Workflow Orchestration Using DSL Across Hiring Software Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional job website hiring processes are rigid and lack integration with external software tools, leading to manual solutions, delays, and data redundancies due to the disconnect between the job website and external systems performing various hiring process steps.
Innovation Solution
A centralized orchestration system using a domain-specific language (DSL) to orchestrate workflow components across internal and external software services, enabling simultaneous or near-simultaneous execution of hiring process steps, and mapping attribute information to automate the workflow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a centralized orchestration system is implemented to integrate external software tools, then the hiring process efficiency and information exchange are improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an orchestration system as an intermediary component that sits between the job website and external software services. This mediator translates internal job posting data into external workflow instructions and coordinates communication between disparate systems, thereby integrating external tools without requiring complex direct connections between all system components.
Solution Approach 2:
The orchestration system is designed as a universal platform capable of interfacing with multiple different external software services through a standardized domain-specific language. This multi-functional approach allows the same orchestration system to work with various hiring tools and platforms, reducing overall system complexity by avoiding the need for separate integration mechanisms for each external service.
2Adaptability or versatility
If workflow components are executed across multiple software services, then the hiring process flexibility and automation are improved, but the coordination complexity and data redundancy increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the hiring process into discrete workflow components that can be independently executed across different software services. Each workflow component represents a specific hiring task (e.g., resume screening, interview scheduling) that can be assigned to appropriate external services. This segmentation allows flexible distribution of tasks while the orchestration system manages coordination through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The orchestration system implements feedback mechanisms that monitor the execution status of workflow components across external services and adjust coordination accordingly. This feedback loop enables the system to track data flow between services, identify redundancies, and optimize coordination strategies, thereby managing complexity while maintaining flexibility.
3Device complexity
If manual solutions are used due to disconnect between job website and external systems, then the system simplicity is maintained, but the hiring process delays and data redundancies increase
Solution Approach 1:
The orchestration system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring workflow component executions and establishing communication protocols with external services before the hiring process begins. This advance setup automates data exchange mechanisms and coordination rules, eliminating the need for manual intervention during the hiring process and preventing delays without requiring complex runtime decision-making.
4Loss of information
If automated workflow orchestration is implemented, then the information exchange efficiency is improved, but the automation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs parameter changes by transforming internal data structures and parameters into formats suitable for external software services. The orchestration system dynamically adjusts data parameters, communication protocols, and workflow definitions based on the specific external service being accessed, thereby enabling efficient information exchange while managing automation complexity through adaptive parameter transformation rather than rigid hard-coded integrations.
Data Source
AI summary
An orchestration system of or otherwise available to a web platform centralizes the execution of workflow components of a workflow associated with a job posting hosted by the web platform using various software services internal and/or external to the web platform. The workflow components and attributes thereof are determined based on the job posting. Domain-specific language (DSL) instructions for the various workflow components are generated. First DSL instructions are invoked by the orchestration system to cause an execution of a first workflow component of the workflow by a first software service. The orchestration system obtains an output of the first workflow component, such as values of relevant attributes, and, based on the output and in some cases information derived other than from the first workflow component, invokes next DSL instructions to cause an execution of a next workflow component of the workflow by another software service.