Patent ID: 7827117

Claim:
A method for facilitating online employment negotiations between employers and job seekers, wherein job seekers are ranked based on several decision events, with a first event adding to the total points and with a second event worth more than the first event, and wherein all job seekers are given a rank to be stored in a database as an integer number, wherein an employer completes the steps comprising: a) storing by a computer system, job seekers' initial rankings and job listings in a database; b) an employer logging into the system; c) inputting specific keywords that match the type of job seeker the employer wants for an available job listing; d) searching by the computer system, the database index for all job seekers that contain the specific keywords on their personal home page; e) displaying by the computer system a search results page; f) choosing a job seeker to view a more detailed description, wherein when the employer declines to choose at least one job seeker, the employer is returned to the search results page and wherein a predetermined amount of points are automatically added to the job seekers ranking in the computer system based on a first event occurring when the employer selects a more detailed description of the job seeker to view; g) viewing a job seekers profile by the employer to determine whether the job seeker is a match for the job listing by the employer; and h) initiating contact with the job seeker by the employer, wherein when the employer declines to initiate contact, the employer is returned to the search results page and wherein a predetermined amount of points are automatically added to the job seekers ranking in the computer system based on a second event occurring when the employer initiates contact with the job seeker.