Real-Time Candidate Keyword Bidding for Recruiter Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Employers face difficulties in identifying qualified job seekers amidst a large number of applications, and job postings often go unnoticed on crowded job boards, while job seekers interested in specific positions may not view them due to the overwhelming volume of listings.
Innovation Solution
An employment website system that retrieves keywords from candidates, queries a database of recruiter bids in real-time, and distributes candidate information to relevant recruiters without requiring job postings or candidate selection, facilitating communication between qualified candidates and recruiters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If employers post positions on crowded job boards, then job postings can be viewed by many job seekers, but job postings often go unnoticed amidst the overwhelming volume of listings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bidding system as an intermediary mechanism between employers and job seekers. Recruiters place bids on keywords that match candidate profiles, creating a mediated connection system. This intermediary approach allows job postings to be prioritized through bidding rather than competing equally in crowded listings, resolving the visibility problem while maintaining broad access.
2Adaptability or versatility
If job seekers apply to many positions to increase chances of finding suitable roles, then more opportunities are explored, but employers receive overwhelming numbers of applications including unqualified candidates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having recruiters place bids on candidate keywords before candidates apply. The system pre-matches candidates to recruiters based on keyword bidding, so when candidates apply, their information is already routed to pre-selected recruiters. This preliminary matching action reduces the volume of unqualified applications employers receive while maintaining versatile job seeking opportunities.
3Reliability
If recruiters review all applications to identify qualified candidates, then no qualified candidates are missed, but recruiters are inundated with unqualified applications reducing efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making recruiter candidate distribution selective rather than uniform. Recruiters place bids on specific keywords, creating localized matching zones where their expertise and interest align with specific candidate profiles. This ensures qualified candidates are reliably identified while recruiters only receive applications in their specialized areas, maintaining both reliability and productivity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the system distributes candidate information to multiple recruiters, then more potential matches are made, but recruiters receive excessive information increasing processing burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses partial action by distributing candidate information selectively to only those recruiters who have placed bids on matching keywords. Rather than distributing to all recruiters excessively, the system applies partial distribution based on pre-established bidding criteria. This maintains versatile matching opportunities while controlling the volume of information each recruiter receives to manageable levels.
Data Source
AI summary
Method and systems are disclosed for distribution of candidate information to a recruiter list. An example apparatus includes a candidate manager to retrieve, via a processor, a first keyword provided by a candidate during a session of the candidate on an employment website. The apparatus includes a recruiter-candidate comparator to query, in real time during the session, a database including bids for candidates. The recruiter-candidate comparator is to retrieve, in response to identifying that at least one of the bids for candidates includes the first keyword, one or more of the bids for candidates from the database that include the first keyword and determine a recruiter list to include at least one recruiter of the one or more bids for candidates that include the first keyword. The apparatus includes a recruiter manager to distribute, in real time during the session, candidate information of the candidate to the recruiter list.