Patent ID: 7149703
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented system for generating referrals for at least one job position based upon at least one virtual community comprised of at least one member of said virtual community relevant to said job position, comprising: a server coupled to a memory said server communicatively coupled to said employee of said corporate entity and said job hunter; a server operated by a program residing in a memory, said program executing the steps of: maintaining a reservoir of at least two identified people, wherein each of said identified people is attributed a name, a virtual address, a background description, a geographic locale, and a history; receiving at least one job position request including a job position description containing a work location and including a referral specification; creating a virtual community of at least one member selected from said identified people based upon said job position request; selecting said members from said identified people via any of the steps of: generating a referral request for said job position description based upon said referral specification to each of said members of said virtual community; and sending said referral request for said job position description to said member for each of said members of said virtual community.