IP Library Patent Application 15351351
Patent Application
App. No. 15/351,351

Sourcing and Work Product Techniques

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App. No.
15/351,351
Abstract

Sourcing and work product techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a system includes one or more modules implemented at least partially in hardware and that are configured to collect data related to an opportunity described in a posting. The data is collected via an application made by a user to the posting, a recommendation made on behalf of another user based on the posting, and at least one discovery made via a search. The system also includes at least one module implemented at least partially in hardware and configured to generate a user interface that includes representations of users from the data and a portion that is configured to display potential candidates responsive to one or more selections made via the user interface of one or more of the representations.

Claims (33)

1 . In a digital medium environment to locate potential contacts for an opportunity, a method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:

generating, by the computing device, a user interface having a plurality of examples of work product produced by respective ones of a plurality of users;

receiving, by the computing device, one or more selections via the user interface of one or more of the examples, the one or more selections indicating a user associated with a respective said example is a potential candidate for an opportunity; and

aggregating, by the computing device, the one or more selections for display in the user interface as a collection of potential contacts for the opportunity.

2 . The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the opportunity relates to participation in a project or an employment opportunity.

3 . The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of examples of the work product include an image or sound data generated by a respective said user through interaction with an application.

4 . The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising updating examples of the work product for display in the user interface that corresponds to a respective said potential candidate.

5 . The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the work product is not a textual document.

6 . The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the work product is not a resume.

7 . The method as described in claim 1 , wherein one or more of the collection of potential candidates is viewable in the user interface concurrently with one or more of the plurality of examples of work product.

8 . The method as described in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of examples of work product has not been selected as a potential candidate for the opportunity.

9 . In a digital medium environment to locate potential candidates for an opportunity, a talent sourcing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory comprising processor-executable instructions which, responsive to execution by the one or more processors, are configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of sources, data representing multiple user profiles;

displaying the multiple user profiles in a user interface by grouping individual ones of the multiple user profiles into one of a plurality of portions of the user interface based on a source of the plurality of sources from which data representing the user profile was received;

receiving a selection of at least one of the multiple user profiles displayed in the user interface; and

displaying the at least one selected user profile in a portion of the user interface that is configured to display potential candidates.

10 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein the plurality of portions of the user interface and the portion of the user interface that is configured to display potential candidates are displayed in a single view in the user interface.

11 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of sources comprises applications made to a posting.

12 . The system as described in claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality of sources comprises recommendations that are automatically generated based on the posting.

13 . The system as described in claim 11 , wherein one of the plurality of sources comprises discoveries made by a user who generated the posting.

14 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein one of the plurality of sources comprises recommendations made by one user on behalf of another user.

15 . The system as described in claim 9 , further comprising updating the at least one selected user profile in response to an update to work product associated with a user of the at least one selected user profile.

16 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein the system is configured to receive the selection of at least one of the user profiles via a drag and drop operation.

17 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein the system is configured to receive the selection of at least one of the user profiles via a cursor or control device of the system.

18 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein the system is configured to receive the selection of at least one of the user profiles via a gesture input.

19 . The system as described in claim 9 , wherein individual ones of the user profiles include information that is representative of a user's work product, the user's work product comprising at least one of an image created by the user, a sound sample created by the user, or an image of an object created by the user.

20 . In a digital medium environment to locate potential candidates for an opportunity, a method comprising:

a step for receiving, from a plurality of sources, data representing multiple user profiles;

a step for displaying the multiple user profiles in a user interface by grouping individual ones of the multiple user profiles into one of a plurality of portions of the user interface based on a source of the plurality of sources from which data representing the user profile was received;

a step for receiving a selection of at least one of the multiple user profiles displayed in the user interface; and

a step for displaying the at least one selected user profile in a portion of the user interface that is configured to display potential candidates.