Patent ID: 7502748

Claim:
A computer implemented method of matching an employment candidate to specific employment positions from multiple employers, comprising: a. for each of a plurality of available employment positions, receiving employment position data measuring a plurality of defined personality traits for suitable candidates for that employment position; b. storing said received employment position data; c. receiving individual candidate data, representative of a personality profile for said employment candidate; d. using a computer for comparing said individual candidate data with said employment position data to produce a list of potential employment positions for said candidate, from said employment positions, said list identifying those of said employment positions for which defined personality traits, as reflected by said employment position data, match said individual candidate data; and e. providing said list to said candidate; wherein said comparing of d) includes i) determining which numerical values for said candidate fall within a corresponding range for each employment position, said numerical values indicative of traits for said candidate, ii) calculating a metric comparing each trait of said candidate, with a corresponding trait for each of said employment positions, and iii) combining all of said metrics to arrive at a score indicative of said candidate's suitability for an employment position.