Matching a job profile to a candidate

Abstract

Systems, device configurations, and processes for integrating a job profile describing an occupation into a talent management system (TMS) by determining proficiency requirements from job profile data are used to develop validated scores for competency in one or more job skills. The resulting integrated job profiles may be included as a component of TMS job offerings related to the occupation. The systems and methods evaluate parameters of the job profile using a predetermined scoring framework. Particular implementations evaluate English language proficiency in one or more frameworks. A job profile describes the occupation in the form of tasks to be completed by an employee. The systems and methods associate the tasks with scoring parameters in the framework, and calculate an overall score for English proficiency from the collection of scores associated with the tasks.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for a talent management system (TMS) of a company to match a candidate, in a plurality of candidates, to a job profile, in a plurality of job profiles, comprising the steps of:
 generating, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles, wherein each job profile corresponds to a job in a plurality of jobs and wherein each job profile comprises a minimum Global Scale of English (GSE) score and a plurality of tasks that an individual must be able to complete in performing the job that corresponds to the job profile;   hosting, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles in an electronic network database, wherein a user interface is configured to enable the candidate to search through the plurality of job profiles and review the minimum GSE score associated with each job profile;   evaluating a plurality of candidates and assigning, by the TMS, a GSE score to each candidate in the plurality of candidates; and   matching the candidate, in the plurality of candidates, to the job profile, in the plurality of job profiles, based at least in part on a GSE score of the candidate and the minimum GSE score for the job profile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 transmitting, by the TMS, a job, that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate, to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
 grouping a first plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a first personalized path and a second plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a second personalized path.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular personalized path for the candidate, wherein the particular personalized path comprises the job that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular personalized path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular personalized path for the candidate, based at least in part on the GSE score of the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular personalized path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the particular personalized path comprises two or more job profiles sorted in order of ascending GSE score. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the particular personalized path comprises a course of learning and assessment that can build and measure progress in a language skill. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the particular path is a career path and the career path comprises three or more job profiles or three or more jobs. 
     
     
         9 . A method for a talent management system (TMS) of a company to match a candidate, in a plurality of candidates, to a a job profile, in a plurality of job profiles, comprising the steps of:
 generating, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles, wherein each job profile corresponds to a job in a plurality of jobs and wherein each job profile comprises a minimum Global Scale of English (GSE) score and a plurality of tasks that an individual must be able to complete in performing the job that corresponds to the job profile;   hosting, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles in an electronic network database, wherein a user interface is configured to enable the candidate to search through the plurality of job profiles and review the minimum GSE score associated with each job profile;   evaluating a plurality of candidates and assigning, by the TMS, a GSE score to each candidate in the plurality of candidates; and   matching the candidate, in the plurality of candidates, to the job profile, in the plurality of job profiles, based at least in part on:   i) a comparison of the English proficiency score of the candidate and the minimum English proficiency score in the job profile and   ii) a comparison of the plurality of tasks that the candidate can complete and the plurality of tasks that an individual must be able to complete in performing the corresponding job.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising the step of:
 transmitting, by the TMS, a job, that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate, to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of:
 grouping a first plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a first career path and a second plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a second career path.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular career path for the candidate, wherein the particular career path comprises the job that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular career path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular career path for the candidate, based at least in part on the English proficiency score of the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular career path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the particular career path comprises two or more job profiles sorted in order of ascending English proficiency score. 
     
     
         15 . A method for a talent management system (TMS) of a company to match a candidate, in a plurality of candidates, to a a job profile, in a plurality of job profiles, comprising the steps of:
 generating, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles, wherein each job profile corresponds to a job in a plurality of jobs and wherein each job profile comprises a minimum English proficiency score and a plurality of tasks that an individual must be able to complete in performing the job that corresponds to the job profile;   hosting, by the TMS, the plurality of job profiles in an electronic network database, wherein a user interface is configured to enable the candidate to search through the plurality of job profiles and review the minimum English proficiency score associated with each job profile;   evaluating a plurality of candidates and assigning, by the TMS, an English proficiency score to each candidate in the plurality of candidates; and   matching the candidate, in the plurality of candidates, to the job profile, in the plurality of job profiles, based at least in part on an English proficiency score of the candidate and the minimum English proficiency score for the job profile.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the step of:
 transmitting, by the TMS, a job, that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate, to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the step of:
 grouping a first plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a first career path and a second plurality of job profiles, from the plurality of job profiles, into a second career path.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular career path for the candidate, wherein the particular career path comprises the job that corresponds to the job profile that matched the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular career path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the steps of:
 determining, by the TMS, a particular career path for the candidate, based at least in part on the English proficiency score of the candidate; and   transmitting, by the TMS, the particular career path to the user interface for viewing by the candidate.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the particular career path comprises two or more job profiles sorted in order of ascending English proficiency score.