System, method and computer program products for creating and maintaining a consolidated jobs database

摘要

Systems, methods and computer program products include job bots that are configured to periodically visit network sites that have stored therein one or more job postings. During each visit, the one or more job postings are analyzed and a searchable job post database is updated to add new job postings, modify changed job postings and delete any removed job postings. A search engine is provided for job seekers to search the searchable job post database where a consolidate list of job postings from the network sites is stored.

主权项

1. A method for creating and updating a consolidated database of job postings, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving user input to manually identify a set of job post hosting sites for data extraction, the job post hosting sites having job postings therein; for each site within the set of job post hosting sites manually identified for data extraction:
receiving user input to manually program and test a job bot specific to a job listing format of the manually identified site, the job bot programmed to:
visit said manually identified site;extract job post information for at least one of the job postings stored at said manually identified site; andstore the job post information in a searchable job posting database; andrunning the job bot to visit said manually identified site and extract the job post information into the searchable job posting database; periodically running the job bots to update the searchable job posting database, updating the searchable job posting database with changes to previously extracted job post information, adding newly extracted job post information, and retaining previously extracted job post information that is no longer present on the job post hosting site for a predetermined period of time after the previously extracted job post information is determined to be no longer present on the job post hosting site; providing a plurality of searchable job post fields from the extracted job post information, the searchable job post fields allowing a jobseeker to search the job postings based on at least one of the plurality of searchable job post fields; providing a summary form to the jobseeker for one of the job postings from the extracted job post information, said summary form having a job title, a geographic location, and a list of general responsibilities; and providing a plurality of links within said summary form.