Soft skills job matching system and method

• US 8,185,424 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2008
• Issued: 05/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Technehire, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sourceon, Inc.
• Inventors: Hansen, Carol J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jeanty, Romain
• Application Number:
  US12/209,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20090043636A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,349 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.14
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

This invention involves a method and system for assessing the match between jobseekers and jobs by using perceptual mapping techniques to ascertain the proper fit of employee to employer. The purpose of this system is to add additional important information to the job matching process to enhance the quality and efficiency of the hiring process. This system involves a soft skills job matching system and method of using the same. The system uses vector algebra to find the closest match of employee to employer.

Claims

1. A job matching system comprising:

a computer processor,

a set of questions asked in pairs to a potential employee or employer; and

a computer program which utilizes statistical formulas to

analyze the answers received by the employee or employer,

convert the answers received into 13 attributes,

run a mean and standard deviation between all data points to achieve a consistent scale and normalize data,

utilize a common ruler which is derived from testing a population of persons with known work place presences to achieve a consistent scale, wherein the common ruler uses the following equations;

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the perceptual mapping techniques utilize the following formulas to transform the four factors to workplace preferences:

3. A soft skills job matching method comprising:

asking a set of statement pairs to a potential employer or employee to determine thirteen traits;

correlating the thirteen trait values to the mean and standard deviation of values obtained from control individuals;

utilize a common ruler which is derived from testing a population of persons with known work place presences to achieve a consistent scale, wherein the common ruler uses the following equations;