Patent ID: 6311164
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer-implemented process for obtaining, at a central location, job-application information from remotely located applicants for jobs, the process comprising the steps of:a) providing, at said central location, at least a first computer configured to receive information over an electronic communications link, wherein said electronic communications link is accessible using at least a first identifier;b) disseminating information advising of the availability of a job application procedure by utilization of said electronic communications link in response to a communications link access using said first identifier;c) establishing a substantially real-time communications link between at least a first of said applicants and said central location in response to said first applicant inputting said first identifier;d) receiving, at said central location, information identifying said first applicant;e) storing, in an electronic memory storage device coupled to said central location, said information identifying said first applicant;f) transmitting a first series of prompts from said central location over said electronic communications link to said first applicant under control of said first computer, related to a first job wherein said first series of prompts is specific to said first job and is different from at least some prompts in a second series of prompts which is specific to a second, different job, wherein said first series of prompts are presented to said first applicant sequentially, and wherein said second series of prompts are not transmitted to said first applicant;g) inputting, by said first applicant, responses to at least some of said prompts in said first series of prompts, said responses including at least some of said job-application information;h) automatically transmitting, over said communications link, directly to said central location, data indicative of said plurality of responses input by said first applicant immediately after each response has been entered by said first applicant;i) storing, in an electronic memory storage device coupled to said first computer, said data indicative of said plurality of responses wherein said storing is performed in a manner to permit said data indicative of said plurality of responses to be associated with said information identifying said first applicant; andj) outputting, from said central location, at least some of said job application information and said associated information identifying at least said first job applicant.