SKILL-BASED CANDIDATE MATCHING

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for enabling skill-based searching for jobs and/or job candidates. A number of profiles, resumes and/or other data records may be stored in association with a number of individuals, where each record may include information regarding skills and associated skill competency levels possessed by an individual. The records may be searched based on various criteria, such as by indicating a skill and associated minimum competency level desired of candidates.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for identifying one or more individuals matching a skill-based search request, the computer-implemented method comprising:
as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions:
electronically receiving from a computing device, in association with a search request submitted by a user, a plurality of search criteria, the search criteria including a primary mandatory skill desired of an individual, a minimum competency level associated with the primary mandatory skill, one or more optional skills, and a skill category, wherein the skill category is selected by the user from a predefined list;retrieving, from an electronic data store, a plurality of profiles, wherein each profile is associated with a single individual and includes information identifying at least a primary skill, a competency level of the individual with respect to the primary skill, a skill category and one or more additional skills associated with the individual;determining that a subset of the retrieved profiles are eligible matches for the search request, wherein determining that a profile is an eligible match comprises:
determining that the primary mandatory skill included in the search criteria matches the primary skill included in the profile;determining that the competency level associated with the primary skill included in the profile complies with the minimum competency level included in the search criteria; anddetermining that the skill category included in the search criteria matches the skill category included in the profile;sorting the eligible matches based at least in part on a comparison of the one or more optional skills included in the search criteria with the one or more additional skills included in each profile of the eligible matches; andpresenting information identifying one or more most qualified individuals for the search request, wherein the most qualified individuals are associated with one or more profiles appearing highest in the sorted eligible matches.