Patent ID: 8036924

Claim:
A computerized method of identifying industries for potential transfer of a job function with respect to a first industry, the method comprising: a. in a first digital computer process, receiving data identifying the job function in the first industry; b. in a second digital computer process, accessing a database, stored on a digital storage medium, containing information, developed for the job function, listing industries to which and from which the job function is potentially transferable, the information corresponding to markings in a square matrix, the matrix having a pair of orthogonal axes, and a series of positions along each axis with each position along each axis being associated with a different industry in which the job function is performed, wherein each industry occupies a corresponding position along each axis, so that (1) in a row of the matrix corresponding to a selected industry in which an individual has experience are markings of columns of industries to which the experience of the individual is potentially transferable and (2) in a column of the matrix corresponding to a selected industry in which a company may be seeking candidates are markings of rows of industries from which a candidate's experience therein may be transferable to the selected industry; wherein the pattern of markings in the matrix is not symmetric; and c. in a third digital computer process, using the database to identify at least one industry other than the first industry for potential transfer of the job function.