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`USOO5164897A
`[11] Patent Number:
`5,164,897
`[45] Date of Patent:
`Nov. 17, 1992
`
`[54] AUTOMATED METHOD FOR SELECTING
`PERSONNEL MATCHED TO JOB CRITERIA
`
`[75] Inventors: Neil M. Clark, St. Louis Park; Gerald
`C. Crow, Bloomington; Kent Mueller,
`Zumbrota; Michael Roloff,
`Burnsville; Scott Henkel,
`Bloomington; Allan W. Lehtinen,
`Plymouth, all of Minn.
`[73] Assignee: Techpower, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.
`[21] Appl. No.: 369,650
`[22] Filed:
`Jun. 21, 1989
`
`[51] Int. Cl.-< ............................................ .. G06F 15/21
`
`[52] US Cl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
`
`. . . . . . . . .. 364/401
`
`[58] Field of Search ....................................... .. 364/401
`[56]
`References Cited
`U.S, PATENT DOCUMENTS
`
`4.937.743 6/1990 Rassman et al. .................. .. 364/401
`
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`APS Text Search and Retrieval Manual, Planning Re
`search Corp., McLean, VA, 1986 update, pp. 4-2 to
`4-26.
`Datapro Directory of Software, DataPro Research,
`Delan, NJ, McGraw-Hill Publications, Dec. 1989, pp.
`D75~200~00l to D75-200-008.
`Data Sources, 1st Edition, vol. 2, 1989, pp. J-280 to
`J-28l.
`Data Sources, 1st Edition, vol. 2, 1990, pp. J-256 to
`J~257.
`Job Search software, The Conover Co., Omro, WI,
`Dialog accession No. 0007423, released 1988.
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`NY, Dialog accession No. 01012882.
`SearchPro 1.0 software, Direct-Aid Inc._. Westlake
`
`Village. CA, Dialog accession No. 01012597, released
`1986.
`Resume Pro?le System, System Vision Corp., San
`Francisco, CA, Dialog accession No. 01008439, re
`leased 1984.
`PRO/SEARCH (Ver. 2.0), North Bay Systems,
`Sausalito, CA, Dialog accession No. 0023899, released
`1989.
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`lis, MN, Dialog accession No. 0007922, released 1986.
`Primary Examiner—Dale M. Shaw
`Assistant Examiner—David Huntley
`Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Leone & Moffa
`[57]
`ABSTRACT
`An automated method for selecting personnel which
`includes the step of selecting a ?rst set of employees
`having quali?cations matching a ?rst job criteria from a
`?rst data ?le where the ?rst data ?le includes a ?rst
`plurality of records and each record includes a ?rst job
`selection criteria, such as job titles, and a corresponding
`employee code. A second step comprises selecting a
`second plurality of employees having quali?cations
`matching a second job criteria from a second data ?le
`which includes a second plurality of records wherein
`each record includes a second job selection criteria,
`such as industrial experience, and a corresponding em
`ployee code. In the preferred embodiment, a third selec
`tion is made from yet a third data ?le including records
`having a third job selection criteria, such as special
`skills, with a corresponding employee code. This results
`in three groups of selected records. The method of the
`invention then requires selecting the records of those
`personnel whose employee codes occur at least once in
`each of the three employee sets.
`
`3 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
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`STORE INDUSTRY
`EXPERIENCE "
`CRITERIA
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`Nov. 17, 1992
`
`Sheet 3 of 21
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`‘ 5,164,897
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`TECHPOWER/HI TECH PLACEMENT- SEARCH POWER
`
`WELCOME TO THE TECHPOWER MATCH SYSTEM
`
`ENTER FIRST 3 LETTERS OF YOUR COMPANY
`
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`THIS WORK CONTAINS VALUABLE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`INFORMATION. DISCLOSURE, USE, OR REPRODUCTION WITHOUT
`WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF TECHPOWER IS PROHIBITED.
`
`THIs UNPUBLISHED WORK BY TECHPOWER Is PROTECTED BY THE
`LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES. IF
`PUBLICATION OF THE WORK SHOULD OCCUR, THE FOLLOWING
`NOTICE SHALL APPLY: ‘COPYRIGHT (c) I988 TECHPOWERJNC.
`ALL RIGHTS RESERVED‘:
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`Fig. 20
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`SPECIAL SELECTIONS
`INDUSTRY SELECTIONS
`JOB CLASS SELECTIONS
`ELECTRONIC DIGIT-(TII COMPUTERS/MICROP-( 275) MOTOROLA-(23I
`MACINTOSH COMPUT-II3I
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`I OF 3 INDUSTRIES USED
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`2 OF 3 SPECIALS USED
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`MAIN CATEGORIES _ FOR EXAMPLE
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`I. JOB TITLES ____________________ MECHANICALENGINEER
`2. INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE _-_--__ FARM EQUIPMENT MFG.
`3. SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS __ IBM CADAM EXP.
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`9. RUN MATCH (WHEN DONE WITH SELECTIONS)
`
`ENTER SELECTION
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`PRESS lOI FOR EXIT \
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`Sheet 4 0f 21
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`JOB CLASS SELECTIONS
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`NUMCAPS / ZOI C
`SPECIAL SELECTIONS
`INDUSTRY SELECTIONS
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`MAIN CATEGORIES
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`FOR EXAMPLE
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`2.
`3.
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`JOB TITLES
`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE —-——
`SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
`
`MECHANICAL ENGINEER
`FARM EQUIPMENT MFG.
`IBM CADAM EXP.
`
`9.
`
`RUN MATCH (WHEN DONE WITH SELECTIONS)
`
`ENTER SELECTION
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`PRESS '0' FOR EXIT
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`TECHPOWER MATCH SYSTEM
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`JOB CLASSIFICATION SELECTIONS
`EXIT
`ENGINEER
`TECHNICIAN
`PROGRAMMER/ ANALYST
`DRAFTER/ DESIGNER
`TELEPHONE SPECIALIST
`NOT LISTED ABOVE
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`(I)
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`(5)
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`ENTER SELECTION:
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`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SELECTIONS
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`PAST EMPLOYMENT
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`SOFTWARE
`HARDWARE
`NOT LISTED ABOVE
`ENTER SELECTION I
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`Fig. 2b
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`Nov. 17, 1992
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`Sheet 5 of 21
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`5,164,897
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`I——®
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`TECHPOWER MATCH SYSTEM
`JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS
`
`(OI ‘ EXIT
`I I I - ARCHITECTURAL/ FACILITIES
`(2) — AEROSPACE
`I3) '- CIVIL
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`/
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`NON-DEGREED *
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`3 CAD IMPLEMETATION ENGINEER
`5 CIM/CAM IMPLEMENTATION ENGIN
`7 COMPONENT ENGINEER
`9 ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER
`II HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEER
`I3 LOGISTICS ENGINEER
`I5 MAINTAINABILITY ENGINEER
`I7 MATERIALS ENGINEER
`I9 METALURGICAL ENGINEER
`2I OPTICAL ENGINEER
`23 PACKAGING ENGINEER
`25 PHOTOGRAPI'IIC ENGINEER
`27 POLLUTION CONTROL ENGINEER
`29 RELIABILITY ENGINEER
`3I WELDING ENGINEER
`33 CERAMIC ENGINEER
`35 DOCUMENTATION ENGINEER
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`BIOMEDICAL ENGR *
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`24 PACKAGING ENGR X
`26 PHOTOGRAPHIC ENGR 9(
`28 POLLUTION CONTROL ENGR *
`3O RELIABILITY ENGR *
`32 WELDING ENGR X
`34 CHEMICAL ENGINEER /CHEMIST
`36 NUCLEAR ENGINEER
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`X 6 CONSTRUCTION ENGR X
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`II ELECTRONIC QUALITY ENGINEER
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`I3 ELECTRONIC TEST ENGINEER
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`TECHNICIAN JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS,
`SELECTION NUMBER
`DESCRIPTION
`0
`I
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`
`EXIT
`ARCHITECTURAL/FACILITIES
`AEROSPACE
`CIVIL
`ELECTRICAL
`ELECTRONIC
`INDUSTRIAL/MFRG/ PRODUCTION
`MECHANICAL/ELEC-MECH/TOOLING
`TELEPHONE
`NOT LISTED ABOVE
`
`ENERGY TECHNICIAN
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`CIVIL TECHNICIAN
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`DRAFTING JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS X
`c SELECTION NUMBER
`DESCRIPTION
`O
`EXIT
`I
`ARCHITECTURAL/ FACILITIES
`2
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`3
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`4
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`5 LANDSCAPE DRAFTER
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`7 PLANT LAYOUT DRAFTER
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`X
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`X
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`X
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`Sheet 11 of 21
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`X 2 DETAIL DRAFTER GROUP
`CHECKER
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`X 4 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DRAFTER X
`3 E-M PACKAGING DESIGNER
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`5 INTERIOR DESIGNER
`7 PROPOSAL WRITER
`9 PURCHASING/BUYER
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`I5 TECHNICAL WRITER
`I7 DRAFTING/CONTROL CLERK
`I9 TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR
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`TECHPOWER MATCH SYSTEM
`JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS
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`(0) - EXIT
`(II — ALL TELEPHONE PEOPLE
`(2) — OSP
`(3) — STATION
`(4) — PBX
`(5) — COE
`(6) — COMPUTER
`(T) - INSTRUCTION
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`ENTER SELECTION 1
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`Fig . 3h
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`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, # I-I
`TOTAL
`#AVAIL
`PEOPLE
`I
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`I TELEPHONE EXPERIENCE
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`TOTAL
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, #I-B
`TOTAL 7
`# AVAIL
`PEOPLE
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`O
`O
`O
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`TOTAL
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`O
`O
`O
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`l CABLE PLACEMENT TECHNICIAN
`3 CABLE SPLICER REPAIR
`5 CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR
`7 DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER
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`2 CABLE SPLICER INSTALLATION
`4 CABLE SPLICER FIBER
`6 DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER-A580
`8 DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER-PLAN
`
`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`
`Fig. 3/‘
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`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, # I-B
`TOTAL
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`O
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`TOTAL
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`6 STATION EQUIPMENT- DATA
`0
`8 TECHNICIAN CABLE TV
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`I REPAIR CLERK
`3 STATION EQUIPMENT TECH.- RE
`5 STATION EQUIPMENT-COIN
`7 MOBILE RADIO CELLULAR
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER'SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, # I-6
`TOTAL
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`TOTAL
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`6 INSTRUCTOR- PBX
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
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`Fig. 3/’
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`13
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`Sheet 13 of 21
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`5,164,897
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`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, #I-4
`TOTAL
`#AVAIL
`PEOPLE
`O
`O
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`2 COMPUTER-TECHNICIAN
`4 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST
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`I COMPUTER-CLERICAL
`3 COMPUTER-PROGRAMMER
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS,# I-4
`TOTAL
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`PEOPLE
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
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`0 Fig. 3k
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`4 TECHNICAL WRITER
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
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`Fig. 3!
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`Sheet 14 0f 21
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`NON-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SELECTIONS.
`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SELECTIONS
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`DESCRIPTION
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`5 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
`X 8 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
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`7 HIWAY-STREET CONSTRUCTION
`9 HVY INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION X IO RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION X
`II PIPING/CONSTRUCTION
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`X 4 WOOD FURNITURE
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`Sheet 15 of 21
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`s GRAY IRON FOUNDRIES
`T METAL HEAT TREATING
`9 sTEEL FOUNDRIES
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`x 4 CASTINGS
`x e MALLEABLE IRoN FOUNDRIES
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`x Io sTEEL PIPE/TUBING
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`x 20 wIRE PRODUCTS
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`Nov. 17, 1992
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`Sheet 16 of 21
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`@'——I
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`K420
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`I ALL INsTRUMENTATIoN.
`3 AvIoNIcs/TEsT SYSTEMS
`5 QENTAL EQUIPMENT
`1 INsTRUMENTATIoN
`9 oPTIcAL INsTRUMENTs
`I2 PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
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`x 2 AUToMATIc TEsT EQUIPMENT
`x 4 COUNTING a FLOW METERs
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`6 ENvIRoNMENTAL-HvAc coNTRoLs
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`3 AIRCRAFT PARTs
`5 BUS/TRUCKS
`7 MIssILE PRoPULsIoN
`9 RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
`II TANKS/ARMORED/TRACKED vEHIcL
`l3 vEHIcLE PARTs/AccEssoRIEs
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`x 2 AIRCRAFT
`x 4 AUTOMOBILES
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`6 MIsc. vEHIcLEs
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`I0 sHIPs
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`I2 TRUCK TRAILERS
`x
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`K422
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`I
`I
`I
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`5 coMML/LIGHTING FIXTURES
`5 CONSUMER APPLIANcEs
`7 ELEcTRIcAL coMPoNENTs
`9 ENGINE ELEcTRIcAL EQUIPMENT
`ll MEoIcAL ELEcTRoNIcs
`I3 REsIQENTIAL LIGHTING FIXTURE
`I5 I.C.C|RCUIT HANoLERs/swITcH
`I? TRANsPoRMERs/PowER sUPPLIEs
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`x 2 BATTERIES
`x 4 OOMMUNICATIONS/RF/RADAR
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`s coNTRoLs
`I
`e ELEcTRIcAL ENcLosUREs
`I
`I0 MAGNETIc ELECTRONICS/PCB-PWB
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`x 4 coMML LAUNDRY MAcHINEs
`5 eUsINEss MAcHINEs
`x 6 coMPUTERs/MIcRoPRocEssoRs
`5 COMPRESSORS/NOZZELS/SPRAY
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`7 coNsTRUcTIoN EQUIPMENT
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`I0 ELEvAToRs
`9 QIEs/MoLQs/ FIXTURES
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`II FARM MACHINERY
`I5 LAwN MAINTENANcE/sNow REMovA I
`I4 GEARS/DRlVES/REDUCERS
`I5 HoIsT,cRANEs,MoNoRAILs
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`I7 INoUsTRIAL PATTERNs
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`I8 INoUsTRIAL PRocEss FURNACES
`I9 INQUsTRIAL sERvIcE MAGHINEs
`I 20 INQUsTRIAL TRUCKS-STACKERS-L
`2| INTERNAL coMsUsTIoN ENGINES
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`22 METAL cUTTING wow
`25 METAL FORMING TooLs
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`24 MINING EQUIPMENT
`25 mm TRANsMIssIQN ACCESSORI
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`26 PRINTING MAcHINEs
`27 PUMPs
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`29 scALEs/sALANcEs -
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`30 sPEcIAL MAcHINEs
`3| TEXTILE MACHINERY
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`33 TYPEWRlTERS/WORD PRocEssoRs
`x 54 VENDING MAcHINEs
`35 WEB-PAPER MAcHINEs
`x 36 MIL SCREENS/DRILLING EQUIPM
`57 WOODWORKING MACHINERY
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`Sheet 17 0f 21
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`3 ALTOS(FRONTIER)CAD
`5 APPLICON CAD
`7 AUTOTROL CAD
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`11 CADNETIX
`13 CALAY CAD
`I5 CALMA ADVANCE CAD
`I? CALMA DDM CAD
`I9 CALMA cos 11 CAD
`21 cozooo/ocm ANVIL CAD
`23 av CADDS 1
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`l5 INTERGRAPH CAD
`I7 MCAUTO/UNIGRAPHICS CAD
`19 MGM (MACINTOSH) CAD
`21 PCAD
`23 PRIME CAD
`2s REDAC CAD
`21 TEKTRONIX CAD
`29 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CAD
`31 VERSACAD
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`Sheet 18 Of 21
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`5,164,897
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`I AUTOCAD SYSTEM OWNER
`5 AUTOCAD 2.I5
`OWNER
`5 AUTOCAD 2J8
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`9 ANUYK
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`Nov. 17, 1992
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`Sheet 20 of 21
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`TECHPOWER JOB DATABASE STATUS 05/I4/89 TECHPOWER COPYRIGHT I989
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`JOB
`CLASSIFICATION
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`BILLING RATE
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`ARCHITECTRUAL2 ALL LEVELS
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`CAD EXPERIENCE
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`ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DESIGN- DRAFTERS
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`ELECTRICAL POWER: ALL LEVELS
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`ELECTRONIC-PC DRAFTERS 3 DESIGNERS
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`ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS 8 DESIGNERS
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`HVAC DESIGN‘. DRAFTERS 8 ENGINEERS
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`MECHANICAL DESIGNERS 8 DRAFTERS
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`MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
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`MANUFACTURING- PRODUCTION- IE-ENGINEERS
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`PLANT LAYOUT-FACILITY PLANNING
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`PROGRAMMERS /PROGRAMMER-ANALYSTS
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`STRUCTURAL-CIVIL: ALL LEVELS
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`TECHNICIANS
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`TOOLING2 ALL LEVELS
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`ALL DISCIPLINES 8 LEVELS
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`U.S. Patent
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`Nov. 17, 1992
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`Sheet 21 of 21
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`‘ 5,164,897
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`--- SEARCH POWER—--
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`PRESENTED TO!
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`FOR YOUR OPENING!
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`SMITH JOE
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`YOUR REO. NO.
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`ELECT. ENG.
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`EDUCATION CODES
`I. ON THE JOB TRAINING
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`5. 8.5. DEGREE
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`MATCH CRITERIA:
`I. ELECTRONIC DIGITAL ENGINEER-(TI)
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`2. TECH SCHOOL TRAINING
`3. TECH SCHOOL GRADUATE
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`6. POST GRAD WORK
`T. M. S. DEGREE
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`7. MOTOROLA-I23)
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`4. COMPUTERS/MICROPROCESSORS-(275)
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`8. PH. D.
`4. COLLEGE TRAINING
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`AUTOMATED METHOD FOR SELECTING
`PERSONNEL MATCHED TO JOB CRITERIA
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`1. Field of the Invention
`The invention is directed to an automated method of
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`selecting personnel matched to particular job require-
`ments, and, more particularly, to a method of selecting
`qualified job candidates for positions defined by specific
`selection criteria based upon encoded job classification
`titles, industrial experience and special qualifications.
`II. Discussion of the Prior Art
`
`For many years, employment agencies (sometimes
`called search firms) have been attempting to match job
`candidates to specific job criteria as required by em-
`ployers. Most employment agencies receive payment
`only for those positions which they fill with qualified
`employee candidates. Therefore, in a highly competi-
`tive environment, speed in identifying and presenting
`candidates and presenting to potential employers is very
`important. It is also extremely important to be able to
`handle a large number of potential candidates in various
`fields in order to be in the best position to fill employers’
`job requirements as they open.
`The most commonly known method of matching
`personnel to job specification criteria requires a person
`trained in job placement skills to manually review docu-
`ments such as resumes and other qualifications related
`documents while comparing such documents to criteria
`specified by the potential employer. Such a manual
`system has several drawbacks. It is obviously very slow
`in most cases since there is no fast way to sort unquali-
`fied candidates from qualified candidates on a large-
`scale basis. Further. it is believed that an agency using
`such a system can effectively handle only up to 60 ac-
`tive personnel files per search consultant. This is be-
`cause much of the information about the candidates
`must be remembered by the search consultants them-
`selves. Use of such a system makes it difficult to identify
`and present a list of qualified candidates together with
`resumes and other needed information to the requestor
`in less than a matter of several hours.
`
`Some automated systems for selecting personnel
`based on job criteria do exist. It is believed that such
`systems are almost exclusively based upon the use of
`key word searching. That is, qualifications of various
`personnel are stored in a computer database as, for
`example,
`in the form of resumes. The searcher then
`types in certain key words which relate to the job quali-
`fication criteria hoping to match the key words with the
`job criteria. Such systems are limited by the fact that the
`use of key Words is very imprecise. This is due to the
`fact that job titles and, in particular, technological slang
`terms or “buzz” words have meanings which vary quite
`extensively from employer to employer and from one
`region to another. Further, such systems are not “user
`friendly” because they require significant training and
`experience with the system before it can be used effec-
`tively. Such systems are further limited by misspellings
`which can commonly occur in large databases and
`which may cause candidates to be missed by a key word
`approach. Such systems also require a complete line-by-
`line search of every file in the system to avoid missing
`potential candidates.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`invention offers advantages and im-
`The present
`provements over the prior art because it provides a fast,
`automated,
`logically organized, user friendly method
`for matching the qualifications of job candidates to
`particular job related criteria as supplied by potential
`employers. The method of the invention includes the
`step of selecting a first set of employee records having
`qualifications matching at
`least one of the predeter-
`mined set of first job criteria from a first data file
`wherein the first data file includes a first plurality of
`employee records and each record includes a first job
`selection criteria code

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