Method to facilitate engagement and communication between a company and a recruiter including a bounty

Abstract

The present invention includes a method to facilitate engagement and communication between a company with an available position and a recruiter. The method includes the steps of posting information about the available position for the company, and receiving information about a candidate for the available position of the company from the recruiter, and submitting the information about the candidate for the available position of the company to the company. The method further includes the step of receiving payment from the company and transmitting a portion of the payment to the recruiter upon the selection by the company of a candidate for the available position.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 on a first computer, a second computer, and a third computer interconnectable through a computer network:
 posting selectively-accessible information about an available position for the company on a first computer; 
 posting a bounty for the available position on the first computer; 
 receiving information about a candidate at the first computer from a second computer associated with the recruiter for the available position of the company from the recruiter; 
 transmitting the information about the candidate for the available position of the company from the first computer to a third computer associated with the company; and 
   upon the selection by the company of a candidate for the available position, receiving payment from the company and transmitting a portion of the payment to the recruiter.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on the size of the bounty. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based a placement history for the active recruiters for an available position. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based a number of submissions by the recruiter. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a number of selections of the candidates submitted by the recruiter, 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a ratio of number of submissions to number of selections of the candidates submitted by the recruiter, 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a candidate interview rate for the recruiter. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a number of positions recently filled by the recruiter. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a submission opened rate of the recruiter. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on a submission processed rate by the recruiter. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting selectively accessible information about the available position comprises restricting access to the information based on an amount paid to the recruiter. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein posting a bounty for the available position comprises posting a variable bounty on the first computer. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the amount of the variable bounty is related to a classification of a viewing recruiter. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the classification of the viewing recruiter is based on one of: a number of submissions by the recruiter; a number of selections of the candidates submitted by the recruiter; a ratio of number of submissions to number of selections of the candidates submitted by the recruiter; a candidate interview rate; a number of recently filled positions; a submission opened rate; a submission processed rate; or an amount paid to the recruiter. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving recruiter feedback relating to a recruiter at the first computer from the third computer. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the recruiter feedback comprises one of: a candidate quality metric; a candidate matching success rate; a recruiter courtesy metric; a recruiter efficiency metric; or a recruiter professional demeanor metric. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising delivering the recruiter feedback to a potential candidate. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising soliciting recruiter feedback relating to a recruiter from the first computer to the third computer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the recruiter feedback comprises one of: a candidate quality metric; a candidate matching success rate; a recruiter courtesy metric; a recruiter efficiency metric; or a recruiter professional demeanor metric. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising delivering the recruiter feedback to a potential candidate. 
     
     
         21 . A method comprising:
 on a first computer, a second computer, and a third computer interconnectable through a computer network:
 posting a variable bounty for an available position on the first computer; 
 varying the variable bounty at the first computer in response to a recruiter qualification; 
 receiving information about a candidate at the first computer from a second computer associated with the recruiter for the available position of the company from the recruiter; 
 transmitting the information about the candidate for the available position of the company from the first computer to a third computer associated with the company; and 
   upon the selection by the company of a candidate for the available position, receiving payment from the company and transmitting a portion of the payment to the recruiter corresponding to the variable bounty amount for the recruiter.