Patent ID: 8086558

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of screening and selecting persons for a position for an employer comprising: providing an online screening solution that automatically determines if a given candidate is suitable for the position in response to a plurality of questions asked as part of the online screening solution; providing an online selection solution having questions related to a plurality of competencies related to the position, the online selection solution being distinct from the online screening solution and including questions other than questions relating to background, knowledge and skills of the given candidate which have answers that are validated and correlated as being predictive of success for the position; using a computer processing system to statistically correlate job performance ratings of a plurality of workers who were hired with previous answers given by the plurality of workers to the questions in the online selection solution before the plurality of workers was hired to validate and correlate the questions as being predictive of success for the position; for candidates who are determined by the online screening solution to be suitable for the position, automatically creating a rank order of applicants from the candidates based at least in part on responses of the candidate as compared to the validated and correlated answers to questions in the online selection solution for the plurality of competencies; and making the rank order of such applicants available online to the employer as a dynamic filter for aiding in the selection of applicants for the position.