IP Library Granted Patent US 7,865,451
Granted Patent B2
US 7,865,451 · App. 11/609,086 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Systems and methods for verifying jobseeker data

Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,865,451
App. No.
11/609,086
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems of verifying jobseeker information are disclosed. A request to verify jobseeker data can be received from a recruiter. An endorsement indicator that ratifies the validity of the jobseeker data can be requested from at least one endorsing partner. The request can be made to an endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner. The endorsement indicator can be received from the endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner.

Claims (38)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device and from a recruiter computing device, a request to verify jobseeker data associated with a jobseeker;

requesting, by the computing device and from an endorsement module of at least one endorsing partner capable of verifying jobseeker data, an endorsement indicator that ratifies the validity of the jobseeker data;

receiving, by the computing device, the endorsement indicator from the endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner;

calculating, by the computing device, a relevance rating, an endorsement rating, and an apply rating for the jobseeker; and

calculating, by the computing device, a total rating for the jobseeker based on the relevance rating, the endorsement rating, and the apply rating.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the jobseeker data is stored in a jobseeker profile.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a number of endorsers for the jobseeker.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a profile of the jobseeker that can be used to confirm jobseeker data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a reference profile corresponding to an endorser of the jobseeker.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising requesting from the at least one endorsement module a secondary endorsement indicator that verifies data in the reference profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one endorsing partner is an Internet social network company, a university, a company, or a previous employer of the jobseeker.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting the endorsement indicator to the recruiter computing device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating a rating for the jobseeker based on the endorsement indicator received for the jobseeker.

10. A system comprising:

a user interface module executing on a computing device that receives from a recruiter computing device a request to verify jobseeker data;

a verification module executing on the computing device that requests, from an endorsement module of at least one endorsing partner capable of verifying jobseeker data, an endorsement indicator that ratifies the validity of the jobseeker data, the verification module further configured to receive the endorsement indicator from the endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner; and

a rating module executing on the computing device that calculates a relevance rating, an endorsement rating, and an apply rating for the jobseeker, the rating module further calculates a total rating for the jobseeker based on the relevance rating, the endorsement rating, and the apply rating.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the jobseeker data is stored in a jobseeker profile.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a number of endorsers for the jobseeker.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a profile of the jobseeker that can be used to confirm jobseeker data.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the endorsement indicator is a reference profile corresponding to an endorser of the jobseeker.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the verification module can request from the at least one endorsing partner a secondary endorsement indicator that verifies data in the reference profile.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one endorsing partner is an Internet social network company, a university, a company, or a previous employer of the jobseeker.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user interface module can be configured to present the endorsement indicator to the recruiter computing device.

18. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a rating module that calculates a rating for the jobseeker based on the endorsement indicator received the jobseeker.

19. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device and from a recruiter computing device, a request to verify jobseeker data associated with a jobseeker;

requesting, by the computing device and from an endorsement module of at least one endorsing partner capable of verifying jobseeker data, an endorsement indicator that ratifies the validity of the jobseeker data;

receiving, by the computing device, the endorsement indicator from the endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner;

calculating, by the computing device, a relevance rating, an endorsement rating, and an apply rating for the jobseeker; and

calculating, by the computing device, a total rating for the jobseeker based on the relevance rating, the endorsement rating, and the apply rating.

20. A system comprising:

a user interface module executing on a computing device that receives from a recruiter computing device a request to verify jobseeker data;

a verification module executing on the computing device that requests, from an endorsement module of at least one endorsing partner capable of verifying jobseeker data, an endorsement indicator that ratifies the validity of the jobseeker data, the verification module further configured to receive the endorsement indicator from the endorsement module of the at least one endorsing partner;

a rating module executing on the computing device that calculates a relevance rating, an endorsement rating, and an apply rating for the jobseeker, the rating module further calculates a total rating for the jobseeker based on the relevance rating, the endorsement rating, and the apply rating.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the at least one endorsing partner is an Internet social network company, a university, a company, or a previous employer of the jobseeker.

22. The system of claim 20 wherein the at least one endorsing partner is an Internet social network company, a university, a company, or a previous employer of the jobseeker.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2025
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC
To: MCB BERMUDA LTD.
Reel/Frame 073303/0055 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0404 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0395 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC (F/K/A: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.)
To: RANDSTAD MWW SOLUTIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 068610/0413 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Sep 17, 2024
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, LLC
Reel/Frame 068974/0543 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2014
From: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.; GOZAIK LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 034114/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2010
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 024892/0242 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2006
From: HYDER, ADAM; TING, CHYR-CHONG JOSEPH
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 018612/0726 →
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