Patent ID: 8112365

Claim:
A system for online recruiting and evaluation of potential employees, comprising: a first computer system operated by an employer; a second computer system operated by a potential employee; a central server in communication with the first computer system and the second computer system; and a network interconnecting the first computer system, the second computer system, and the central server, wherein a first set of user interface screens is generated at the first computer system for allowing the employer to create a job description corresponding to a job and at least one questionnaire associated with the job description, the employer creates the job description and the at least one questionnaire using the first set of user interface screens, and the employer transmits the job description and the at least one questionnaire to the central server for storage at the central server and searching by the potential employee, wherein the potential employee responds to the at least one questionnaire using a second set of user interface screens generated at the second computer system, and the potential employee's responses to the questionnaire are transmitted to the central server for storage at the central server, and wherein the central server requests the potential employee to consent to an interview of at least one prior employer of the potential employee and to identify the at least one prior employer, the central server processes the potential employee's responses to the at least one questionnaire create a virtual dossier for the potential employee accessible by the employer for allowing the employer to evaluate the potential employee if the potential employee communicates consent to the interview, and the central server informs the potential employee that consent to the interview is required by the employer if the potential employee does not communicate consent to the interview.