Information processing system

Abstract

The purpose is to provide an information processing system that supports recruitment activities. [Solution] An information processing system that supports recruitment activities using employment placement agencies, comprising: an entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into a job posting or job information, and displays the entry information on a job posting terminal used by the job posting agency; and a selection processing unit that, after receiving information from the job posting terminal displaying the entry information that indicates that the recruitment activities for the candidate will proceed, displays information that can identify the candidate on the job posting terminal, and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the job posting terminal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system. In particular, it relates to an information processing system for supporting recruitment activities using employment agencies.

Background Art

[0002] When an employer (a company or other entity seeking employees) hires necessary job seekers, they may conduct recruitment on their own or request the assistance of an employment agency (a personnel agency / agent) that supports recruitment activities. By using an employment agency, the burden on the human resources department or the like conducting the recruitment activities can be reduced. Note that the entity can be any organization or individual conducting some business activities, such as a company, sole proprietor, union, government, local government, non-profit organization, etc.

[0003] An employer cannot use just any employment agency. From the perspective of the employer's business burden and the like, it is necessary to use an employment agency with which a contract has been made in advance. Therefore, even if an employment agency is used, the referrals received are limited to the scope within which that employment agency can make referrals.

[0004] Therefore, in order to expand the range of job seekers that an employment agency can refer, there is, for example, a matching system described in the following patent documents.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] By using the matching system described in Patent Document 1, job seekers held by one employment agency can be introduced to other employment agencies, allowing the introduced agency to then introduce those same job seekers. This expands the pool of job seekers that each employment agency can introduce.

[0007] However, for employment agencies, information on job seekers they can introduce is one of their most important assets, and it is not always desirable to share it with other agencies. Furthermore, in order to share job seeker information with other agencies, the job seeker must first follow the procedures stipulated by the Personal Information Protection Act, agreeing to be introduced to other employment agencies.

[0008] Therefore, there is a need for a system that allows employers to directly present job seeker information without sharing it with other employment agencies, and that also allows employers to receive information on job seekers that match their requirements without increasing their workload. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] Therefore, in view of the above problems, the inventor has invented an information processing system that allows recruiting companies to directly present candidate information without sharing candidate information (job seekers introduced by employment agencies to recruiting companies) with other employment agencies, and also allows recruiting companies to receive candidate information that matches their requirements without increasing their workload.

[0010] The first invention is an information processing system that supports recruitment activities using employment agencies, the information processing system comprising: an entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment agency enters a candidate into a recruiting agency or job information, and displays the entry information on a recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency; and a selection processing unit that, after receiving information from the recruiting agency terminal displaying the entry information that indicates that the recruitment activities for the candidate will proceed, displays information that can identify the candidate on the recruiting agency terminal, and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the recruiting agency terminal.

[0011] By using the information processing system of the present invention, recruiting businesses such as companies can receive candidate referrals from employment agencies with which they previously had no business relationship. This makes it possible to receive candidate referrals without sharing candidate information with other employment agencies, and without increasing the workload for the recruiting businesses receiving the referrals. Furthermore, for employment agencies, when referring candidates to recruiting businesses with which they previously had no business relationship, if they provide personally identifiable information from the outset, there is a risk that the recruiting business may independently identify the individual and conduct recruitment activities. Therefore, by first providing information that does not identify the individual, and then making personally identifiable information available for display, the disadvantages for employment agencies can be eliminated.

[0012] In the above-described invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the candidate's past entry results, and the entry processing unit can be configured to receive the candidate's selection, extract information on the candidate's past entry results from the candidate information storage unit, exclude the recruiting companies and / or job information included in the past entry results from the recruiting companies and / or job information that have been registered in advance, and display the recruiting companies and / or job information that the candidate is eligible to enter.

[0013] In the above-described invention, the entry processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that excludes recruiting companies and / or job information that have been previously registered and are included in the past entry results and are within the restricted period, and displays recruiting companies and / or job information that are the target of the candidate's entry.

[0014] For employers, receiving applications from numerous recruitment agencies can actually hinder their hiring process. In particular, candidates who have applied and been rejected are generally not hired, or at least not hired for a certain period of time. Therefore, in a process like the present invention, where the system first accepts a search for candidates to apply to, and then accepts the selection of employers or job postings to apply to, it is preferable to exclude employers or job postings that have been applied to in the past, or employers or job postings for which the application period has not yet expired. This prevents applications from being made at all. As a result, the burden on employers in their hiring activities can be reduced.

[0015] In the above-described invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the candidate's past entry results, and the entry processing unit can be configured to receive a selection of a recruiting company or job information to enter, receive a selection of a candidate to enter for the recruiting company and / or job information that has been selected, extract information on the candidate's past entry results from the candidate information storage unit, and send a predetermined notification to the employment agency and / or the candidate if the recruiting company and / or job information that has been selected is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the limited period.

[0016] For employers, receiving applications from numerous recruitment agencies can actually hinder their hiring process. In particular, candidates who have applied and been rejected are generally not hired, or at least not hired for a certain period of time. Therefore, in the present invention, when the process involves first searching for employers and job postings to apply to, and then selecting candidates to apply to, candidates who have previously applied to those employers or job postings, or candidates whose application period has not yet expired, can be excluded from the hiring process. By sending a prescribed notification to the recruitment agency and the candidate, the burden of the hiring process can be reduced.

[0017] In the above-described invention, the entry processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that, if the recruiting business operator and / or job information that has received the selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the limited period, automatically sends a predetermined notification to the employment agency and / or the candidate without displaying the extracted entry information on the recruiting business operator's terminal.

[0018] As per the present invention, for candidates who have previously applied or who applied within the restricted period, the employer can reduce the burden on the employer's recruitment activities by automatically sending predetermined notifications, such as rejection notices, to the employment agency and the candidate without displaying them on the employer's terminal.

[0019] In the above-described invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the candidate's past entry results, and the entry processing unit can be configured to automatically change, or manually change, the display mode for candidates who have previously entered and / or whose entries are within the limit period when the selected recruiting company and / or job information is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the limit period, when displaying the extracted entry information, the display mode for candidates whose entries are within the limit period and / or for other candidates.

[0020] For employers, receiving applications from numerous recruitment agencies can actually hinder their hiring process. In particular, candidates who have applied and been rejected are generally not hired, or at least not hired for a certain period of time. Therefore, in the present invention, when the process involves first searching for employers and job postings to apply to, and then selecting candidates to apply to, the display of candidates who have applied in the past or within a limited period is automatically changed, or can be manually changed, to show the recruiting company's representative that a candidate meets the conditions they have set. This reduces the burden on employers in their hiring activities.

[0021] In the above-described invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the candidate's past entry results, and the entry processing unit can be configured to receive the selection of a recruiting company and / or job information to be entered, receive the selection of a candidate to enter for the recruiting company and / or job information that has been selected, and when the recruiting company and / or job information that has been selected is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, notify or display to the recruiting company terminal in a way that identifies that the candidate has entered in the past or is a candidate whose entry is within the restricted period when displaying the extracted entry information.

[0022] For employers, receiving applications from numerous recruitment agencies can actually hinder their hiring process. In particular, candidates who have applied and been rejected are generally not hired, or at least not hired for a certain period of time. Therefore, in the present invention, when the process involves first searching for employers and job information to apply to, and then selecting candidates to apply to, when displaying the application information of candidates who have applied in the past or within a limited period, the employer's terminal can notify the person in charge of the employer that the candidate has applied in the past or within a limited period, thereby indicating that the candidate matches the conditions they have set. This can reduce the burden on employers in their hiring activities.

[0023] In the above invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the candidates. The entry processing unit accepts the selection of the job provider and / or job information to be entered, accepts the selection of the candidate to be entered for the selected job provider and / or job information, and when the selected job provider and / or job information is included in the past entry results of the candidate and / or the entry is within the deadline, when displaying the extracted entry information, the display of the candidate who entered in the past and / or the candidate within the deadline is made inferior to the display of the candidate who does not correspond to the past entry results and / or the candidate who does not correspond to within the deadline. It can be configured as an information processing system.

[0024] For a job provider, if there are entries from a large number of employment agencies, it may actually hinder the recruitment activities. In particular, for candidates who have once entered and been rejected, generally they will not be hired or at least not hired for a certain period. Therefore, as in the present invention, when the process is to first search for the job provider and job information to be entered and then select the candidate to be entered, for candidates who have entered in the past and candidates who have entered within the deadline, it is better to display them inferior to other candidates. As a result, the display order of candidates who have entered in the past and candidates within the re-entry deadline will be lower, and the priority order of selection by the job provider will decrease. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of the recruitment activities on the job provider side.

[0025] In the above-described invention, the information processing system has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the candidate's past entry results, and the entry processing unit accepts the selection of the recruiting company and / or job information to be entered, accepts the selection of a candidate to enter for the recruiting company and / or job information that has been accepted, and when the recruiting company and / or job information that has been accepted is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the limited period, the system can be configured to display the extracted entry information by accepting a predetermined operation from the recruiting company terminal, thereby not displaying the candidate who has entered in the past and / or the candidate who is within the limited period.

[0026] For employers, receiving applications from numerous recruitment agencies can actually hinder their hiring process. In particular, candidates who have applied and been rejected are generally not hired, or at least not hired for a certain period of time. Therefore, in the present invention, when the process involves first searching for employers and job information to apply to, and then selecting candidates to apply to, it is advisable to accept a predetermined operation from the employer's terminal to prevent the display of candidates who have applied in the past or who have applied within a restricted period. This prevents the display of candidates who have applied in the past or who are within the restricted period for re-application. As a result, the burden on employers in their hiring activities can be reduced.

[0027] In the above invention, when the screening processing unit receives a determination to proceed with the screening of the candidate based on the entry information of the candidate received from the entry processing unit, and receives a selection of employment information to register, modify, or add employment information corresponding to the candidate from the employment business operator terminal of the employment business operator that received the entry, the employment information registered, modified, or added is displayed to the candidate. After receiving consent to the registered, modified, or added employment information from the candidate's terminal or the employment agency operator terminal, information capable of identifying the candidate can be displayed on the employment business operator terminal, and it can be configured as an information processing system.

[0028] When an employment agency receives an entry of a candidate from an employment business operator, there are cases where the employment business operator has not registered employment information or has not registered appropriate employment information for the entered candidate. In such cases, it is necessary to provide appropriate employment information to the candidate. Therefore, as in the present invention, when receiving a determination to proceed with the screening of the candidate, by providing appropriate employment information to the candidate and receiving consent thereto, it is possible to display information capable of identifying the candidate on the employment business operator side.

[0029] In the above invention, when the screening processing unit receives a determination to proceed with the screening of the candidate based on the entry information of the candidate received from the entry processing unit, and receives a selection of employment information to register, modify, or add employment information corresponding to the candidate from the employment business operator terminal of the employment business operator that received the entry, the information of the employment agency that made the entry is extracted from the employment agency information storage unit that stores the information of the employment agency and displayed on the employment business operator terminal, and confirmation of whether there is a problem with the employment agency that made the entry is received from the employment business operator terminal, and it can be configured as an information processing system.

[0030] When receiving a candidate referral (entry), it is important for the recruiting company to know which recruitment agency referred the candidate. For example, if the recruitment agency is new, it is necessary to decide whether to do business with that agency. Similarly, if the recruitment agency has caused problems in the past, it is necessary to decide whether to do business with that agency again. Therefore, it is preferable to make it possible to check the information of the recruitment agency, as in the present invention.

[0031] In the above-described invention, the selection processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that, based on the candidate entry information received from the entry processing unit, receives a decision from the recruiting company terminal to proceed with the selection of the candidate, and then receives and notifies questions to the employment agency that made the entry or to the candidate.

[0032] During the selection process, the recruiting company may have questions. Therefore, notifying applicants of these questions in advance can help streamline the selection process.

[0033] In the above-described invention, the entry processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that, after receiving an entry for the recruiting company or job information, stores entry lock information and controls the system so that other entries for the recruiting company or job information and / or modifications of the candidate's information by the employment agency are not possible for candidates to whom the entry lock information has been attached.

[0034] By configuring the system as described in the present invention, it becomes possible to restrict employment agencies from simultaneously registering candidates with multiple employers and to limit the modification of candidate information.

[0035] In the above-described invention, the entry processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that, after receiving an entry for the recruiting business or job information from the employment agency terminal, starts timing, and if it does not receive an entry result within a predetermined inquiry period, cancels the entry and registers information to release the entry lock.

[0036] The information processing system of the present invention has a restriction that prevents candidates from applying to multiple recruiting companies simultaneously. In this case, if a candidate applies to a recruiting company but that application is left unattended, the candidate will be unable to apply to other recruiting companies, resulting in a disadvantage. Therefore, this disadvantage can be eliminated by imposing a certain time limit on the recruiting companies as well.

[0037] The 15th invention is an information processing system that supports recruitment activities using employment placement agencies, the information processing system comprising: an entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state in which the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into the recruiting agency information, and displays the entry information on a recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency; and a selection processing unit that receives registration, modification, or addition of job information for the candidate from the recruiting agency terminal displaying the entry information.

[0038] By using the information processing system of the present invention, recruiting businesses such as companies can receive candidate referrals from employment agencies with which they previously had no business relationship. This makes it possible to receive candidate referrals without sharing candidate information with other employment agencies, and without increasing the workload of the recruiting businesses receiving the referrals. Furthermore, by registering job information with candidates after they have initially registered, job information can be provided to them later. This eliminates the need for recruiting businesses to prepare job information in advance, thereby broadening their recruitment scope.

[0039] In the above-described invention, the selection processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that receives consent regarding job information for the candidate from a job placement agency terminal used by the job placement agency or a candidate terminal used by the candidate.

[0040] In the above-described invention, after the initial entry, job postings are registered by the recruiting company, and therefore it is necessary to obtain consent for those job postings. By configuring the system as described in the present invention, this process can be carried out.

[0041] In the above-described invention, the selection processing unit can be configured as an information processing system that, after receiving the consent, displays information that can identify the candidate on the recruiting company terminal and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the recruiting company terminal.

[0042] By accepting entry information that does not identify candidates, and then displaying candidate-identifiable information after obtaining candidate consent to the job posting, job postings can be provided to candidates fairly.

[0043] The information processing system of the first invention can be realized by loading the program of the present invention into a computer and executing it. Specifically, the information processing program causes the computer to function as an entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment agency enters a candidate into a recruiting agency or job information, and displays the entry information on a recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency; and a selection processing unit that, after receiving information from the recruiting agency terminal displaying the entry information that indicates that the recruitment activities for the candidate will proceed, displays information that can identify the candidate on the recruiting agency terminal, and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the recruiting agency terminal.

[0044] The information processing system of the 15th invention can be realized by loading the program of the present invention into a computer and executing it. Specifically, the information processing program causes the computer to function as an entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment agency enters a candidate into the employer information, and displays the entry information on the employer terminal used by the employer, and a selection processing unit that accepts registration, modification, or addition of job information for the candidate from the employer terminal displaying the entry information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0045] By using the information processing system of the present invention, it becomes possible to receive candidate referrals without sharing candidate information with other employment agencies, and without increasing the workload for the companies receiving the referrals. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0046] [Figure 1] This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an example of the overall processing functions of the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a computer used in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 3] This flowchart shows an example of the process for registering job-seeking business information in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 4] This flowchart shows an example of the employment agency information registration process in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 5] This flowchart shows an example of candidate information registration processing in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 6] This flowchart shows an example of entry processing in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 7] This is a flowchart showing an example of the selection process in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 8]This flowchart shows an example of the job information registration process in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 9] This flowchart shows another example of the job information registration process in the information processing system of the present invention. [Figure 10] This flowchart shows an example of entry processing in Example 2. [Figure 11] This flowchart shows an example of the selection process in Example 2. [Figure 12] This is a flowchart showing an example of entry processing in Example 3. [Figure 13] This flowchart shows another example of the entry process in Example 4. [Figure 14] This figure shows an example of a candidate registration screen. [Figure 15] This is an example of a screen for selecting candidates. [Figure 16] This diagram shows an example of a screen that appears after selecting a company from the company selection screen. [Figure 17] This is an example of a screen for entering additional information. [Figure 18] This figure shows an example of a screen on which a company can view a candidate's entry information. [Figure 19] This figure shows an example of a screen for receiving feedback, such as a questionnaire, from candidates who were not selected. [Figure 20] This figure shows an example of a screen displaying information about employment placement agencies. [Figure 21] This figure shows an example of a screen for registering new job postings. [Figure 22] This figure shows an example of a screen for setting up a job posting. [Figure 23] This figure shows an example of a screen used when selecting, changing, or adding job information to present to candidates. [Figure 24] This figure shows an example of a screen for asking questions. [Figure 25] This figure shows an example of a screen where a company can view candidate information, including information that identifies the candidate. [Figure 26]This figure shows an example of a screen displaying a list of employment placement agencies. [Figure 27] This figure shows an example of a screen for setting the restriction period for re-entering jobs and the minimum years of work experience required to view job postings. [Figure 28] This figure shows an example of a screen that allows users to set whether to make job postings public or private. [Figure 29] This figure shows an example of a screen used to search for companies and job postings. [Figure 30] This figure shows an example of a screen for selecting candidates. [Figure 31] This is an example of a screen displaying a time limit for candidate selection. [Figure 32] This is another example of a screen displaying a time limit for candidate selection. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0047] Figure 1 shows a block diagram of an example of the overall processing functions of the information processing system 1 of the present invention. The information processing system 1 uses a management terminal 2, a recruiting business terminal 3, and a job placement business terminal 4.

[0048] Management terminal 2 is a computer that implements the central processing functions of information processing system 1. Recruitment business terminal 3 is a computer used by recruitment businesses, such as companies that recruit job seekers (candidates) and post job openings. A recruitment business is an organization or individual that conducts some kind of business activity and recruits job seekers, such as a company, sole proprietor, union, government, local government, or non-profit organization. Employment placement business terminal 4 is a computer used by employment placement businesses that introduce candidates to recruitment businesses. An employment placement business is a business that introduces candidates to recruitment businesses, and can be an individual or a company. In addition to employment placement businesses, consultants who introduce job seekers also fall under the category of employment placement businesses. Employment placement businesses are not required to have a contract with recruitment businesses regarding the introduction of candidates.

[0049] The operating company of the Information Processing System 1 of the present invention and the recruiting company (recruiter) that uses the Information Processing System 1 have entered into a service outsourcing agreement regarding candidate introduction, and the operating company and the employment agency have also entered into a service outsourcing agreement regarding job seeker introduction services. In the service outsourcing agreement between the operating company of the Information Processing System 1 and the recruiting company, and between the operating company and the employment agency, the personal information of candidates entered by the employment agency will not be provided to the recruiting company until a predetermined time has elapsed, the personal information of the candidate will be provided to the recruiting company after the predetermined time has elapsed, the recruiting company is prohibited from individually contacting the entered candidates, the communication between the recruiting company, the employment agency, and the candidate will be logged and made available to the operating company of the Information Processing System 1, and some or all of the necessary clauses, such as fees (remuneration) if a candidate is hired, are appropriately stipulated in each contract.

[0050] The contract between the operating company and the recruiting business operator may be concluded during the recruiting business operator registration process in the recruiting business operator information registration processing unit 20 described later, and the contract between the operating company and the employment placement business operator may be concluded during the employment placement business operator registration process in the employment placement business operator registration processing unit 22 described later. The contract may be concluded in writing or electronically, or the information processing system 1 may display terms of use electronically to the recruiting business operator terminal 3 and the employment placement business operator terminal 4, respectively, and the contract may be concluded when the user accepts the terms of use.

[0051] The management terminal 2, the recruiting agency terminal 3, and the employment placement agency terminal 4 in the information processing system 1 are implemented using computers. Figure 2 schematically shows an example of the computer's hardware configuration. The computer has an arithmetic unit 70 such as a CPU that executes program calculations, a storage device 71 such as RAM or a hard disk that stores information, a display device 72 such as a display that shows information, an input device 73 such as a keyboard or mouse that can input information, and a communication device 74 that sends and receives the processing results of the arithmetic unit 70 and the information stored in the storage device 71 via a network such as the Internet or a LAN.

[0052] If the computer is equipped with a touch panel display, the display device 72 and the input device 73 may be configured as an integrated unit. Touch panel displays are often used in portable communication terminals such as tablet computers and smartphones, but are not limited to these.

[0053] A touch panel display is a device in which the functions of a display device 72 and an input device 73 are integrated, as input can be performed directly on the display using a predetermined input device (such as a touch panel pen) or a finger.

[0054] Portable communication terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablet computers can also be used as the recruiting agency terminal 3 and the employment placement agency terminal 4.

[0055] Each of the means in this invention may be physically or in fact the same domain, but their functions are logically distinct. The processing in each of the means in this invention may be changed in order as appropriate. Furthermore, some of the processing may be omitted. In addition, some or all of the processing means in each terminal may be executed on a cloud computer.

[0056] The information processing system 1 includes a job recruiting business information registration processing unit 20, a job recruiting business information storage unit 21, a job placement business information registration processing unit 22, a job placement business information storage unit 23, a candidate information registration processing unit 24, a candidate information storage unit 25, an entry processing unit 26, a selection processing unit 27, a job information registration processing unit 28, a job information storage unit 29, and a fee processing unit 30.

[0057] The recruiting business information registration processing unit 20 receives information about recruiting businesses from the recruiting business terminal 3 and stores it in the recruiting business information registration processing unit 30, which will be described later. The recruiting business information registration processing unit 20 receives information such as the name of the recruiting business, address, telephone number, name of the person in charge, department, and contact email address from the recruiting business terminal 3 as recruiting business information. The recruiting business information is not limited to these, and may consist of some or all of these, or may include other information.

[0058] The recruiting business information registration processing unit 20 may accept the setting of a restriction period for re-entry by the same candidate, and a hidden employment agency (hidden employment agency) as recruiting business information.

[0059] The restriction period for candidates to re-enter with a recruiting company should be such that, for a certain period after a candidate has previously applied to or been rejected by that company, the company's information about that candidate is not displayed, and a warning is displayed to the recruitment agency and / or the recruiting company. The restriction period for candidates to re-enter with a recruiting company should ideally be included in the recruitment agency's information.

[0060] Regarding the setting of a restriction period for employers to re-enter a job, if a candidate who previously applied to company X is restricted from re-entering for one year, and candidate A applied to company X and was not hired, then candidate A will be restricted from applying to company X for one year. For example, if a recruitment agency selects candidate A and searches for employers, company X will not be displayed in the search results, or the recruitment agency and / or company X will be notified (including displaying the information) that the application is within the restricted period.

[0061] The information regarding recruiting companies is not limited to the above; it may include some or all of the above, or other information not listed above.

[0062] The recruiting business information registration processing unit 20 assigns recruiting business identification information to the recruiting business that has been received as input, associates the recruiting business information with the recruiting business identification information, and stores it in the recruiting business information storage unit 21.

[0063] The recruiting business information storage unit 21 stores information about recruiting businesses that are recruiting. The recruiting business information storage unit 21 stores recruiting business information in association with recruiting business identification information.

[0064] The employment placement business information registration processing unit 22 receives information from the employment placement business terminal 4 about employers and / or employment placement businesses that register (refer) candidates to job postings, and stores it in the employment placement business information storage unit 23. The employment placement business information registration processing unit 22 receives attribute information of the employment placement business from the employment placement business terminal 4 as employment placement business information, such as the name of the employment placement business, the name of the company to which the employment placement business belongs, address, telephone number, email address, and employment placement license number, which indicates that the business is licensed to conduct employment placement business. The employment placement business information is not limited to this, and may consist of some or all of this information, or may include other information.

[0065] The employment placement business information registration processing unit 22 assigns employment placement business identification information to the employment placement business that has received input, associates the employment placement business information with the employment placement business identification information, and stores it in the employment placement business information storage unit 23.

[0066] The employment placement business information storage unit 23 stores the employment placement business information received as input by the employment placement business information registration processing unit 22 in association with the employment placement business identification information.

[0067] The Candidate Information Registration Processing Unit 24 receives candidate information from the employment agency terminal 4 and stores it in the Candidate Information Storage Unit 25. Preferably, candidate information is received from the employment agency terminal 4, but it may also be received from the terminal used by the candidate. The Candidate Information Registration Processing Unit 24 accepts input as candidate information, such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, email address, gender, date of birth, name of the company currently employed, educational background and other items to be included in a resume, and work history and other items to be included in a work history document. The candidate information may also include the results of job applications from recruiting companies and / or job postings that the candidate has previously applied for. The results of applications include: hired and the date of hiring and the identification information of the recruiting company that hired the candidate; rejected and the date of rejection and the identification information of the recruiting company that rejected the candidate; withdrawn and the date of withdrawal and the identification information of the recruiting company that withdrew the application; withdrawn and the date of withdrawal and the identification information of the recruiting company that withdrew the application; and currently applied and the date of application and the identification information of the recruiting company that applied. Candidate information is not limited to these, and may include some or all of these, or may also include other information. The entry results may be entered at any time, or may be added as appropriate during the entry processing in the candidate entry processing unit 26 or the selection processing in the selection processing unit 27.

[0068] The candidate information registration processing unit 24 assigns candidate identification information to the candidate that has been received as input, associates candidate information with the candidate identification information, and stores it in the candidate information storage unit 25.

[0069] The candidate information registration processing unit 24 determines whether the candidate's information is already registered. If it is not registered, it proceeds with registration. If it is registered, it notifies the candidate whether it is acceptable to change the employment agency associated with the candidate. If the system receives a response from the candidate's terminal indicating that it is acceptable to change the agency, it changes the employment agency identification information of the employment agency associated with the candidate to that employment agency (the employment agency that performed the candidate information registration process) and stores it in the candidate information storage unit 25. Details of the candidate information registration process will be described later.

[0070] The candidate information storage unit 25 stores candidate information such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, email address, gender, date of birth, company name, educational background, and other information to be included in a resume, and work history, as well as candidate information identification information, which has been received as input by the candidate information registration processing unit 24. The candidate information storage unit 25 further stores information such as the candidate's past entry results (hired, not hired, declined, entry canceled, entry in progress, etc.) and the dates thereof, and information on whether the entry is locked (in a state where the candidate is in the process of entering an entry and cannot enter other companies or job postings). It is preferable that when the entry is locked, the employment agency cannot modify the candidate's information either.

[0071] The entry processing unit 26 receives candidate entries from the employment agency terminal 4 for job postings or recruitment agencies and executes entry processing. Entry processing is the process of notifying or displaying to the company or job posting that an entry (referral) has been made. The entry processing unit 26 checks in advance whether the candidate information storage unit 25 is locked (described later), and if it is locked, it controls the system to prevent entry processing by displaying a button that cannot be selected for entry processing.

[0072] There are four ways to process entries.

[0073] The first processing method is when the employment agency first selects the candidate to apply to, and then selects the company to apply to. The second processing method is when the employment agency first selects the candidate to apply to, and then selects the job posting to apply to. The third processing method is when the employment agency first selects the employer to apply to, and then selects the candidate. The fourth processing method is when the employment agency first selects the job posting to apply to, and then selects the candidate.

[0074] In the first processing method, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of a candidate to be entered from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the candidate information of that candidate stored in the candidate information storage unit 25. Then, it extracts past entry results from the candidate information of that candidate.

[0075] Furthermore, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view the list of recruiting agencies, it identifies recruiting agencies from the recruiting agency information storage unit 21 that are not set as hidden employment agencies. If any of the identified recruiting agencies are included in the candidate's past entry results, the entry processing unit 26 extracts information on the re-entry restriction period for those recruiting agencies from the recruiting agency information storage unit 21. The entry processing unit 26 then excludes recruiting agencies from the identified agencies that have not yet reached the re-entry restriction period based on certain conditions, such as the date of rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry, and displays and allows the employment agency terminal 4 to view the remaining recruiting agencies.

[0076] The entry processing unit 26 then receives the selection of a recruiting company to be entered from the recruiting company information displayed and viewed on the recruitment agency terminal 4, notifies the recruiting company that an entry for the candidate has been made for that recruiting company, and makes the recruiting agency terminal 3 able to display and view information other than the candidate's predetermined information (personal information), such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, and email address, in particular information predetermined to identify the candidate (personal information). The information that notifies the recruiting agency that an entry has been made in a state where the candidate cannot be immediately identified is called entry information. Note that "a state in which personal information is hidden" means that personal information is excluded or masked by a predetermined method such as blacking out, or any other state in which personal information cannot be confirmed.

[0077] In the second processing method, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of a candidate to be entered from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the candidate information of that candidate stored in the candidate information storage unit 25. Then, it extracts past entry results from the candidate information of that candidate.

[0078] Furthermore, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view job information, it identifies job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 that does not show the employment agency as a hidden employment agency. If any of the identified job information is included in the candidate's past entry results, it extracts information about the re-entry restriction period for that job information from the job information storage unit 29. The entry processing unit 26 then excludes job information from the identified job information that has not yet reached the re-entry restriction period based on certain conditions, such as the date of rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry, and displays the remaining job information on the employment agency terminal 4 for viewing.

[0079] The entry processing unit 26 then receives a selection of job postings to be entered from the job postings displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal 4, notifies the job agency that registered the job posting that a candidate has entered for that job posting, and makes the candidate's information viewable and viewable on the job agency terminal 3, while hiding the candidate's name, address, telephone number, email address, and other specified information, especially information (personal information) that is predetermined to identify the candidate.

[0080] In the third processing method, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view the list of recruiting agencies to be entered, it identifies recruiting agencies from the recruiting agency information storage unit 21 that are not set as hidden employment agencies, and displays and allows the employment agency terminal 4 to view them. The entry processing unit 26 then accepts the selection of recruiting agencies to be entered from the recruiting agency terminal 4 from among the recruiting agencies that have been displayed and viewed on the terminal 4. At this time, the entry processing unit 26 extracts information from the recruiting agency information storage unit 21 regarding the restriction period for re-entry for the recruiting agency to be entered.

[0081] Furthermore, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of a candidate to apply to the recruiting business from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the candidate's information stored in the candidate information storage unit 25. If the recruiting business to which the candidate applied, as received from the employment agency terminal 4, is within the period of the candidate's past application results, such as rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of application, the entry processing unit 26 automatically notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying to the recruiting business that the candidate has applied. If the period of the recruiting business is not within the period of the recruiting business's re-entry restriction, the entry processing unit 26 notifies the recruiting business that the candidate has applied to them, and makes the candidate's information viewable on the recruiting business terminal 3, with certain information such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, and email address, especially information predetermined to identify the candidate (personal information), hidden.

[0082] In the fourth processing method, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view job information to be entered, it identifies job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 that does not have the employment agency set as a hidden employment agency, and displays and allows the employment agency terminal 4 to view it. The entry processing unit 26 then accepts the selection of the job information to be entered from the job information displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal 4. At this time, the entry processing unit 26 extracts information from the job information storage unit 29 regarding the restriction period for re-entry of the job information to be entered.

[0083] Furthermore, when the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of a candidate to apply for the job posting from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the candidate's information stored in the candidate information storage unit 25. If the job posting received from the employment agency terminal 4 is for a job posting where the candidate's past application results, such as rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of application, have not yet exceeded the previously extracted re-entry restriction period, the entry processing unit 26 automatically notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying to the job agency that registered the job posting that the candidate has applied. If the re-entry restriction period for the job posting does not apply, the entry processing unit 26 notifies the job agency that registered the job posting that the candidate has applied for the job posting, and makes the candidate's information viewable on the job agency terminal 3, with predetermined information such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, and email address, especially information predetermined to identify the candidate (personal information), hidden.

[0084] In the third and fourth processing methods, in the case of entries made during the re-entry restriction period for recruiting businesses and / or job information, in addition to not notifying or displaying the recruiting business that made the entry and / or the recruiting business that registered the job information of the entry, as described above, the entry processing unit 26 may also notify or display to the recruiting business that the entry is made during the re-entry restriction period. This display can be any display that indicates that it is during the re-entry restriction period, such as changing the display method to highlight, changing the color, adding a mark, or adding text.

[0085] Furthermore, when the entry processing unit 26 displays a list of candidates that have made an entry on the recruiting company terminal 3, it may display candidates who have made an entry during the re-entry restriction period lower than candidates who are not subject to the re-entry restriction period.

[0086] Furthermore, the display of candidates for regular entries that are not within the re-entry restriction period and candidates for entries that are within the re-entry restriction period may be displayed on separate screens or tabs.

[0087] In addition, the recruiting company may switch the display of candidates who are not within the re-entry restriction period and candidates who are within the re-entry restriction period by performing a predetermined operation, such as pressing a button, on the recruiting company terminal 3. For example, when the recruiting company terminal 3 receives a button press, the entry processing unit 26 may hide candidates within the re-entry restriction period, change their display, display them in a lower position, or display them on a different screen or tab.

[0088] Thus, in the third and fourth processing methods, it is preferable that the recruiting company terminal 3 can automatically or manually change the display format of candidates who are within the re-entry restriction period and those who are not, so as to be able to distinguish whether or not they are within the re-entry restriction period. Alternatively, they may be automatically or manually hidden.

[0089] The selection processing unit 27 executes the selection process for candidates who have applied to the recruiting company and / or the job posting. The selection processing unit 27 stores the result of the candidate's application (hired, not hired, application withdrawn, withdrawal, etc.) in the candidate's information, associating it with the date, recruiting company identification information, and / or job posting identification information. Details of the processing by the selection processing unit 27 will be described later.

[0090] The job information registration processing unit 28 receives job information (information to be written on the job application form) from the recruiting business operator terminal 3 and stores it in the job information storage unit 29. Job information may include, for example, information on essential items stipulated in the Employment Security Act, such as the worker's job description, the duration of the employment contract, the place of work, the start and end times of work, whether or not there is work exceeding the prescribed working hours, break times and holidays, wages, health insurance, employee pension, workers' accident compensation insurance and employment insurance, as well as information necessary for job information, such as the name of the recruiting business operator, recruiting business operator identification information to identify the recruiting business operator, contact information for recruitment activities, and the name of the person in charge. Job information may also include information indicating whether the job information will be made public or private, such as whether it will be made public to all employment agencies, kept private from certain employment agencies, or made public only to certain employment agencies. If the job information is to be kept private, made public only to certain employment agencies, or kept private only to certain employment agencies, the system will accept the option to keep the job information private, or the option to select which employment agencies to make it public or private.

[0091] Furthermore, the job information registration processing unit 28 may also accept settings for job information, such as the restriction period for re-entry by the same candidate and information on employment agencies whose job information will be hidden (hidden employment agencies). Employment agencies whose job information cannot be displayed may be set on a per-employer basis or on a per-job-information basis.

[0092] Setting a restriction period for re-entering a job posting means that, for a certain period after a candidate has previously applied for or been rejected for that job posting, the job posting will not be displayed to that candidate, and a warning will be displayed to the employment agency and / or the employer. The restriction period for re-entering a job posting should ideally be included in the job posting itself.

[0093] Regarding setting a restriction period for re-entering job postings, if a candidate who previously applied to Company X is restricted from re-entering for one year, and candidate A applied to Company X and was not hired, then candidate A will be restricted from re-entering to Company X for one year. For example, if a recruitment agency selects candidate A and searches for job posting agencies, Company X will not be displayed in the search results, or the recruitment agency and / or Company X will be notified (including displaying the information) that the application is within the restricted period.

[0094] Regarding the restriction period for re-entering job postings in the job posting information section, either one or both may be set.

[0095] The job postings are not limited to those listed above; they may include some or all of the above, or may include other information not listed above.

[0096] The job information registration processing unit 28 assigns job information identification information to the job information it receives as input, associates the job information with the job information identification information, and stores it in the job information storage unit 29.

[0097] The job information storage unit 29 stores the job information received as input by the job information registration processing unit 28 in association with the job information identification information.

[0098] The fee processing unit 30 calculates and bills the employment agency and / or the recruiting agency for the fee when a candidate is hired. The fee processing unit 30 can calculate the fee using various methods. [Examples]

[0099] Next, the use of the information processing system 1 of the present invention will be explained using the flowcharts in Figures 3 to 8. In this embodiment, the recruiting business is a company, and the case where the employment agency introduces (enters) a candidate to the company using the information processing system 1 of the present invention will be explained. Furthermore, the processing in the entry processing unit 26 is the first processing method described above.

[0100] When a company uses the information processing system 1 of the present invention, it first registers information on recruiting businesses. Figure 3 shows an example of the processing flow in this case.

[0101] The company receives information such as the company name, address, telephone number, name of the person in charge, department, and contact email address from the recruiting company terminal 3 as recruiting company information. The recruiting company information entered on the recruiting company terminal 3 is received by the recruiting company information registration processing unit 20 (S100).

[0102] The recruiting business information registration processing unit 20 assigns recruiting business identification information to the company that has been input, associates the recruiting business information with the recruiting business identification information, and stores it in the recruiting business information storage unit 21 (S110).

[0103] Furthermore, if a company sets conditions for displaying its company information, the system accepts these conditions and stores them in the recruiting business information storage unit 21 (S120). For example, it accepts settings for restrictions on re-entry by the same candidate and settings for hidden employment agencies.

[0104] By setting this restriction period, it is possible to restrict the company from re-entering the company's information within that period, or to indicate or notify users that their entry is within the re-entry restriction period. The re-entry restriction period can be any length of time, such as 90 days, 120 days, 180 days, 1 year, or 2 years. Furthermore, by setting up hidden employment agencies, when an employment agency requests to view a company's information, the designated employment agencies will not be able to display or view the company's information.

[0105] The above process allows you to register information about recruiting businesses.

[0106] Next, when an employment agency uses the information processing system 1 of the present invention, it first registers its employment agency information. Figure 4 shows an example of the processing flow in this case.

[0107] The employment agency inputs attribute information of the employment agency, such as the name of the employment agency, the name of the company to which it belongs, its address, telephone number, email address, and employment agency license number, as employment agency information, and the employment agency information registration processing unit 22 receives this input (S200).

[0108] The employment placement business information registration processing unit 22 assigns employment placement business identification information to the employment placement business that has received input (S210), associates the employment placement business information with the employment placement business identification information, and stores it in the employment placement business information storage unit 23 (S220).

[0109] The above process allows you to register information about employment placement agencies.

[0110] Next, we will explain an example of the processing flow when an employment agency registers candidate information using the flowchart in Figure 5.

[0111] When an employment agency registers a candidate's information, the agency first explains to the candidate the service using the information processing system 1 of the present invention and that the personal information will be shared not only with the employment agency but also with the operating company of the information processing system 1 and the company to which the candidate applies (S300), and obtains the candidate's consent (S310). This consent may be given orally, in writing, or electronically by having the candidate click a consent button on a webpage or the like.

[0112] When candidate information is entered from the employment agency terminal 4, the candidate information registration processing unit 24 accepts the input of the employment agency identification information of the employment agency that registers the candidate information, obtains the employment agency identification information of the logged-in employment agency, and obtains the employment agency identification information of the employment agency to be associated with the candidate (S320).

[0113] The employment agency then inputs candidate information into the employment agency terminal 4, and this input is received by the candidate information registration processing unit 24 (S330). The candidate information may include files such as the candidate's resume, work history, salary verification documents, and email address. The candidate information registration processing unit 24 extracts information such as the candidate's name, address, telephone number, gender, date of birth, current company name, and educational background from the resume and work history files. This information may also be entered into the employment agency terminal 4 and received by the candidate information registration processing unit 24. An example of a new candidate registration screen is shown in Figure 14.

[0114] The candidate information registration processing unit 24 refers to some or all of the candidate information to determine whether the candidate for whom the input was received has already been registered (S340). For example, by checking for matches in various pieces of information in the candidate information, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, gender, date of birth, name of company employed, and educational background, it is possible to determine whether the same person has already been registered.

[0115] If the candidate information registration processing unit 24 determines that the same candidate is not already registered in the candidate information storage unit 25, i.e., that it is a new registration, it notifies the candidate via email address, etc., of an explanation of the service using the information processing system 1 of the present invention and confirmation regarding the sharing of personal information (S350). If confirmation is received from the candidate (S360), the system assigns candidate identification information to the candidate (S370), stores it in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate information, and registers the candidate as a new candidate (S380).

[0116] Furthermore, if, in response to the notification in S350, the information processing system 1 of the present invention receives a reply stating that the user has not received an explanation of the service and / or the sharing of personal information, or does not wish to register, or if confirmation is not received within a predetermined time (S360), the candidate information entered in S330 is deleted (S390), and the candidate information registration process is terminated.

[0117] Furthermore, if the candidate information registration processing unit 24 determines in S340 that the same candidate has already been registered, it notifies the employment agency that the candidate has already been registered (S400), and also sends a notification to the candidate asking if they wish to change the employment agency associated with them (S410). If the system receives notification from the candidate that they wish to change the employment agency (S420), it changes the employment agency identification information of the employment agency associated with the candidate to the employment agency identification information obtained in S320, and updates the candidate information storage unit 25 (S430). On the other hand, if the system receives notification from the candidate that they do not wish to change the employment agency in response to the notification in S410 (S420), it sends a notification to the employment agency that the employment agency change is not permitted (S440), and terminates the candidate information registration process.

[0118] The above process allows for the registration of candidate information.

[0119] Next, we will explain the entry process when a recruitment agency introduces a candidate to a company (entries), using the flowchart in Figure 6.

[0120] The candidate has an interview with the employment agency regarding their job search (S500). The employment agency then proposes job openings it has available to the candidate. If the candidate does not wish to apply for any of the available job openings and is interested in applying to other companies (S510), the employment agency performs a predetermined operation on the employment agency terminal 4. This operation causes the entry processing unit 26 to receive a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view a list of candidates, and extracts and displays candidate information from the candidate information stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 that corresponds to the employment agency's employment agency identification information. The entry processing unit 26 then receives the candidate selection from the candidate information displayed on the employment agency terminal 4 and accepts it (S520). An example of the screen in this case is shown in Figure 15.

[0121] The entry processing unit 26 refers to the candidate information storage unit 25 for the selected candidate and extracts the candidate's past entry results (S530).

[0122] Then, after selecting a candidate to enter, the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view companies (S540). Using the employment agency identification information, it identifies companies that are not set as hidden employment agencies from the employment agency information storage unit 21 (S550). If any of the identified companies are included in the candidate's past entry results, the entry processing unit 26 extracts information on the re-entry restriction period for those companies from the employment agency information storage unit 21. Then, from the companies identified in S540, the entry processing unit 26 excludes companies whose re-entry restriction period has not expired based on certain conditions, such as the date of rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry (S560), and displays the remaining companies on the employment agency terminal 4 for viewing (S570).

[0123] In addition, in S540, the entry processing unit 26 may display a list of companies, or it may request to view companies using keyword searches, etc. In that case, the processing in S550 should be performed on the search results, and companies within the re-entry restriction period should be excluded.

[0124] If no company does the candidate have an interest in applying to (S580), the employment agency will cancel the application process by performing a prescribed operation on the employment agency terminal 4.

[0125] If a candidate is interested in applying to a company (S580), the employment agency selects the company to apply to from a screen on the employment agency terminal 4, and the entry processing unit 26 accepts the selection. Figure 16 shows the screen when a company has been selected on the company selection screen. The companies displayed and viewed here are those that the employment agency can display and view, and that are not subject to the candidate's re-entry restriction period for that company (companies that can be applied to).

[0126] The entry processing unit 26 also accepts additional information. For example, an employment agency can input information from the employment agency terminal 4, such as a reverse recruitment form indicating the genre of the job to be entered, the candidate's desired annual salary, position, job type, etc., and a recruitment story indicating a recommendation from the employment agency or other party that would be favorable to the company in hiring the candidate. This information is then accepted by the entry processing unit 26. This information may also be uploaded as an attachment. Figure 17 schematically shows an example of a screen for inputting additional information.

[0127] A reverse job posting is a document used by an employment agency to inform a company that they believe this person may be the candidate the company is looking for. It has the opposite purpose to the documents that companies usually create to inform employment agencies of the requirements for candidates they are recruiting. A reverse job posting should ideally include information such as the candidate's desired conditions for the company, as well as their skills and experience. Companies can use the reverse job posting as a reference to make their decisions. In normal recruitment activities, companies first post job openings, and candidates apply for those openings. However, in the reverse job posting of this invention, regardless of whether a company has a job opening, an employment agency anonymously presents information on candidates that they believe the company is looking for. This means that even if a company is not currently recruiting, or if the proposal comes from an employment agency with which they do not have a business relationship, if the company is interested in the candidate, there is a possibility of hiring them. This broadens the scope of recruitment for companies and also leads to increased mobility of job seekers. Furthermore, by using the information processing system 1 of this invention, employment agencies can smoothly introduce candidates to recruiting companies through the information processing system 1 of this invention.

[0128] Then, by receiving a prescribed operation from the employment agency terminal 4, the application of the candidate to the company is accepted (S590).

[0129] The entry processing unit 26, upon receiving an entry, extracts information about the candidate from the candidate information storage unit 25 (S600). At this time, information that could identify the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, should be masked or not extracted so that the company cannot view it. Instead, other information such as the candidate's gender, name of the company they work for, educational background, and work history should be extracted. This extracted candidate information, which prevents the candidate from being immediately identified, is then extracted as entry information. In addition, entry lock information is stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate (S610).

[0130] The entry processing unit 26 notifies and displays to the company that an entry has been made. Based on this notification, the company can view the candidate's entry information in a way that prevents the viewing of personally identifiable information (S620). Figure 18 shows an example of the screen at this time.

[0131] This allows companies to track applications received for their services. In this case, candidates who were rejected in past applications and are still within the application period will not be able to see the existence of companies that are hiring, thus deterring unnecessary applications from companies.

[0132] The entry processing unit 26 performs the above processing, allowing the employment agency to submit applications to companies that the candidate is interested in.

[0133] Next, we will explain the document screening process at the companies that have submitted applications using the flowchart in Figure 7.

[0134] The companies that have submitted an entry receive candidate information from the recruiting company terminal 3, which has been anonymized so that the candidate cannot be immediately identified. This information is then viewed on a screen such as Figure 18. In other words, a document screening is conducted. The information remains anonymous in this state.

[0135] If the company decides not to proceed with this application (S700), that is, if it decides not to hire the candidate based on the document screening, the recruiting company terminal 3 can perform an operation to reject the candidate from the screen for viewing the entry information in Figure 18, etc., and the selection processing unit 27 that receives the operation will send a rejection notice to the candidate's employment agency and / or the candidate (S710). If the candidate is rejected, the recruiting company terminal 3 may accept the input of a questionnaire as shown in Figure 19.

[0136] The selection processing unit 27 stores the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25, associating the company's rejection and date information with the candidate's identification information (S720). This updates the candidate's entry result. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S730).

[0137] If the company decides to proceed with this application (S700), that is, if it determines that the applicant has passed the document screening, the recruiting company terminal 3 will perform an operation to mark the applicant as having passed the document screening from the screen for viewing the entry information shown in Figure 18. The selection processing unit 27, upon receiving this operation, will extract the information of the employment agency that made the application from the employment agency information storage unit 23 and display it on the recruiting company terminal 3 (S740). This allows the company to confirm whether the employment agency for this application is appropriate. Note that the selection processing unit 27 may also extract the information of the employment agency that made the application from the employment agency information storage unit 23 and display it on the recruiting company terminal 3 before performing the operation to mark the applicant as having passed the document screening. Figure 20 shows an example of a screen displaying employment agency information.

[0138] If any problems arise, you may decide to reject the application and take appropriate action.

[0139] In this embodiment, since the employment agency does not make an entry for a specific job posting, the company registers the job posting for the candidate in that entry from the job agency terminal 3 (S750).

[0140] The process for registering job postings in this case is shown in the flowchart in Figure 8.

[0141] When a company registers job postings, it first performs a prescribed operation from the company's job posting terminal 3 to input job posting information from a pre-created job form, and the job posting registration processing unit 28 accepts this input (S1000). For example, from the job posting terminal 3, the company can upload a job posting file and enter the job posting title from the new job posting registration screen shown in Figure 21, and the job posting registration processing unit 28 accepts the input of the job posting information. At this time, in addition to accepting input from files, the job posting information may also include information such as the worker's job description, the duration of the employment contract, the place of work, the start and end times of work, whether or not there is work exceeding the prescribed working hours, break times and holidays, wages, health insurance, employee pension, workers' accident compensation insurance and employment insurance, as well as other information necessary for job postings, such as the name of the job posting company, job posting company identification information to identify the job posting company, contact information for recruitment activities, and the name of the person in charge. Alternatively, text information may be extracted from the attached file that has been input using character recognition processing, generation AI, etc., and obtained as text.

[0142] The job information registration processing unit 28 then assigns job information identification information to the received job information to identify the job information (S1010), associates the job information identification information with the job information, and stores it in the job information storage unit 29 (S1020).

[0143] Through the above process, it is possible to register job information for candidates who have applied to the company. This process allows applications even from companies that currently have no job postings.

[0144] The company then uses the job posting terminal 3 to perform a configuration operation to present the job information registered in S750 to the candidate who has entered the application, and this operation is received by the selection processing unit 27. Figure 22 shows an example of the screen for setting up the job posting.

[0145] Furthermore, as shown in Examples 2 and 4 below, if a recruiting company has already stored job information in the job information storage unit 29 and wants to select job information to present to a candidate from among them, the recruiting company terminal 3 may perform a predetermined operation to search for job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 and select the job information to present to the candidate. Figure 23 shows an example of a screen when selecting / changing / adding job information to present to a candidate.

[0146] Furthermore, if the company has any questions for the candidate (S760), the selection processing unit 27 receives the questions entered by the recruiting company on the recruiting company terminal 3 (S770). Figure 24 shows an example of the screen for asking questions.

[0147] The selection processing unit 27 then notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the results of the document screening and the job information in S750, and also notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the results of the document screening and the questions in S770 (S780). The same information may be notified to the employment agency and the candidate, or different information may be notified to the employment agency and the candidate.

[0148] If the selection processing unit 27 receives notification from a candidate that they do not agree to the job posting, or if it does not receive notification from the candidate that they agree to the job posting within the specified time (S790), the selection processing unit 27 cancels the entry (S800) and stores the company's withdrawal and date information in the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 based on the candidate's candidate identification information (S810). This updates the entry result for the candidate. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S820).

[0149] If a candidate agrees to the job posting (S790), the selection processing unit 27 receives a notification from the candidate's terminal or the employment agency's terminal 4 that the candidate has agreed to the job posting. Furthermore, when the candidate receives answers to additional questions from the candidate's terminal or the employment agency's terminal 4 (S830), the selection processing unit 27 determines that the matching between the candidate and the company is complete and makes available to the company information that identifies the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, which were masked or not present in the entry information (S840). An example of this screen is shown in Figure 25.

[0150] The company then conducts normal recruitment activities with the candidate, such as chat, web interviews, and in-person interviews (S850), and makes a decision on whether to hire or not (S860).

[0151] If the company decides not to hire a candidate, the company performs an operation to reject the candidate from the recruiting company terminal 3. The selection processing unit 27, upon receiving this operation, sends a rejection notice to the candidate's employment agency and / or the candidate (S870). The selection processing unit 27 also stores the company's rejection and date information in the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 based on the candidate's identification information (S880). This updates the entry result for the candidate. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S890).

[0152] If the company decides to hire a candidate, the company performs an operation to hire the candidate from the recruiting company terminal 3. The selection processing unit 27, upon receiving this operation, sends a notification of hiring to the candidate's employment agency and / or the candidate (S900). The selection processing unit 27 also stores the company's hiring and date information in the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 based on the candidate's identification information (S910). This updates the entry result for the candidate. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S920).

[0153] Then, when the fee processing unit 30 receives the hiring operation from the selection processing unit 27, it calculates the fee for the successful hiring of the candidate at a predetermined time, generates an invoice at a predetermined time, and sends it to the recruiting company terminal 3 and / or the employment agency terminal 4 (S930). The invoices to the company and the employment agency may be the same amount or different amounts.

[0154] By performing the above steps, the selection process can be completed. [Examples]

[0155] In the above-described Embodiment 1, the first processing method was explained as the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26, where a job placement agency introduces (enters) a candidate to a company. In this embodiment, the second processing method is explained as the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26, where a job placement agency introduces (enters) a candidate to a company's job postings.

[0156] The registration process for recruiting business information (Figure 3), the registration process for employment placement business information (Figure 4), and the registration process for candidate information (Figure 5) are the same as in Example 1, so their explanation will be omitted.

[0157] In this embodiment, since a candidate registers with the company's job postings, the job posting registration process will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 9.

[0158] When a company registers job postings, it first requests to view a list of employment agencies by performing a predetermined operation from the company's job posting terminal 3. Upon receiving this request, the job posting registration processing unit 28 extracts and displays the employment agency information for each employment agency from the employment agency information storage unit 23 (S1100). Figure 26 shows an example of a screen displaying a list of employment agency information.

[0159] Furthermore, if a company sets conditions for displaying job postings, the system accepts these conditions and stores them in the job posting storage unit 29. For example, it accepts settings for restrictions on re-entry by the same candidate and settings for hiding employment agencies.

[0160] To set a hidden employment agency, change the status from "Allowed" to "NG" on the list of employment agency information screen shown in Figure 26 (S1110). Employment agencies whose status has been changed to "NG" (hidden employment agencies) will no longer be displayed in the company's job postings, even if a request to view job postings is made. The setting of a hidden employment agency is received from the job posting agency terminal 3, and upon receiving it in the job posting registration processing unit 28, the information of the hidden employment agency is stored in association with the job postings.

[0161] Furthermore, if a company sets conditions for displaying job postings, these conditions are accepted and stored in the job posting information storage unit 21 (S120). For example, the system accepts settings for the presence or absence of professional qualifications in the job posting, years of work experience, and restrictions on the re-entry period for the same candidate to the job posting (S1120).

[0162] By setting this restriction period, it is possible to restrict re-entry to the job posting within that period, or to display or notify users that their entry is within the re-entry restriction period. The re-entry restriction period can be any length of time, such as 90 days, 120 days, 180 days, 1 year, or 2 years. Furthermore, by setting hidden employment agencies, when an employment agency requests to view a company's information, the company will not be displayed or viewed by the designated employment agencies.

[0163] Figure 27 shows an example of a screen for setting the re-entry restriction period and the candidate's years of work experience. For example, it allows users to select predetermined periods such as 90 days, 120 days, 180 days, 1 year, or 2 years as the restriction period.

[0164] The company then inputs new job information from the recruiting agent terminal 3, and the job information registration processing unit 28 accepts this input (S1130).

[0165] Processes S1130 to S1150 can be the same as those S1000 to S1020 in Figure 8.

[0166] Then, the job information registration processing unit 28 associates job information identification information with the job information and stores it in the job information storage unit 29, and accepts the setting of whether the registered job information should be made public or private (S1160). Figure 28 shows an example of a screen for accepting the setting of whether the job information should be made public or private.

[0167] Through the process described above, job postings can be registered.

[0168] Furthermore, companies do not necessarily need to register job postings beforehand; they only need to register the recruiting company information. As shown in Example 1, they can register job postings during the selection process, or at any other time they choose.

[0169] Next, the process by which an employment agency enters (refers) a candidate to a job posting will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 10. In this embodiment, the entry processing of the entry processing unit 26 is the second processing method described above.

[0170] The candidate has an interview with the employment agency regarding their job search (S1200). The employment agency then proposes job openings it has available to the candidate. If the candidate does not wish to apply for any of the available job openings and is interested in other job openings (S1210), the employment agency performs a predetermined operation on the employment agency terminal 4. This operation causes the entry processing unit 26 to receive a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view a list of candidates, and extracts and displays candidate information from the candidate information stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 that corresponds to the employment agency's employment agency identification information. The entry processing unit 26 then receives the candidate selection from the displayed candidate information on the employment agency terminal 4 and accepts it (S1220). An example of the screen in this case is shown in Figure 15.

[0171] The entry processing unit 26 refers to the candidate information storage unit 25 for the selected candidate and extracts the candidate's past entry results (S1230).

[0172] Then, after selecting a candidate to enter, the entry processing unit 26 receives a request from the employment agency terminal 4 to view job information (S1240). Using the employment agency identification information, it identifies job information stored in the job information storage unit 30 that does not have the employment agency set as a hidden employment agency (S1250). If any of the identified job information is from a company that was included in the candidate's past entry results, it extracts information on the re-entry restriction period for that job information from the job information storage unit 30. The entry processing unit 26 then excludes companies from the job information identified in S1250 that have not yet reached the re-entry restriction period for the job information based on certain conditions, such as the date of rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry (S1260), and displays and allows the employment agency terminal 4 to view the remaining job information (S1270). The job information displayed and viewed here is job information that the employment agency can display and view and that does not fall under the re-entry restriction period for the candidate (job information that can be entered).

[0173] In addition, the entry processing unit 26 may, in S1240, display a list of companies, or request to view job postings using keyword searches, etc. In that case, the processing in S1260 should be performed on the search results to exclude companies that are within the re-entry restriction period.

[0174] The entry processing unit 26 then displays and allows the employment agency terminal 4 to view the job information in S1270, and the employment agency presents the job information to the candidate from among the job information displayed on the employment agency terminal 4.

[0175] If there are no job postings that the candidate is interested in applying for (S1280), the employment agency will cancel the application process by performing a predetermined operation on the employment agency terminal 4.

[0176] If there is a job posting that a candidate is interested in applying for (S1280), the employment agency selects the job posting to apply for from a screen displayed on the employment agency terminal 4, and the entry processing unit 26 accepts the selection.

[0177] Furthermore, the entry processing unit 26 may accept input of additional information, similar to the first embodiment. For example, a recruitment agency may input information from the recruitment agency terminal 4, such as a reverse recruitment form indicating the genre to be entered, the candidate's desired annual salary, position, job type, etc., and a recruitment story indicating a recommendation from a recruitment agency or other party that would be favorable to the company in hiring the candidate. This information is then accepted by the entry processing unit 26. This information may also be uploaded as an attachment.

[0178] Then, by receiving a prescribed operation from the employment agency terminal 4, the application of the candidate to the company is accepted (S1290).

[0179] The entry processing unit 26, upon receiving an entry, extracts information about the candidate from the candidate information storage unit 25 (S1300). At this time, information that could identify the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, should be masked or not extracted so that the company cannot view it. Instead, other information such as the candidate's gender, name of the company they work for, educational background (items to be included in a resume), and work history (items to be included in a work history document) should be extracted. Candidate information that has been extracted in such a state that the candidate cannot be immediately identified is extracted as entry information. In addition, entry lock information is stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate (S1310).

[0180] The entry processing unit 26 notifies and displays when an application has been submitted for the company's job posting. Based on this notification, the company can view the candidate's application information in a way that prevents the viewing of personally identifiable information (S1320). An example of the screen at this time is shown in Figure 18.

[0181] This allows companies to track applications for their job postings. In this case, candidates who were rejected in past applications and are still within the application period will not be able to see the existence of the job posting, thus deterring unnecessary applications from the company.

[0182] The entry processing unit 26 performs the above processing, enabling the employment agency to register candidates for job postings that interest them.

[0183] Next, we will explain the document screening process at the companies that have submitted applications using the flowchart in Figure 11.

[0184] The companies that have submitted an entry receive candidate information from the recruiting company terminal 3, which has been anonymized so that the candidate cannot be immediately identified. This information is then viewed on a screen such as Figure 18. In other words, a document screening is conducted. The information remains anonymous in this state.

[0185] If the company decides not to proceed with this application (S1400), that is, if it decides not to hire the candidate based on the document screening, the recruiting company terminal 3 can perform an operation to reject the candidate from the screen for viewing the entry information in Figure 18, etc., and the selection processing unit 27 that receives the operation will send a rejection notice to the candidate's employment agency and / or the candidate (S1410). If the candidate is rejected, the recruiting company terminal 3 may accept the input of a questionnaire as shown in Figure 19.

[0186] The selection processing unit 27 stores the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25, associating the company's rejection and the date information with the candidate's identification information (S1420). This updates the candidate's entry result. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S1430).

[0187] If the company decides to proceed with this application (S1400), that is, if it determines that the applicant has passed the document screening, the recruiting company terminal 3 will perform an operation to mark the applicant as having passed the document screening from the screen for viewing the entry information shown in Figure 18. The selection processing unit 27, upon receiving this operation, will extract the information of the employment agency that made the application from the employment agency information storage unit 23 and display it on the recruiting company terminal 3 (S1440). This allows the company to confirm whether the employment agency for this application is appropriate. Note that the selection processing unit 27 may also extract the information of the employment agency that made the application from the employment agency information storage unit 23 and display it on the recruiting company terminal 3 before performing the operation to mark the applicant as having passed the document screening. Figure 20 shows an example of a screen displaying employment agency information.

[0188] If any problems arise, you may decide to reject the application and take appropriate action.

[0189] Then, if the company determines that there is a more suitable job posting for a candidate who has applied for a job posting (S1450), it will change the job posting presented to the candidate by performing a prescribed operation from the recruiting company terminal 3 (S1460).

[0190] For example, if a recruiting company has already stored job information in the job information storage unit 29 and wants to select job information to present to a candidate, the recruiting company terminal 3 may perform a predetermined operation to search for the job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 and select the job information to present to the candidate. Figure 23 shows an example of a screen when selecting / changing / adding job information to present to a candidate.

[0191] Furthermore, when registering new job postings, the job posting registration process shown in Figure 8 can be executed in the same manner as in Example 1. This process allows the job posting registration processing unit 28 to accept the registration of new job postings, and the recruiting company terminal 3 can then perform the job posting setting operation for the candidate from the job postings stored in the job posting storage unit 29, which is then accepted by the selection processing unit 27. Figure 22 shows an example of the screen for setting job postings. This process allows companies that currently have no job postings to enter the market.

[0192] In addition to changing job postings, you may also add new job postings to existing ones.

[0193] If the company has questions for the candidate (S1470), the selection processing unit 27 receives the questions entered by the recruiting company on the recruiting company terminal 3 (S1480). Figure 24 shows an example of the screen for asking questions.

[0194] The selection processing unit 27 then notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the results of the document screening and the job information in S1460 if there are any changes to the job information, and also notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the results of the document screening and the questions in S1480 (S1490). The same information may be notified to the employment agency and the candidate, or different information may be notified to the employment agency and the candidate.

[0195] If the selection processing unit 27 receives notification from a candidate that they do not agree to the job posting, or if it does not receive notification of agreement to the job posting within the specified time (S1500), the selection processing unit 27 cancels the entry (S1510) and stores the company's withdrawal and date information in the entry result stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 based on the candidate's candidate identification information (S1520). This updates the entry result for the candidate. The entry lock information for the candidate is also released and stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S1530).

[0196] If a candidate agrees to the newly proposed job information from the company (S1500), the selection processing unit 27 receives a notification from the terminal operated by the candidate or the employment agency terminal 4 that the candidate has agreed to the job information. Furthermore, when the selection processing unit 27 receives answers to additional questions from the terminal operated by the candidate or the employment agency terminal 4 (S1540), the selection processing unit 27 determines that the matching between the candidate and the company is complete and makes available to the company information that identifies the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, which were masked or not present in the entry information (S1550). An example of this screen is shown in Figure 25.

[0197] Furthermore, the processing of normal recruitment activities from S1570 onward is the same as the processing from S860 onward in Figure 7 of Example 1, so we will omit the explanation.

[0198] By performing the above steps, the selection process can be completed.

[0199] In the above description of this embodiment, the restriction period for re-entering job information was stored in the job information storage unit 20, and the candidate's past entry results were used to determine whether they were within the restriction period for re-entering job information. However, similar to Embodiment 1, the restriction period for re-entering job information to recruiting companies may be stored in the recruiting company terminal 3, and the candidate's past entry results may be used to determine whether they were within the restriction period for re-entering job information to recruiting companies. [Examples]

[0200] In this embodiment, we will describe a case where an employment agency introduces (enters) a candidate to a company, and the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26 is the third processing method.

[0201] The registration process for recruiting business information (Figure 3), the registration process for employment placement business information (Figure 4), and the registration process for candidate information (Figure 5) are the same as in Example 1 and Example 2, so their explanation will be omitted.

[0202] In this embodiment, when a job placement agency submits a candidate to a company, the entry processing of the entry processing unit 26 is the third processing method described above. The entry processing of this embodiment will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 12.

[0203] The candidate has an interview with the employment agency regarding their job search (S1700). The employment agency then proposes job openings it has available to the candidate. If the candidate does not wish to apply for any of the available job openings and is interested in applying to other companies (S1710), the employment agency performs a predetermined operation on the employment agency terminal 4. This operation causes the entry processing unit 26 to receive a request to view companies from the employment agency terminal 4 (S1720), identify companies that the employment agency has not set as a hidden employment agency from the company information stored in the company information storage unit 21, and display and allow the employee to view the information on the employment agency terminal 4 (S1730).

[0204] The entry processing unit 26 may also receive search criteria from the employment agency terminal 4, search the recruiting agency information storage unit 21 for a list of relevant companies based on those search criteria, and display them on the employment agency terminal 4. For example, as shown in Figure 29, the entry processing unit 26 may receive search criteria from the employment agency 4, search the recruiting agency information of companies stored in the recruiting agency information storage unit 21 based on those search criteria, and display the relevant results as search results on the employment agency 4.

[0205] If the employment agency finds no companies of interest to the candidate among those displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal 4 (S1740), it cancels the entry process.

[0206] If a candidate is interested in a particular company (S1740), the employment agency selects the company to apply to from the companies displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal, and the entry processing unit 26 receives this selection from the employment agency terminal 4 (S1750). The entry processing unit 26 then extracts information on the re-entry restriction period for the selected company from the recruiting agency information storage unit 21.

[0207] The employment agency selects the candidate to apply to the selected company using the employment agency terminal 4, and the entry processing unit 26 accepts the selection. Figure 30 shows an example of the screen for selecting a candidate.

[0208] The entry processing unit 26 may also accept input of additional information. For example, an employment agency may input information from the employment agency terminal 4, such as a reverse recruitment form indicating the genre of the job to be applied for, the candidate's desired annual salary, position, job type, etc., and a recruitment story indicating a recommendation from the employment agency or other party that would be favorable to the company in hiring the candidate, and the entry processing unit 26 will accept this information. This information may also be uploaded as an attachment.

[0209] When the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of candidates to apply to the job placement agency from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the information of the selected candidates from the candidate information storage unit 25. At this time, information that can identify the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, should be masked or not extracted so that the company cannot view it, while other information such as the candidate's gender, name of the company they are employed, educational background and other items to be included in a resume, and work history and other items to be included in a work history document should be extracted. The candidate information extracted in this way, which does not allow the candidate to be immediately identified, is extracted as entry information (S1760), and the system accepts the entry processing operation, including additional information.

[0210] When a job placement agency performs an entry processing operation for a company that the candidate is interested in, the entry processing unit 26 receives the input for the entry processing and stores the entry lock information in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate (S1770).

[0211] When the entry processing unit 26 receives input from the employment agency terminal 4, it refers to the candidate information storage unit 25 and extracts the candidate information of the candidate stored in the assistant information storage unit 25 before notifying or displaying to the company that an entry has been made. It then extracts the candidate's past entry results from the candidate information (S1780) and determines whether the company to which the entry was received from the employment agency terminal 4 has had a previous entry (S1790).

[0212] Then, if there has been a past entry, it is determined whether the previously extracted restriction period for re-entry has expired based on certain conditions in the candidate information of the candidate, such as rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry (S1800). This restriction period information can be extracted from the information on the company's re-entry restriction period stored in the recruiting business information storage unit 21.

[0213] If the application is to a company where the re-entry restriction period has not expired, the entry processing unit 26 automatically notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying to the company that submitted the application that the candidate has submitted an application (S1810). The entry processing unit 26 also releases the entry lock information stored in association with the candidate and stores it in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S1820).

[0214] For example, if the restriction period is set to one year, and the candidate's application is rejected within that year, the entry processing unit 26 will automatically notify the employment agency terminal 4 and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying to the company that an application has been received from the candidate, and will release the entry lock information and store it in the candidate information storage unit 25.

[0215] If, in S1790, the candidate's past entry results show no information indicating they have previously entered with the company, or if the company's re-entry restriction period has expired (S1800), the entry processing unit 26 notifies or displays to the company that an entry (referral) has been made. The entry processing unit 26 then displays and makes the candidate's entry information viewable on the company's recruiting terminal 3, in a state where the candidate's personally identifiable information cannot be viewed, and the company views the candidate's entry information on the recruiting terminal 3 in a state where the personally identifiable information cannot be viewed (S1830).

[0216] This allows the company to be aware that an application has been submitted to their company. If an application is found to have been rejected in the past but was able to apply again because the application period had expired, the application processing unit 26 may notify or display to the applicant on the recruiting company terminal 3 that the candidate had been rejected in the past.

[0217] The entry processing unit 26 performs the above processing, allowing candidates to apply to companies they are interested in.

[0218] In addition, as described above, S1810 is configured to automatically send a rejection notice to the employment agency terminal 4 and / or the candidate. However, instead of automatically sending a rejection notice, the entry processing unit 26, similar to S1830, makes the candidate's entry information viewable on the company's recruitment agency terminal 3. At that time, it may also display a notification or indication that the entry is within the re-entry restriction period.

[0219] The selection process in the selection processing unit 27 following the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26 is the same as in Figure 7, so its explanation is omitted. [Examples]

[0220] In this embodiment, we will describe the case where a job placement agency introduces (enters) a candidate to a job posting, and the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26 is the fourth processing method.

[0221] The registration process for recruiting business information (Figure 3), the registration process for employment placement business information (Figure 4), and the registration process for candidate information (Figure 5) are the same as in Examples 1 to 3, so their explanation will be omitted.

[0222] In this embodiment, when a job placement agency enters a candidate into a job posting, the entry processing of the entry processing unit 26 is the fourth processing method described above. The entry processing of this embodiment will be explained using the flowchart in Figure 13.

[0223] The candidate has an interview with the employment agency regarding their job search (S1900). The employment agency then proposes job openings it has available to the candidate. If the candidate does not wish to apply for any of the available job openings and is interested in applying for other job openings (S1910), the employment agency performs a predetermined operation on the employment agency terminal 4. This operation causes the entry processing unit 26 to receive a request to view job information from the employment agency terminal 4 (S1920), identify job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 that does not have the employment agency set as a hidden employment agency, and display and allow viewing of it on the employment agency terminal 4 (S1930).

[0224] The entry processing unit 26 may also receive search criteria from the employment agency terminal 4, search the job information storage unit 29 for a list of relevant job postings based on those criteria, and display them on the employment agency terminal 4. For example, as shown in Figure 29, the entry processing unit 26 may receive search criteria from the employment agency 4, search the job information stored in the job information storage unit 29 based on those criteria, and display the relevant results as search results to the employment agency 4.

[0225] If the employment agency finds no job postings of interest to the candidate among those displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal 4 (S1940), it cancels the entry process.

[0226] If a candidate finds a job posting of interest (S1940), the employment agency selects a job posting from among those displayed and viewed on the employment agency terminal to apply to, and the entry processing unit 26 receives this selection from the employment agency terminal 4 (S1950). The entry processing unit 26 then extracts information on the restriction period for re-entry for the selected job posting from the job posting storage unit 29.

[0227] The employment agency selects the candidate to apply for the selected job posting on the employment agency terminal 4, and the entry processing unit 26 accepts the selection. Figure 30 shows an example of the screen for selecting a candidate.

[0228] The entry processing unit 26 may also accept input of additional information. For example, an employment agency may input information from the employment agency terminal 4, such as a reverse recruitment form indicating the genre of the job to be applied for, the candidate's desired annual salary, position, job type, etc., and a recruitment story indicating a recommendation from the employment agency or other party that would be favorable to the company in hiring the candidate, and the entry processing unit 26 will accept this information. This information may also be uploaded as an attachment.

[0229] When the entry processing unit 26 receives a selection of candidates to apply for the job posting from the employment agency terminal 4, it extracts the information of the selected candidates from the candidate information storage unit 25. At this time, information that can identify the candidate, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, and date of birth, should be masked or not extracted so that the company cannot view it, while other information such as the candidate's gender, name of the company they work for, educational background and other items to be included in a resume, and work history and other items to be included in a work history document should be extracted. The candidate information extracted in this way, which does not allow the candidate to be immediately identified, is extracted as entry information (S1960), and the system accepts the operation for entry processing, including additional information.

[0230] When a job placement agency performs an entry processing operation for a job posting that the candidate is interested in, the entry processing unit 26 receives the input for the entry processing and stores the entry lock information in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate (S1970).

[0231] When the entry processing unit 26 receives input from the employment agency terminal 4, it refers to the candidate information storage unit 25 and extracts the candidate information of the candidate stored in the supplementary information storage unit 25 before notifying or displaying that an entry has been made for the job information in question. It then extracts the candidate's past entry results from the candidate information (S1980) and determines whether there has been a previous entry for the job information that was entered for the employment agency terminal 4 (S1990).

[0232] Then, if there has been a past entry, it is determined whether the previously extracted restriction period for re-entry has expired based on certain conditions in the past entry results in the candidate information of the candidate in question, such as rejection, withdrawal, or cancellation of entry (S2000). This restriction period information can be obtained by extracting the information on the restriction period for re-entry of the job information stored in the job information storage unit 29.

[0233] If the entry is for a job posting for which the re-entry restriction period has not expired, the entry processing unit 26 automatically notifies the employment agency and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying that an entry has been made by the candidate for the job posting in question (S2010). The entry processing unit 26 also releases the entry lock information stored in association with the candidate and stores it in the candidate information storage unit 25 (S2020).

[0234] For example, if the restriction period is set to one year, and the candidate's application is rejected within that year, the entry processing unit 26 will automatically notify the employment agency terminal 4 and / or the candidate of the rejection without notifying or displaying that an application has been received from the candidate for the job posting, and will release the entry lock information and store it in the candidate information storage unit 25.

[0235] If, in S1990, the candidate's past entry results show no previous entries for the job posting, or if the re-entry restriction period for the job posting has expired (S2000), the entry processing unit 26 notifies or displays that an entry (referral) has been made for the job posting. The entry processing unit 26 then displays and makes the candidate's entry information viewable on the company's recruitment terminal 3, in a state where the candidate's personally identifiable information cannot be viewed, and the company views the candidate's entry information on the recruitment terminal 3 in a state where the personally identifiable information cannot be viewed (S2030).

[0236] This allows the company to know when an application has been received for its job posting. If an application is found to have been rejected in the past but was able to apply again because the application period had expired, the application processing unit 26 may notify or display to the applicant on the job posting terminal 3 that the applicant had been rejected in the past.

[0237] The entry processing unit 26 performs the above processing, allowing candidates to register for job postings they are interested in.

[0238] In addition, as described above, S2010 is configured to automatically send a rejection notice to the employment agency terminal 4 and / or the candidate. However, instead of automatically sending a rejection notice, the entry processing unit 26, similar to S2030, makes the candidate's entry information viewable on the company's recruitment agency terminal 3. In doing so, it may also display a notification or indication that the entry is within the re-entry restriction period.

[0239] The selection process in the selection processing unit 27 following the entry processing in the entry processing unit 26 is the same as in Figure 11, so its explanation is omitted.

[0240] In the above description of this embodiment, the restriction period for re-entering job information was stored in the job information storage unit 20, and the candidate's past entry results were used to determine whether they were within the restriction period for re-entering job information. However, similar to Embodiment 3, the restriction period for re-entering job information to recruiting companies may be stored in the recruiting company terminal 3, and the candidate's past entry results may be used to determine whether they were within the restriction period for re-entering job information to recruiting companies. [Examples]

[0241] In another embodiment of the present invention, a certain period of inquiry may be set for the selection process by the company. In this case, the inquiry period may be set from the time a candidate submits an entry until the results of the entry are accepted.

[0242] For example, the entry processing unit 26 may be configured to automatically cancel the entry process after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, such as one week, two weeks, or one month, since receiving an entry input from the employment agency terminal 4. After the entry is canceled, the candidate information storage unit 25 may store information such as the cancellation of the entry due to time expiring in the entry result for that candidate. It may also store the release of the entry lock. The period of the inquiry restriction may be set in advance, or the setting may be entered from the employment agency terminal 4 or the terminal operated by the candidate.

[0243] In the information processing system 1 of the present invention, once a candidate submits an entry, they are unable to submit entries to other companies or job postings. Therefore, if a company leaves the entry unattended, it can be very inconvenient for the candidate. For this reason, it is advisable to set a time limit between submission and receiving the entry result.

[0244] In this case, the entry processing unit 26 starts timing when it receives an entry input from the employment agency terminal 4 and continues timing until it receives the entry result. The period from the start of timing or the remaining period may be stored in the candidate information storage unit 25 in association with the candidate information. The remaining period may be displayed on the company's recruitment agency terminal 3 for confirmation. Examples of screens in this state are shown in Figures 31 and 32. Figure 31 is an example where all candidates are in the document screening stage and their names, etc., are unknown, while Figure 32 is an example where some candidates have entered the final selection stage and their names, etc., have become known.

[0245] Note that while Figures 31 and 32 show candidates with hidden personal information (anonymous candidates) and candidates with displayed personal information (candidates with their real names displayed) on the same screen or tab, candidates with hidden personal information (anonymous candidates) and candidates with displayed personal information (candidates with their real names displayed) may be displayed on different screens or tabs. Furthermore, the display may be changed according to the progress of the recruitment process, for example, newly added candidates, candidates whose recruitment is in progress, and candidates whose recruitment has been completed. Various display options are available for candidates.

[0246] Furthermore, the entry processing unit 26 may display to the company the time limit for requesting an entry before accepting the entry result, and may also display to the employment placement agency the time limit for requesting an entry before accepting the entry result. By displaying the time limit to the employment placement agency, it is possible to send reminders to the company or start considering the next entry.

[0247] The period of restriction on inquiries should ideally be from the time entry is received until the entry results are received, and the entry results should ideally be from the time the recruiting company terminal 3 receives information regarding the candidate's acceptance, rejection, or withdrawal.

[0248] In the entry processing unit 26 of the above-described examples 1 to 5, if a candidate applying has a history of rejection or other negative results and is within the company's application period, the system automatically sends a rejection notice or excludes the candidate from displaying company and job information. However, it is not necessary to use a restriction period.

[0249] For example, if a candidate has a history of rejections, the system may automatically send rejection notices or exclude them from displaying company and job information.

[0250] In each of the processes described in Examples 1 to 5 above, the operations on the employment agency terminal 4 and notifications to the employment agency terminal 4 may be operations and notifications on the candidate terminal (not shown) operated by the candidate. In this case, the term "employment agency terminal 4" should be read as "candidate terminal".

[0251] Furthermore, although the processes described in each of the above-mentioned Examples 1 to 5 involved using a re-entry restriction period, if no re-entry restriction is imposed, the re-entry process does not need to be performed.

[0252] The processes in each of the above-described embodiments are not limited to the order described in the specification of the present invention, and can be modified as appropriate to the extent that the objective is achieved. [Industrial applicability]

[0253] By using the information processing system 1 of the present invention, it becomes possible to receive candidate referrals without sharing candidate information with other employment agencies, and without increasing the workload for the companies receiving the referrals. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0254] 1: Information Processing System 2: Management terminal 3: Recruitment agency terminal 4: Employment placement agency terminal 20: Recruiting company information storage section 21: Recruitment Business Registration Processing Section 22: Employment Placement Business Information Registration Processing Unit 23: Information Storage Department for Employment Placement Businesses 24: Candidate Information Registration Processing Unit 25: Candidate information storage unit 26: Entry Processing Unit 27: Selection Process 28: Job Information Registration Processing Section 29: Job information storage section 30: Fee Processing Section 70: Arithmetic device 71:Storage device 72:Display device 73: Input device 74: Communication equipment

Claims

1. An information processing system that supports recruitment activities using employment placement agencies, The aforementioned information processing system is An entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into a job posting with a recruiting agency or job posting, and displays the entry information on a recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency, A selection processing unit receives information from the recruiting company terminal displaying the entry information indicating that the recruitment activities for the candidate will proceed, then displays information that can identify the candidate on the recruiting company terminal, and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the recruiting company terminal. An information processing system characterized by having the following features.

2. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, We accept the selection of the aforementioned candidates. From the candidate information storage unit, information on the candidate's past entry results is extracted. From the list of registered recruiting companies and / or job postings, exclude the recruiting companies and / or job postings included in the aforementioned past entry results, and display only the recruiting companies and / or job postings that the candidate is eligible to apply for. The information processing system according to feature 1.

3. The entry processing unit described above, From among the registered recruiting companies or job postings, exclude recruiting companies and / or job postings that were included in the aforementioned past entry results and are within the restricted period, and display only the recruiting companies and / or job postings that the candidate is eligible to apply for. The information processing system according to feature 2.

4. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, We accept applications from applicants to select job postings or employers. The recruiting company that accepted the above selection and / or the candidate who will apply for the job posting accepts the selection. Information on the past entry results of the candidate is extracted from the candidate information storage unit. If the recruiting company and / or the job posting that accepts the selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, the recruiting company and / or the candidate shall be notified accordingly. The information processing system according to feature 1.

5. The entry processing unit described above, If the recruiting company and / or the job information that has been selected is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, the system will automatically send a predetermined notification to the recruitment agency and / or the candidate without displaying the extracted entry information on the recruiting company's terminal. The information processing system according to feature 4.

6. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, The selection of the recruiting company and / or job posting to be entered will be accepted. The recruiting company that accepted the above selection and / or the candidate who will apply for the job posting accepts the selection. If the recruiting company and / or job information that accepts the selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, when displaying the extracted entry information, the display method for candidates who have previously entered and / or whose entries are within the restricted period will be automatically changed, or can be manually changed. The information processing system according to feature 1.

7. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, The selection of the recruiting company and / or job posting to be entered will be accepted. The recruiting company that accepted the above selection and / or the candidate who will apply for the job posting accepts the selection. If the recruiting company and / or job information that accepts the selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, when displaying the extracted entry information, the recruiting company's terminal will be notified or displayed in a way that identifies the candidate as having previously entered or as a candidate whose entry is within the restricted period. The information processing system according to feature 6.

8. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, The selection of the recruiting company and / or job posting to be entered will be accepted. The recruiting company that accepted the above selection and / or the candidate who will apply for the job posting accepts the selection. If the recruiting company and / or job information that accepts the selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, when displaying the extracted entry information, the display of the candidate who has previously entered and / or the candidate who is within the restricted period will be lower in priority than the display of the candidate who does not fall under the past entry results and / or the candidate who is not within the restricted period. The information processing system according to feature 6.

9. The aforementioned information processing system is It has a candidate information storage unit that stores information on the past entry results of the aforementioned candidate, The entry processing unit described above, The selection of the recruiting company and / or job posting to be entered will be accepted. The recruiting company that accepted the above selection and / or the candidate who will apply for the job posting accepts the selection. If the recruiting company and / or job information that accepts the above selection is included in the candidate's past entry results and / or the entry is within the restricted period, when displaying the extracted entry information, the recruiting company terminal will accept a predetermined operation to prevent the display of the candidate who has previously entered and / or the candidate who is within the restricted period. The information processing system according to feature 6.

10. The aforementioned selection processing unit, Based on the entry information of the candidate received from the entry processing unit, if the recruiting company terminal receives a decision to proceed with the selection of the candidate, the recruiting company terminal that received the entry receives a selection of job information to register, change, or add to the job information corresponding to the candidate, and displays the registered, changed, or added job information to the candidate. After receiving consent for the registered, modified, or added job information from the candidate's terminal or the employment agency's terminal, the employment agency's terminal displays information that can identify the candidate. An information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The aforementioned selection processing unit, Based on the entry information of the candidate received from the entry processing unit, if the recruiting company terminal receives a decision to proceed with the selection of the candidate, the information of the recruiting company that made the entry is extracted from the recruiting company information storage unit, which stores the information of the recruiting company, and displayed on the recruiting company terminal. The aforementioned recruitment agency terminal receives confirmation from the employment agency that made the entry that there are no problems. The information processing system according to feature 10.

12. The aforementioned selection processing unit, Based on the entry information of the candidate received from the entry processing unit, if the recruiting company terminal receives a decision to proceed with the selection of the candidate, the system will receive and notify the recruiting company that made the entry or the candidate of any questions. The information processing system according to feature 10.

13. The entry processing unit described above, After receiving an entry for the aforementioned recruiting company or job information, the entry lock information is stored. For candidates with the aforementioned entry lock information, control is in place to prevent other entries to the job posting or / or modifications of the candidate's information by the recruiting company or the employment agency. An information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

14. The entry processing unit described above, After receiving an entry for the recruiting company or job information from the aforementioned employment placement agency terminal, the timer starts. If the entry result is not accepted within the predetermined inquiry period, the entry will be canceled and information to release the entry lock will be registered. The information processing system according to feature 13.

15. An information processing system that supports recruitment activities using employment placement agencies, The aforementioned information processing system is An entry processing unit that receives entry information in which the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into the recruiting agency information, and displays the entry information on the recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency, A selection processing unit that receives registration, modification, or addition of job information for the candidate from a recruiting company terminal displaying the aforementioned entry information, An information processing system characterized by having the following features.

16. The aforementioned selection processing unit, The employment agency will receive consent from the candidate regarding the job information via an employment agency terminal used by the employment agency or a candidate terminal used by the candidate. The information processing system according to claim 15, characterized in that it is the same as described in claim 15.

17. The aforementioned selection processing unit, After receiving the aforementioned consent, the recruiting company's terminal displays information that can identify the candidate, and the recruiting company's terminal receives a decision regarding the candidate's employment. The information processing system according to feature 16.

18. Computers, An entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into a job posting with a recruiting agency or job posting, and displays the entry information on the recruiting agency's terminal. After receiving information from the recruiting company terminal displaying the entry information indicating that the recruitment activities for the candidate will proceed, the selection processing unit displays information that can identify the candidate on the recruiting company terminal and receives a decision regarding the hiring of the candidate from the recruiting company terminal. An information processing program characterized by functioning as such.

19. Computers, An entry processing unit that receives entry information in a state where the candidate cannot be identified when an employment placement agency enters a candidate into the recruiting agency information, and displays the entry information on the recruiting agency terminal used by the recruiting agency. A selection processing unit receives registration, modification, or addition of job information for the candidate from a recruiting company terminal displaying the aforementioned entry information. An information processing program characterized by functioning as such.

Images