Patent ID: 7379929
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing search results from a search of candidate resumes, said method comprising the machine-implemented steps of: identifying a first passage in a job description that includes a first trigger phrase from a first set of predefined trigger phrases, wherein said first set of predefined trigger phrases is associated with a first type of criterion; extracting a first criterion from the first passage, wherein said first criterion is associated with the first type of criterion; identifying a second passage in the job description that includes a second trigger phrase from a second set of predefined trigger phrases, wherein said second set of predefined trigger phrases is associated with a second type of criterion; extracting a second criterion from the second passage, wherein said second criterion is associated with the second type of criterion; searching a candidate resume for said first and second criterions; if said first criterion is found in the candidate resume, then including said candidate resume in the search results; and if said first criterion is not found in the candidate resume, and the second criterion is found in the candidate resume, then omitting the candidate resume from the search results.