TALENT ACQUISITION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Embodiments of the present invention may provide a system and method for matching candidates to a job position opening. Embodiments may include automatically creating a virtual profile based on shared characteristics of known top performing employees; matching candidates to the virtual profile; and outputting the matching results. Therefore, in addition to finding qualified candidates, embodiments of the present invention may find candidates best suited to succeed at the job based on matches to shared characteristics of known top performers.
1 . A computer-implemented method for matching candidates to a job position opening, comprising:
automatically creating, by a processor, a virtual profile based on shared characteristics of known top performing employees;
matching candidates to the virtual profile; and
outputting the matching results.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics includes shared patterns in top performing employees' records.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the candidates include internal candidates and external candidates.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein external candidates' information is extracted from third party systems.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the third party systems include a social networking system.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprises
extracting employee profiles of top performing employees; and
determining shared characteristics of top performing employees based on the employee profiles.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprises
creating a target profile based on credential requirements for the job position opening;
matching candidates to the target profile;
outputting the target profile matching results.
8 . A system, comprising:
a memory to store program instructions; and
a processor, coupled to the memory,
to generate a virtual profile based on shared characteristics of known top performing employees, and
to match candidates to the virtual profile.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is a computer server.
10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein candidates' information is retrieved from internal and external systems.
11 . The system of claim 8 , the characteristics includes shared patterns in top performing employees' records.
12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the system extracts candidates' information from an external system.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the external system is a social networking system
14 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method comprising:
creating a virtual profile based on shared characteristics of known top performing employees;
matching candidates to the virtual profile; and
outputting the matching results.
15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the characteristics includes shared patterns in top performing employees' records.
16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the candidates include internal candidates and external candidates.
17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein external candidates' information is extracted from third party systems.
18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the third party systems include a social networking system.
19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprises
extracting employee profiles of top performing employees; and
determining shared characteristics of top performing employees based on the employee profiles.
20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprises
creating a target profile based on credential requirements for the job position opening;
matching candidates to the target profile;
outputting the target profile matching results.