Score and suggestion generation for a job seeker where the score includes an estimated duration until the job seeker receives a job offer

• US 9,305,287 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2015
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LinkedIn Corporation (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Krishnamoorthy, Prabhakaran, Sen, Uday Sankar
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US14/755,770
• Publication Number:
  US 20150302359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 280 Days
• Field of Search: 706/125, 706/45, 706/62
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for generating a feasibility score for a job search and for generating a suggestion for enhancing the score. In one method, one or more computing devices receive, over a network, a data object that is associated with a user who is engaged in a search for employment. The data object includes a résumé of the user and a requirement that is associated with the search. The computers calculate, based on the data object, a score that indicates a likelihood of receiving an offer for an employment position that satisfies the requirement. The computers generate a suggestion that identifies how the score may be increased. The computers send the suggestion over the network to a computing device of the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, over a network, a data object that is associated with a user who is engaged in a search for employment, wherein the data object includes a ré

sumé

of the user and a requirement that is associated with the search;

calculating, based on the data object, a score that indicates a likelihood of receiving an offer for an employment position that satisfies the requirement, wherein the score includes an estimated duration until the user receives the offer;

generating a suggestion that identifies how the score may be increased; and

sending the suggestion over the network to a computing device of the user;

wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the score over the network to the computing device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the suggestion includes an estimated reduction of the estimated duration if the suggestion is fulfilled.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the suggestion includes an estimated increase of the score if the suggestion is fulfilled.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing the data object with a second data object of a second user, wherein the suggestion identifies a modification that, if made, would result in a higher score than a score of the second user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the suggestion comprises an attribute of a second user.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the attribute of the second user comprises an identification of a professional improvement course that the second user has taken.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the suggestion identifies a professional improvement course.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein calculating or generating is based on data obtained from a user profile of a social networking website.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the data obtained comprises at least one of:

a professional reference, a skill, or a career objective.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating or generating comprises calculating or generating based on an amount of page views of a webpage.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the requirement comprises a locale and a desired employment position; and

calculating or generating comprises calculating or generating based on employment market conditions in the locale of the desired employment position.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein:

the requirement comprises a desired locale that indicates where the user desires to work;

the suggestion identifies an alternate locale for the desired employment position, wherein the alternate locale is different than the desired locale.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the suggestion identifies a skill.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein calculating or generating comprises calculating or generating based on a ranking of an academic institution.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein calculating or generating comprises calculating or generating based on a self-rating by the user.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the ré

sumé

comprises a plurality of parameters; and

the method further comprises determining a parameter score for each of the plurality of parameters;

the parameter score is based on a respective parameter weight;

wherein calculating comprises calculating based on the parameter score of each of the plurality of parameters.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the requirement comprises at least one of:

one or more preferred employers, a salary range, or an amount of work hours desired.

19. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause;

receiving, over a network, a data object that is associated with a user who is engaged in a search for employment, wherein the data object includes a ré

sumé

of the user and a requirement that is associated with the search;

calculating, based on the data object, a score that indicates a likelihood of receiving an offer for an employment position that satisfies the requirement, wherein the score includes an estimated duration until the user receives the offer;

generating a suggestion that identifies how the score may be increased; and

sending the suggestion over the network to a computing device of the user.

20. One or more computer readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

receiving, over a network, a data object that is associated with a user who is engaged in a search for employment, wherein the data object includes a ré

sumé

of the user and a requirement that is associated with the search;

calculating, based on the data object, a score that indicates a likelihood of receiving an offer for an employment position that satisfies the requirement, wherein the score includes an estimated duration until the user receives the offer;

generating a suggestion that identifies how the score may be increased; and

sending the suggestion over the network to a computing device of the user.