USER CHARACTERISTICS-BASED JOB POSTINGS
A computer system maintains a member characteristic of a member of an online social networking service, and maintains a job characteristic of a job profile of a job posted to a job posting service. The system further receives an input from the member to modify the member characteristic, compares the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic, and transmits a message to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic.
1 . A memory device, the memory device communicatively coupled to a processor and comprising instructions which, when performed on the processor, cause the processor to:
maintain a member characteristic of a member of an online social networking service;
maintain a job characteristic of a job profile of a job posted to a job posting service;
receive an input from the member to modify the member characteristic;
compare the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic; and
transmit a message to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic.
2 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the job posting service is a component of the online social networking service.
3 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the member characteristic is a component of a member profile of the online social networking service;
wherein the modified member characteristic is stored as a member preference in connection with the online social networking service; and
wherein the modified member characteristic is weighted according to a preference of the member.
4 . The memory device of claim 1 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
determine that the member has never modified the member characteristic; and
in response to the determination that the member has never modified the member characteristic, display a user interface permitting the member to modify the member characteristic.
5 . The memory device of claim 1 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
determine a date on which the member last modified the member characteristic;
compare the date to a threshold date; and
display a user interface permitting the member to modify the member characteristic when the date on which the member last modified the member characteristic is prior to the threshold date.
6 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the member characteristic comprises one or more of a geographic location, a job position, a job title, a company size, and an industry.
7 . The memory device of claim 6 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
default the geographic location to a geographic location stored in the profile of the member;
display a user interface;
receive a second geographic location from the member; and
set the geographic location in a member preference to the second geographic location entered by the member and a geographic area associated with the second geographic location entered by the member.
8 . The memory device of claim 6 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
default the job position or job title to a job position and job title stored in the profile of the member;
display a user interface;
receive a second job position or job title from the member; and
store the second job position or job title entered by the member in a member preference.
9 . The memory device of claim 6 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
default to all company sizes;
display a user interface;
receive a selection of a company size from the member; and
store the selection of the company size in a member preference.
10 . The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises a slider bar; and wherein the selected company size comprises a range of company sizes.
11 . The memory device of claim 6 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
default the industry to an industry stored in the profile of the member;
display a user interface;
receive a selection of a second industry from the member; and
store the selection of the second industry from the member in a member preference.
12 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the message transmitted to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic to the job characteristic is transmitted to the member on a periodic basis.
13 . The memory device of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted message comprises a page associated with the online social networking service, the page comprising an icon identifying a company with an employment position and a link to information relating to the employment position.
14 . The memory device of claim 13 , comprising instructions causing the processor to:
permit the member to hide or discard a displayed employment position; and
permit the member to undo a decision to hide or discard the displayed employment position.
15 . The memory device of claim 1 , comprising instructions causing the processor to save to a computer storage device the job profile of a job posted with the online social networking service.
16 . A process comprising:
maintaining a member characteristic of a member of an online social networking service;
maintaining a job characteristic of a job profile of a job posted to a job posting service;
receiving an input from the member to modify the member characteristic;
comparing the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic; and
transmitting a message to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic.
17 . The process of claim 16 , comprising:
determining that the member has never modified the member characteristic;
in response to the determination that the member has never modified the member characteristic, display a user interface permitting the member to modify the member characteristic;
determining a date on which the member last modified the member characteristic;
comparing the date to a threshold date; and
displaying a user interface permitting the member to modify the member characteristic when the date on which the member last modified the member characteristic is prior to the threshold date.
18 . The process of claim 16 comprising:
defaulting to a geographic location stored in the profile of the member;
displaying a user interface;
receiving a second geographic location from the member; and
setting the geographic location in a member preference to the second geographic location entered by the member and a geographic area associated with the second geographic location entered by the member.
19 . A system comprising:
a computer processor operable to:
maintain a member characteristic of a member of an online social networking service;
maintain a job characteristic of a job profile of a job posted to a job posting service;
receive an input from the member to modify the member characteristic;
compare the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic; and
transmit a message to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic with the job characteristic.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the message transmitted to the member based on the comparison of the modified member characteristic to the job characteristic comprises a page associated with the online social networking service, the page comprising an icon identifying a company with an employment position and a link to information relating to the employment position; and
comprising instructions causing the processor to:
permit the member to hide or discard a displayed employment position; and
permit the member to undo a decision to hide or discard the displayed employment position.