METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING DECISION MAKERS IN AN ORGANIZATION

摘要

This disclosure provides for systems and methods directed to generating colleague recommendations within a social network service. The systems and methods may include identifying a sample member of a social network service and determining an organizational unit associated with the sample member. The sample member may be associated with prior member activity involving a source member and the organizational unit may represent a department within an organization. The systems and methods may also include identifying various candidate members, where the candidate members are associated with the organizational unit. The systems and methods may also include surfacing the plurality of candidate members to a computer system being operated by the source member.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
identifying a sample member of a social network service, the sample member being associated with prior member activity involving a source member; determining an organizational unit associated with the sample member, the organizational unit representing a department within an organization; identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of candidate members, the identifying being based on each candidate member being identified as being associated with the organizational unit; and surfacing the plurality of candidate members to a computer system being operated by the source member.