Enterprise employment webservice and process

Abstract

A webservices platform which provides a rapid high-quality matching of technical and soft skills. The system receives input from employers and potential job seekers. Preferably the job seeker input is based on a series of questions that relate to a softskills psychometric profile and technical skills profile designed to fit the job seeker to a particular job. Preferably, the employer input is based on the job description and a similar softskills psychometric profile and technical skills profile designed to elicit a ranking of the best qualified candidates. The system then processes the information received from both job seekers and employer and based on this information ranks for the job seeker the job within the company for which he/she is most qualified. The system further ranks for the employer the qualified candidates.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A enterprise employment portal webservice and process system, comprising: 
 An employer's client's machine in selective communication with the webservice server, the employer's client's machine submitting a softskills psychometric and technical skills profile for the job they want to fill, providing a search request to the webservice server and initiating a search of the job seeker information in the database search parameters defined by the profile which was submitted by the potential employer; and    A job seeker's client machine in selective communication with the webservice server, the server communicating to the job seeker's client's machine a softskills psychometric and technical skills profile form to be completed by the job seeker, the form having a plurality of fields relevant to the employment, the job seeker's client's machine selectively transmitting to the webservice server summary information defined by at least complete fields of the form, the database receiving and ranking, with a proprietary matching algorithm software program.    
     
     
         2 . An enterprise employment portal webservice and process system in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the database is accessible to the job seeker's machine and the employer's machine via the internet.  
     
     
         3 . An employment webservice and process system in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the job seeker's machine and the employer's machine includes a world wide web browser, wherein the job seeker's machine and the employer's machine are connected to the server via the world wide web, and wherein the softskills psychometric profile, technical skills and resumes use XMAL (extensible markup language) which is text-based.  
     
     
         4 . The employment webservice and process as in  claim 1 , wherein the softskills psychometric profile includes distinct character types of workplace preferences.  
     
     
         5 . A profile as in  claim 4 , wherein the distinct character types are based on 13 workplace preference metrics and comprise: 
 action seekers;    leaders;    do the work; and    team spirit    
     
     
         6 . A profile as in  claim 4 , wherein the there is a technical skills profile.  
     
     
         7 . An enterprise employment portal webservice and process system in accordance with  claim 1  having a softskills psychometric and technical skills profile having corresponding fields for the employer and job seeker, adapted to be filled in by an employer or job seeker, and wherein the proprietary matching algorithm software program initiates a ranking process to compare the fit of the job seeker for the potential employer.  
     
     
         8 . A method carried out by the website including a memory, and including a database comprised by the memory, the method comprising: 
 communicating a softskills psychometric and technical skills profile submitted by an employer, having a plurality of fields relevant to the employment,    receiving summary information for at least some of the fields of form from a corresponding job seeker submitted softskills psychometric test and technical skills profile,    stored in the database the data entry defined by the summary information from the softskills psychometric and technical skills profile fields, associating the summary information submitted by the employer and job seeker,    ranking the job seeker for each particular job they have applied for by using the softskills psychometric and technical skills profile which has been submitted by that particular employer.    
     
     
         9 . A method as in  claim 8 , wherein an job seeker ranking page is generated which contains percentage of fit, company, job title, location, rank and job status.  
     
     
         10 . A method as in  claim 8 , wherein a job profile is generated containing fields with the job seeker's ID, company name, job title, date of technical skills and psychometric softskills profile submitted, location of job and status.