Job matching system and method

• US 7,502,748 B1
• Filed: 08/31/1999
• Issued: 03/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Careerious Inc.
• Original Assignee: Careerious Inc.
• Inventors: Baldwin, Ben, Baldwin, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Jeanty; Romain
• Application Number:
  US09/386,641
• Time in Patent Office: 3,479 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/8, 705/9, 705/10, 705/11, 707/5, 707/104.1
• US Class Current: 705/7.14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063112 Skill-based matching of a person or a group to a task
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications

Abstract

A system for matching employment candidates to employment positions is disclosed. Measures of personality traits and optionally interests are used to match candidates to employment positions. Candidates'"'"' traits may be assessed by administering a questionnaire. A similar questionnaire may be provided to suitable employees who are already filling, or have previously filled, employment positions, in order to assess personality traits of suitable employees for each position. Results are preferably received and compared. A list of suitable jobs may then be provided to the candidate. Software and computer systems embodying the method are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of matching an employment candidate to specific employment positions from multiple employers, comprising:

a. for each of a plurality of available employment positions, receiving employment position data measuring a plurality of defined personality traits for suitable candidates for that employment position;

b. storing said received employment position data;

c. receiving individual candidate data, representative of a personality profile for said employment candidate;

d. using a computer for comparing said individual candidate data with said employment position data to produce a list of potential employment positions for said candidate, from said employment positions, said list identifying those of said employment positions for which defined personality traits, as reflected by said employment position data, match said individual candidate data; and

e. providing said list to said candidate;

wherein said comparing of d) includes

i) determining which numerical values for said candidate fall within a corresponding range for each employment position, said numerical values indicative of traits for said candidate,

ii) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said candidate, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment positions, and

iii) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said candidate'"'"'s suitability for an employment position.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, providing said candidate with a candidate questionnaire in order to determine said individual candidate data and thereby assess said personality profile.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing an employee questionnaire to successful employees, filling each of said specific employment positions, to determine said employment position data thereby assessing said plurality of defined personality traits for said each of said plurality of employment positions.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said candidate questionnaire and said employee questionnaire are identical.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said questionnaire comprises a psychometric test to assess said personality profile.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said received employment position data comprises a plurality of numerical ranges, each range indicative of a range of values of a single personality trait of a suitable candidate for one of said employment positions.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said received candidate data comprises a plurality of numerical values, each numerical value indicative of a single personality trait for said candidate.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of said plurality of ranges for each employment position, corresponds to one of said plurality of numerical values for said candidate.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein each metric is calculated by calculating a difference between a value for said trait of said candidate, and an average of a corresponding range for an employment position.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing said candidate with an authenticator, authenticating that said candidate has obtained said list.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said authenticator comprises a document.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said list includes identifiers of each of said employers.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

f. receiving employment interest data measuring a plurality of defined interests for suitable candidates for each employment position from said employers;

g. storing said received employment interest data;

h. receiving individual candidate interest data, representative of interests for an individual candidate;

and wherein d. further comprises comparing said individual candidate interest data with said employment interest data to produce said list.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said defined plurality of defined personality traits are chosen from the list of independence;

competitiveness;

assertiveness;

conscientiousness;

convention;

organization;

extroversion;

group orientation;

outgoing;

stability;

poise;

relaxation; and

social desirability.

15. A computer readable medium, storing computer software that when executed on a computing device, adapts said computing device to:

i. for each of a plurality of available employment positions, receive employment position data measuring a plurality of defined personality traits for suitable candidates for each of a plurality of employment positions from a plurality of employers;

ii. store said received employment position data at said computing device;

iii. receive individual candidate data, representative of a personality profile for said candidate;

iv. compare said individual candidate data with said employment position data to produce a list of potential employment positions for said individual candidate from said employment positions, said list identifying those of said employment positions for which defined personality traits, as reflected by said employment position data, match said individual candidate data; and

v. provide said list to said individual candidate;

wherein the compare of iv) includes

a) determining which numerical values for said candidate fall within a corresponding range for each employment position, said numerical values indicative of traits for said candidate,

b) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said candidate, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment positions, and

c) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said candidate'"'"'s suitability for an employment position.

16. A computing device for interconnection with a computer network, said computing device comprising:

a. a processor;

b. computer memory in communication with said processor;

said computer memory storing processor readable instructions adapting said computing device to;

i. for each of a plurality of available employment positions, receive employment position data measuring a plurality of defined personality traits for suitable candidates for each of a plurality of employment positions from a plurality of employers;

ii. store said received employment position data at said computing device;

iii. receive individual candidate data, representative of a personality profile for said candidate;

iv. compare said individual candidate data with said employment position data to produce a list of potential employment positions for said individual candidate from said employment positions, said list identifying those of said employment positions for which defined personality traits, as reflected by said employment position data, match said individual candidate data; and

v. provide said list to said individual candidate;

wherein the compare of iv) includes

iva) determining which numerical values for said candidate fall within a corresponding range for each employment position, said numerical values indicative of traits for said candidate,

ivb) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said candidate, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment positions, and

ivc) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said candidate'"'"'s suitability for an employment position.

17. The computing device of claim 16, further comprising:

c. a network interface, in communication with said processor and for interconnection with a computer network to receive said employment position data and said individual candidate data from said computer network.

18. A computer implemented method of matching employment seekers to available employment openings of a plurality of employers using a computing device, comprising:

for each of said employment openings storing aggregate personality profiles, reflective of desired personality traits for that employment opening;

for each of said employment openings storing identifying information for that employment opening;

administering a questionnaire to an employment seeker;

assessing a personality profile of said employment seeker based on said questionnaire said personality profile including numerical values indicative of personality traits for said employment seeker;

using a computer for comparing said personality profile of said employment seeker to said stored aggregate personality profiles, to determine ones of said employment openings suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker, wherein said comparing of includes

i) determining which numerical values for said employment seeker fall within a corresponding range for each of said employment openings;

ii) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said employment seeker, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment openings, and

iii) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said employment seeker'"'"'s suitability for an employment position;

identifying to said employment seeker, a list of said identifying information of said employment openings suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker based on said comparing.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said questionnaire comprises a psychometric test to assess said personality profile.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said aggregate personality profiles for each of said employment openings is assessed using said questionnaire.

21. A computer readable medium, storing computer software that when executed on a computing device, adapts said computing device to perform the method of claim 18.

22. A computer implemented method of filtering access to a database of available employment opportunities, accessible by way of a data network, said method comprising:

for each of said employment opportunities, storing an aggregate personality profile, reflective of desired personality traits for that employment opportunity, and associated information about that employment opportunity;

providing a questionnaire to an employment seeker;

receiving responses to said questionnaire;

assessing a personality profile of said employment seeker based on said responses, said personality profile including numerical values indicative of Personality traits for said employment seeker;

using a computer for comparing said personality profile of said employment seeker to said stored aggregate personality profiles, to determine ones of said employment opportunities stored in said database suiting said personality of said employment seeker, wherein said comparing of includes

i) determining which numerical values for said employment seeker fall within a corresponding range for each of said employment openings;

ii) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said employment seeker, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment openings, and

iii) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said employment seeker'"'"'s suitability for an employment position;

identifying to said employment seeker a list of said employment opportunities suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker, and said associated information of said employment opportunities suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker, based on said comparing.

23. A computer implemented method of operating an on-line database service matching employment opportunities of various employers to employment seekers, said method comprising:

for each of said employment opportunities, receiving from one of said various employers, an aggregate personality profile, reflective of desired personality traits for that employment opportunity, and associated information about that employment opportunity;

storing said aggregate personality profile;

providing a questionnaire to an employment seeker;

receiving responses to said questionnaire;

assessing a personality profile of said employment seeker based on said responses, said personality profile including numerical values indicative of personality traits for said employment seeker;

using a computer for comparing said personality profile of said employment seeker to said stored aggregate personality profiles, to determine ones of said employment openings suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker,

wherein said comparing of includes

i) determining which numerical values for said employment seeker fall within a corresponding range for each of said employment openings;

ii) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said employment seeker, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment openings, and

iii) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said employment seeker'"'"'s suitability for an employment position;

identifying to said employment seeker, a list of said employment opportunities suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker, and said associated information of said employment opportunities suiting said personality profile of said employment seeker, based on said comparing.