feedback received from each interviewer;

storing the calculated third value in the memory device;

eliminating those candidates with a third value below a predetermined threshold value, thereby generating a final group of candidates, which is smaller than the third group;

loading the first value, second value, and the third value from the memory, device into the processor;

calculating a forth value, based upon an average of the first value, second value, and third value; and

outputting a hiring recommendation for at least one candidate of the final group based upon the calculating of the forth value.