Abstract:
A method and system of providing an on line employment opportunity to job seekers and employee seekers is described. The method includes consideration from the employee seeker to the job seeker in exchange for viewing access to the job seekers credentials and identifying information. The method further reduces the amount of effort for employee seekers and job seekers to identify each other&#39;s compatible preferences by categorizing credentials into levels of data, which can be managed within the system.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/517,522, filed 2011 Apr. 21 by the present inventor. 
       FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH  
       [0002]    Not Applicable. 
       SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM  
       [0003]    Not Applicable. 
     
    
     BACKGROUND 
       [0004]    1. The Field of the Disclosure 
         [0005]    The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for online employment opportunities. In particular, the disclosure is directed to facilitating employment opportunity between employers and candidates by providing a system and method for posting and searching candidate credentials while providing consideration to job seekers. 
         [0006]    2. Description of the Related Art 
         [0007]    Job search engines are used to communicate important information about and between the job seeker (the resume) and the employee seeker (the job description) in hopes to find a proper fit of employment. However, because of the diverse job requirements of employers, and job experiences from job seekers, the extreme amounts of diverse data become overwhelming to manage, categorize, and sift through making the search arduous and frivolous. Job search engines have helped in managing and communicating the data. Ideally, the management and communication of the data matches the proper employer with the proper job seeker. Although some search engines provide incentives for the job seekers as U.S. Pat. No. 7,505,919 describes signing bonus and weekly prizes based on being hired; none provide consideration to the job seeker for continuing to look for work. Providing consideration to a job seeker on a continuing basis would be difficult for current search engines and databases because of how the information is presented. 
         [0008]    Current job search engines and on line employment opportunities address the management of data in the form of a resume, which lists job seeker information such as identity, employment history, and skills in the form of a resume. The information is viewed on one resume once the employer has searched by key words or some other kind of smaller data set. Although key words help narrow the vast number of job seekers to a smaller lot or group whom best match a key word, there is still the extensive time to read through each resume before knowing if there are any matches within the returned list of job seeker profiles. Because of the considerable amount of time it takes to sift through profiles, employers have come to rely on headhunters and temporary agencies to do the sifting through, which in turn, increases the cost of finding an appropriate candidate. 
         [0009]    The present disclosure reduces the amount of time it takes to identify the best match between employee seeker and job seeker, potentially eliminating the need for third entity such as headhunters and temporary agencies to do the sifting through of information, which in turn provides consideration to the job seeker on a continuous basis. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0010]    The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for online employment opportunities. In particular, the disclosure is directed to facilitating employment opportunity between employers and candidates by substituting the resume as a means of conveying valuable data, to a format displaying values and attributes of the job seeker as well as providing a profit based system for the job seeker. 
         [0011]    By simplifying and reducing the amount of data initially into a simple format which identifies and narrows the volume of job seekers to only those which match the job description. Once the numbers of candidates are narrowed to a few manageable individuals, further credentials can be released at consecutive levels. As employers wish to view more details at these levels, the job seeker receives consideration. 
         [0012]    Although job search engines require and expect job seekers to provide detailed information about their employment history, confidential identity information, and to fit into a standard resume format designed to extract information into databases in hopes of matching large and diverse amounts of data between employee seekers and job seekers, the resume format is too broad and requires too much sifting through of information. The present disclosure categorizes the most important credentials first, secondary credentials second, and so on. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0013]    The features and advantages of the disclosure become apparent when viewing the exemplary illustrations presented in that vast volumes of information can be ascertained in a short amount of time from a simpler format display, replacing traditional resume formats, and viewing credentials in connection with the accompanying drawings: 
           [0014]      FIG. 1  is a flowchart outlining an exemplary system and method for creating profiles and searches by job seekers and employee seekers; 
           [0015]      FIG. 2  is an illustrative view of an exemplary format display of job seeker credentials regarding software a job seeker has used; 
           [0016]      FIG. 3  is an illustrative view of an exemplary format display of job seeker credentials regarding process&#39; a job seeker has worked with; 
           [0017]      FIG. 4  is an illustrative view of an exemplary format display of job seeker credentials regarding materials a job seeker has worked with; 
           [0018]      FIG. 5  is an illustrative view of an exemplary format display of job seeker credentials regarding the titles a job seeker has held. 
           [0019]      FIG. 6  is an exemplary cash flow chart displaying the consideration to job seekers. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0020]    For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles in accordance with the disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Any alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein, and any additional applications of the principles of the disclosure as illustrated herein, which would normally occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the disclosure claimed. 
         [0021]    It must be noted that, as used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In describing and claiming the present disclosure, the following terminology will be used in accordance with the definitions set out below. As used herein, the terms “comprising,” “including,” “containing,” “characterized by,” and grammatical equivalents thereof are inclusive or open-ended terms that do not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method processes. 
         [0022]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , there is shown an exemplary flowchart comprising a system  300  in accordance with the principles of this disclosure. System  300  may be a database management system and may be implemented on the Internet. System  300  may comprise method  100  for collecting and managing data. The method  100  may be used to access System  300  and perform searches  105 . Alternatively, method  100  may be used to access System  300  and create a profile  110 . 
         [0023]    Still referring to  FIG. 1 , The method  100  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  120  for selecting data, a second level  130  for selecting data, and a third level  140  for selecting data. Alternatively, the method  100  may further comprise a plurality of levels for selecting data. 
         [0024]    The method  100  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  120  for creating data, a second level  130  for creating data, and a third level  140  for creating data. Alternatively, the method  100  may further comprise a plurality of levels for creating data. 
         [0025]    The method  100  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  120  for editing data, a second level  130  for editing data, and a third level  140  for editing data. Alternatively, the method  100  may further comprise a plurality of levels for editing data. 
         [0026]    Still referring to  FIG. 1 , System  300  in the exemplary flowchart may further comprise method  200  for collecting and managing data. The method  200  may be used to access System  300  and create a profile  250 . Alternatively, the method  200  may be used to access System  300  and perform searches  210 . 
         [0027]    Still referring to  FIG. 1 , The method  200  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  220  for selecting data, a second level  230  for selecting data, and a third level  240  for selecting data. Alternatively, the method  200  may further comprise a plurality of levels for selecting data. 
         [0028]    The method  200  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  220  for creating data, a second level  230  for creating data, and a third level  240  for creating data. Alternatively, the method  200  may further comprise a plurality of levels for creating data. 
         [0029]    The method  200  in the exemplary flowchart may comprise a first level  220  for editing data, a second level  230  for editing data, and a third level  240  for editing data. Alternatively, the method  200  may further comprise a plurality of levels for editing data. 
         [0030]    Still referring to  FIG. 1 , the system  300  may further comprise a payment method. The search method  210  may comprise the payment steps  221 ,  231 ,  241 . The search method  210  may further comprise a plurality of payment steps. 
         [0031]    The payment method  221  may comprise from the number of data selected from the first level  220  data. Payment method  221  may further comprise consideration to the candidates selected from the search in first level  220  data. 
         [0032]    The payment method  231  may comprise from the number of data selected from the second level  230  data. Payment method  231  may further comprise consideration to the candidates selected from the search in second level  230  data. 
         [0033]    The payment method  241  may comprise from the number of data selected from the third level  240  data. Payment method  241  may further comprise consideration to the candidates selected from the search in third level  240  data. 
         [0034]    Now referring to  FIG. 2 , there is an exemplary illustration of data  121  collected from first level data  120  shown in  FIG. 1  illustrative flowchart. The data  121  comprises data collected  121   a . The data  121  may further comprise a plurality of data collected. 
         [0035]    Now referring to  FIG. 3 , there is an exemplary illustration of data  122  collected from first level data  120  shown in  FIG. 1  illustrative flowchart. The data  122  comprises data collected  122   a . The data  122  may further comprise a plurality of data collected. 
         [0036]    Now referring to  FIG. 4 , there is an exemplary illustration of data  131  collected from second level data  130  shown in  FIG. 1  illustrative flowchart. The data  131  comprises data collected  131   a . The data  131  may further comprise a plurality of data collected. 
         [0037]    Now referring to  FIG. 5 , there is an exemplary illustration of data  141  collected from first level data  140  shown in  FIG. 1  illustrative flowchart. The data  141  comprises data collected  141   a . The data  141  may further comprise a plurality of data collected. 
         [0038]    Now referring to  FIG. 6 , there is an exemplary cash flow diagram  310 . System  300  shown in  FIG. 1  may further comprise a payment method including consideration to the job seeker for each level of data an employee seeker views. The consideration may be a percentage of cash in  311 . 
         [0039]    Still referring to  FIG. 6 , the cash in  311  from payment of the employee seeker provides cash out  312  to the job seeker each time the employee seeker chooses to view a job seeker&#39;s profile in first level  221 . At the first level  221 , a percentage of cash in  311  of the employee seekers payment is distributed to the job seeker. 
         [0040]    Still referring to  FIG. 6 , the cash in  311  from payment of the employee seeker provides cash out  312  to the job seeker each time the employee seeker chooses to view a job seeker&#39;s profile in second level  231 . At the second level of  231 , a percentage of cash in  311  of the employee seekers payment is distributed to the job seeker. 
         [0041]    Still referring to  FIG. 6 , the cash in  311  from payment of the employee seeker provides cash out  312  to the job seeker each time the employee seeker chooses to view a job seeker&#39;s profile in third level  241 . At the second level of  241 , a percentage of cash in  311  of the employee seekers payment is distributed to the job seeker. 
         [0042]    Still referring to  FIG. 6 , the cash in  311  from payment of the employee seeker provides cash out  312  to the job seeker each time the employee seeker chooses to view a job seeker&#39;s profile in a plurality of levels  251 . At any level  251 , a percentage of cash in  311  of the employee seekers payment is distributed to the job seeker.