Methods and systems for predicting job seeking behavior
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying active candidates for recruitment, the method comprising:
- repeatedly searching for information from at least one social media website regarding a prospective candidate over a predetermined time period, the information including (i) updates to the prospective candidate'"'"'s end user profile during the predetermined time period, (ii) recommendations posted during the predetermined time period, (iii) social-media connections established during the predetermined time period, and (iv) text phrases indicative of recruitment potential introduced during the predetermined time period;
analyzing the information for a pattern indicative of whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate; and
computationally predicting, based on the obtained information, whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention analyze information available from social-media websites to predict the likelihood that a prospective candidate will become an active recruitement candidate.
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1. A computer-implemented method for identifying active candidates for recruitment, the method comprising:
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repeatedly searching for information from at least one social media website regarding a prospective candidate over a predetermined time period, the information including (i) updates to the prospective candidate'"'"'s end user profile during the predetermined time period, (ii) recommendations posted during the predetermined time period, (iii) social-media connections established during the predetermined time period, and (iv) text phrases indicative of recruitment potential introduced during the predetermined time period; analyzing the information for a pattern indicative of whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate; and computationally predicting, based on the obtained information, whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for identifying active candidates for recruitment, comprising:
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(a) a database for storing information regarding prospective candidates; and (b) a processor for executing; (i) an information module for (A) repeatedly searching for information from at least one social media website regarding a prospective candidate over a predetermined time period, the information including (1) updates to the prospective candidate'"'"'s end user profile during the predetermined time period, (2) recommendations posted during the predetermined time period, (3) social-media connections established during the predetermined time period, and (4) text phrases indicative of recruitment potential introduced during the predetermined time period, and (B) storing the information in the database; and (ii) a prediction module for scanning the database, analyzing the information for a pattern indicative of whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate, and predicting, based on the analyzed information, whether the prospective candidate is or is likely to become an active recruitment candidate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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