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`[11] Patent Number:
`5,164,897
`[45] Date of Patent:
`Nov. 17, 1992
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`[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
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`[52] US Cl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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`. . . . . . . . .. 364/401
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`[58] Field of Search ....................................... .. 364/401
`[56]
`References Cited
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`
`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.
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`Data Sources, 1st Edition, vol. 2, 1989, pp. J-280 to
`J-28l.
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`J~257.
`Job Search software, The Conover Co., Omro, WI,
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`
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`1986.
`Resume Pro?le System, System Vision Corp., San
`Francisco, CA, Dialog accession No. 01008439, re
`leased 1984.
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`Sausalito, CA, Dialog accession No. 0023899, released
`1989.
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`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.
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`3 Claims, 21 Drawing Sheets
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`Sheet 3 of 21
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`TECHPOWER/HI TECH PLACEMENT- SEARCH POWER
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`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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`SPECIAL SELECTIONS
`INDUSTRY SELECTIONS
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`MACINTOSH COMPUT-II3I
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`I OF 3 INDUSTRIES USED
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`MAIN CATEGORIES _ FOR EXAMPLE
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`2. INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE _-_--__ FARM EQUIPMENT MFG.
`3. SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS __ IBM CADAM EXP.
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`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE —-——
`SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
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`MECHANICAL ENGINEER
`FARM EQUIPMENT MFG.
`IBM CADAM EXP.
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`9.
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`RUN MATCH (WHEN DONE WITH SELECTIONS)
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`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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`TECHPOWER MATCH SYSTEM
`JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS
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`I I I - ARCHITECTURAL/ FACILITIES
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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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`32 WELDING ENGR X
`34 CHEMICAL ENGINEER /CHEMIST
`36 NUCLEAR ENGINEER
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`DESCRIPTION
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`2
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`DESCRIPTION
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`EXIT
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`7 PLANT LAYOUT DRAFTER
`9 SPRINKLER DESIGN DRAFTER 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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`II TOOLING DRAFTER
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`5 INTERIOR DESIGNER
`7 PROPOSAL WRITER
`9 PURCHASING/BUYER
`II SALES ENGINEER
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`I5 TECHNICAL WRITER
`I7 DRAFTING/CONTROL CLERK
`I9 TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR
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`X 4 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER X
`X 6 INTERIOR DESIGNER X-
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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
`#AVAIL
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, #I-B
`TOTAL 7
`# AVAIL
`PEOPLE
`O
`O
`O
`O
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`TOTAL
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`PEOPLE
`O
`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
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`Fig. 3/‘
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`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS, # I-B
`TOTAL
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`0
`O
`O
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`TOTAL
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`2 STATION EQUIPMENT TECH.INSTA
`O
`4 STATION KEY EQUIPMENT TECHNI
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`6 STATION EQUIPMENT- DATA
`0
`8 TECHNICIAN CABLE TV
`0
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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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`PEOPLE
`O
`I PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE-IN
`O
`3 PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE-EN
`5 PREMISES SERVICE CONSULTANT O
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`TOTAL
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`4 PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE-SUP O
`6 INSTRUCTOR- PBX
`O
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
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`Fig. 3/’
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`Sheet 13 of 21
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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
`
`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONS,# I-4
`TOTAL
`#AVAIL
`PEOPLE
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`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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`O
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`TOTAL
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`O
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
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`0 Fig. 3k
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`TELEPHONE SPECIALISTS JOB DISCIPLINE SELECTIONs,#I-5
`TOTAL
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`I INSTRUCTOR-NETWORK
`3 INSTRUCTOR TRAINING DEvELOPE O
`5 MARKETING
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`TOTAL
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`4 TECHNICAL WRITER
`O
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`0 EXIT
`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER:
`TECHPOWER CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY
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`Fig. 3!
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`NON-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SELECTIONS.
`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE SELECTIONS
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`@ SELECTION NUMBER
`DESCRIPTION
`0
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`2
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`X 6 MFRG-WHSE CONSTRUCTION X
`5 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
`X 8 MULTIPLE DWELLINGS
`X
`7 HIWAY-STREET CONSTRUCTION
`9 HVY INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION X IO RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION X
`II PIPING/CONSTRUCTION
`X I2 ALL TRADES CONTRACTORS.
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`I5 MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
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`5 SEWER-WASTE SYSTEMS
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`5 TEMP HELP SERVICE
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`3 TOYS, GAMES
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`X 4 WOOD FURNITURE
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`Sheet 15 of 21
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`INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE sELEcTIoNs
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`3 DAIRY PROCESSING
`s MEAT PACKING
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`x 4 GRAIN/CEREAL PRODUCTS 8- PROC x
`x s POULTRY PROCESSING
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`x 4 woos MILLWORK
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`5 CHEMICALS/ PETROLEUM
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`x 4 cERAMIcs/sILIcoN
`x s GLASS
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`a BRASS/BRONZE/COPPER
`s GRAY IRON FOUNDRIES
`T METAL HEAT TREATING
`9 sTEEL FOUNDRIES
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`2 ALUMINUM
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`x 4 CASTINGS
`x e MALLEABLE IRoN FOUNDRIES
`x a ROLLING MILLs
`x Io sTEEL PIPE/TUBING
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`x s MACHINED PARTs
`5 HANDSAW/BLADES
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`x e METAL COATING
`T METAL mm
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`x Io METAL FASTENERS
`9 METAL DOORS
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`x I6 SHEET METAL
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`X
`l9 VALVES/FITTINGS
`x 20 wIRE PRODUCTS
`X
`zI wIRE SPRINGS
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`16
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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
`I
`6 ENvIRoNMENTAL-HvAc coNTRoLs
`I
`a MEoIcAL INSTRUMENTS
`I
`II ORTHOPEDlC/SURGICAL APPLIANc
`x I3 WATCHES/CLOCKS
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`x
`I
`I
`I
`X
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`I ALL TRANsPoRTATIoN EQUIP.
`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
`I
`6 MIsc. vEHIcLEs
`I
`e MlSSlLES/SPACECRAFT
`I
`I0 sHIPs
`I
`I2 TRUCK TRAILERS
`x
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`®—+
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`K422
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`x
`X
`I
`I
`I
`x
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`K424
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`I ALL ELEcTRIcAL/ELEcTRoNIcs.
`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
`I
`s coNTRoLs
`I
`e ELEcTRIcAL ENcLosUREs
`I
`I0 MAGNETIc ELECTRONICS/PCB-PWB
`I
`I2 MOTOR/GENERATOR/TURBINES
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`I4 SEMI-CONDUCTORS/I.C.‘S
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`l ALL MACHINERY/COMPUTERS.
`x 4 coMML LAUNDRY MAcHINEs
`5 eUsINEss MAcHINEs
`x 6 coMPUTERs/MIcRoPRocEssoRs
`5 COMPRESSORS/NOZZELS/SPRAY
`I
`a CONVEYORS/MATERIAL HANDLING
`7 coNsTRUcTIoN EQUIPMENT
`I
`I0 ELEvAToRs
`9 QIEs/MoLQs/ FIXTURES
`I
`I2 FOOD MACHINERY
`II FARM MACHINERY
`I5 LAwN MAINTENANcE/sNow REMovA I
`I4 GEARS/DRlVES/REDUCERS
`I5 HoIsT,cRANEs,MoNoRAILs
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`I6 INDUSTRIAL oQMML HVAC EQUIPM
`I7 INoUsTRIAL PATTERNs
`I
`I8 INoUsTRIAL PRocEss FURNACES
`I9 INQUsTRIAL sERvIcE MAGHINEs
`I 20 INQUsTRIAL TRUCKS-STACKERS-L
`2| INTERNAL coMsUsTIoN ENGINES
`I
`22 METAL cUTTING wow
`25 METAL FORMING TooLs
`I
`24 MINING EQUIPMENT
`25 mm TRANsMIssIQN ACCESSORI
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`26 PRINTING MAcHINEs
`27 PUMPs
`1
`2s ROLLER/BALL BEARINGS
`29 scALEs/sALANcEs -
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`30 sPEcIAL MAcHINEs
`3| TEXTILE MACHINERY
`I
`32 TOOL MEAsURING DEVICES
`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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`ENTER SELECTION NUMBER 2
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`Sheet 17 0f 21
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`3 ALTOS(FRONTIER)CAD
`5 APPLICON CAD
`7 AUTOTROL CAD
`s BRUNING CAD
`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
`25 cv CADDS 111
`2? cv CADDS 1v-x
`29 cv MEDUSA CAD
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`x e AUTOCAD
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`5 DESIGNPRO CAD
`7 ECAD
`9 GEOMOD CAD
`11 HEWLETT-PACKARD CAD
`Is ICEM/DDN/CDZOOO
`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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`x 2 DATACAD
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`14 INFINITE GRAPHICS (IGI) CAD 1
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`Sheet 18 Of 21
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`I AUTOCAD SYSTEM OWNER
`5 AUTOCAD 2.I5
`OWNER
`5 AUTOCAD 2J8
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`9 AUTOCAD 2.52
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`Sheet 19 of 21
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`9 ANUYK
`5 DEC COMPUTERS
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`Nov. 17, 1992
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`Sheet 20 of 21
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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
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`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.
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`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