Intelligent job matching system and method

• US 8,977,618 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2013
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monster Worldwide Incorporated (Randstad NV)
• Original Assignee: Monster Worldwide Incorporated (Randstad NV)
• Inventors: Chen, Changsheng, Hyder, Adam, Khanna, Sandeep
• Primary Examiner(s): Ruiz, Angelica
• Application Number:
  US13/955,431
• Publication Number:
  US 20130317998A1
• Time in Patent Office: 587 Days
• Field of Search: 707600-831, 707/899, 707999001-999206
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring

Abstract

A job searching and matching system and method is disclosed that gathers job seeker information in the form of job seeker parameters from one or more job seekers, gathers job information in the form of job parameters from prospective employers and/or recruiters, correlates the information with past job seeker behavior, parameters and behavior from other job seekers, and job parameters and, in response to a job seeker'"'"'s query, provides matching job results based on common parameters between the job seeker and jobs along with suggested alternative jobs based on the co-relationships. In addition, the system correlates employer/recruiter behavior information with past employer/recruiter behavior, parameters and information concerning other job seekers, which are candidates to the employer, and resume parameters, and, in response to a Employer'"'"'s query, provides matching job seeker results based on common parameters between the job seeker resumes and jobs along with suggested alternative job seeker candidates based on the identified co-relationships.

Claims

1. A processor-executed job matching apparatus, comprising:

a web server storing and configured to execute instructions to;

store a browser ID from browser cookie data of a job seeker if the job seeker is not logged into a job seeker account;

store search history of the job seeker associated with the browser ID;

wherein the job seeker'"'"'s browser ID is used to determine if a previous search history exists if the job seeker does not have a job seeker account;

receive a job matching request from a first job seeker, said job matching request including profile parameters of the first job seeker;

wherein the profile parameters are based on stored information on the job seeker based on the job seeker'"'"'s browser ID;

generate job matching key terms based on the first job seeker'"'"'s profile parameters;

form a query on a list of previously stored jobs based on the generated key terms;

receive an indication from the job seeker to remove a stored job from the job seeker'"'"'s search results;

store the indication to remove the stored job in the job seeker'"'"'s search history;

in response to the query, determine a first job for the first job seeker, said first job having a common parameter with at least one of the first job seeker'"'"'s profile parameters, wherein each parameter is weighted with a numerical value, and wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a particular location, a skill set, a job category, and a spatial relationship;

track correlation data between the first job seeker and other job seekers by comparing the first job seeker'"'"'s job seeking activities and other job seekers'"'"' job seeking activities;

calculate an affinity metric indicating similarities between the first job and a second job based on the tracked correlation data, said first job and said second job having been both interacted with by at least one common job seeker;

determine the second job as an alternative job recommendation to the first job seeker when the calculated affinity metric indicates a satisfactory level of similarity between the first job and the second job; and

provide an output displaying the first job and the second job as the alternative job in response to the received job matching request.

2. A processor-executed job matching apparatus, comprising:

a web server storing and configured to execute instructions to;

receive a job matching request from a first job seeker, said job matching request including profile parameters of the first job seeker;

generate job matching key terms based on the first job seeker'"'"'s profile parameters;

form a query on a list of previously stored jobs based on the generated key terms;

in response to the query, determine a first job for the first job seeker, said first job having a common parameter with at least one of the first job seeker'"'"'s profile parameters, wherein each parameter is weighted with a numerical value, and wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a particular location, a skill set, a job category, and a spatial relationship;

track correlation data between the first job seeker and other job seekers by comparing the first job seeker'"'"'s job seeking activities and other job seekers'"'"' job seeking activities;

calculate an affinity metric indicating similarities between the first job and a second job based on the tracked correlation data, said first job and said second job having been both interacted with by at least one common job seeker;

determine the second job as an alternative job recommendation to the first job seeker when the calculated affinity metric indicates a satisfactory level of similarity between the first job and the second job; and

provide an output displaying the first job and the second job as the alternative job in response to the received job matching request.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the affinity metric is derived from J12 divided by J1,

wherein J12 is the number of applicants who applied to the first and second job, and wherein J1 is the number of applicants who only applied to the first job.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein a matching score derived from the affinity metric is derived as the number of applications to the first and the second job divided by a function of (the number of applications to the first job by the number of applications to the second job).

5. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising instructions to:

receive an indication from the job seeker to remove a stored job from the job seeker'"'"'s search results; and

store the indication to remove the stored job in the job seeker'"'"'s search history.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising instructions to:

store the browser ID from the browser cookie data of the job seeker if the job seeker is not logged into a job seeker account; and

store the search history of the job seeker associated with the browser ID.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the job seeker'"'"'s browser ID is used to determine if a previous search history exists if the user does not have a job seeker account.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the profile parameters are based on stored information on the job seeker based on the job seeker'"'"'s browser ID.

9. A processor-executed job matching server-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a job-matching request from a job seeker, said job-matching request including profile parameters of the job seeker;

generating job-matching key terms based on the job seeker'"'"'s profile parameters;

if available, retrieving from a database via the server a previous search history and previous job-matching key terms for the job seeker;

forming a query via the server on a list of previously stored jobs based on the generated key terms and the previous key terms;

adding to the query the previous search history;

generating via the server from the query a list of previously stored jobs related to the generated key terms, previous key terms, and the job seeker'"'"'s previous search history;

receiving a selection to view a job from the list of previously stored jobs;

storing the selection in the user'"'"'s previous search history;

tracking correlation data between the job seeker and other job seekers by comparing the job seeker'"'"'s job seeking activities and other job seekers'"'"' job seeking activities;

calculating an affinity metric indicating similarities between the first job and a second job based on the tracked correlation data, said first job and said second job having been both interacted with by at least one common job seeker;

determining the second job as an alternative job recommendation to the first job seeker when the calculated affinity metric indicates a satisfactory level of similarity between the first job and the second job; and

providing an output displaying the first job and the second job as the alternative job in response to the received job matching request.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

calculating a past search matching score S as (the number of matching terms divided by the minimum of (number of terms for the job seeker and the number of terms for the employer/recruiter)).

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

calculating a past search matching score S as (the number of matching terms divided by the number of terms in the job seeker resume text) if only an employer for the stored job has a saved search.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining an Industry matching score according to a stored matrix in which I=industryMatchMatrix (Desiredindustry, Actualindustry),

wherein Desiredindustry is an industry the job seeker wishes to enter, and Actualindustry is an industry in which the stored jobs belongs.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the affinity metric is derived from J12 divided by J1,

wherein J12 is the number of applicants who applied to the first and second job, and wherein J1 is the number of applicants who only applied to the first job.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein a matching score derived from the affinity metric is derived as the number of applications to the first and the second job divided by a function of (the number of applications to the first job multiplied by the number of applications to the second job).

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving an indication from the job seeker to remove a stored job from the job seeker'"'"'s search results; and

storing the indication to remove the stored job in the job seeker'"'"'s search history.