Career and employment services system and apparatus

Abstract

Systems, methods, distributed networks, and computer-readable media are provided that relate to recruiting and employment services. Background information associated with talent-capability attributes is received from talent. Job description information is received from employers. Prospective matches are identified between employers and talent, and employers and talent are given an opportunity to consent to exchange of talent contact information.

Having thus described the disclosed subject matter, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A method of searching a plurality of candidate profiles including candidate attributes by a computer system within a computer network, the computer system comprising at least one computer comprising at least one processor in communication with at least one storage medium, the method comprising:
 receiving information for at least one candidate by the computer system, including at least one of information classified according to a hierarchical industry classification system or information classified according to a hierarchical occupational classification system;   storing the candidate information as a candidate profile in a structured format on the at least one storage medium;   receiving at least one search parameter by the computer system from an employer;   identifying at least one candidate profile by the computer system based on the at least one search parameter; and   communicating to the employer the at least one determined candidate profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one search parameter includes at least one candidate attribute selected by the employer. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one candidate attribute of the candidate profile is a minimum compensation requirement not greater than the search parameter specified by the employer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the candidate profiles includes a candidate-specified threshold requirement. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one candidate threshold requirement includes a minimum compensation specified by the candidate. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the minimum compensation requirement is confidential. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising:
 receiving information for at least one job by the computer system;   storing the information as a job profile in a structured format on the at least one storage medium;   comparing the at least one job profile with the at least one candidate-specified threshold requirement of the identified candidate profile by the computer system; and   determining by the computer system that the at least one job profile matches the at least one candidate-specified threshold requirement.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one job profile includes information classified according to an occupation classification system. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the occupation classification system is hierarchical. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one job profile includes information classified according to an industry classification system. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the industry classification system is hierarchical. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 receiving by the computer system from the employer a request for an interview with a candidate associated with the at least one matched candidate profile; and   transmitting the interview request to the candidate over the computer network.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 receiving from the candidate over the computer network an indication regarding whether the candidate accepts the interview request.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising providing the employer with an opportunity to modify the at least one job profile if the threshold comparison indicates that the at least one job profile does not match the at least one identified candidate profile. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising providing the employer with a list of candidate profiles whose respective candidate-specified threshold requirements match the job profile. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the list of candidates is ordered by at least one of: (i) the degree of compatibility of the candidates with the job profile, and (2) geographic proximity to a geographic location specified in the search parameters.