Methodology for blinded messaging as a recruitment tool

A system providing a blinded messaging service comprising:

• a server computer communicably coupled to a telecommunications network;
• a provider computer of at least one provider, said provider computer communicably coupled to said server computer via said telecommunications network;
• and
• a plurality of candidate computers, each candidate computer being a computer of a candidate and communicably coupled to said server computer via said telecommunications network;
• wherein said computer server receives from each candidate, candidate profile data;
• wherein said computer server receives from said provider computer, a communication comprising candidate selection criteria, said candidate selection criteria comprising information about characteristics desired by said at least one provider for a candidate for an opportunity offered by said provider;
• wherein said computer server receives from said provider computer, a communication comprising information about said opportunity, said communication being linked to said candidate selection criteria;
• wherein said computer server compares said received candidate selection criteria to said candidate profile data for each candidate and creates a set of candidates whose candidate profiles match said received candidate selection criteria;
• and
• only for each candidate in said set of candidates, said computer server placing said communication as part of a news feed provided to each candidate in said set of candidates without revealing to any candidate in said set of candidates that said communication is provided in said news feed because said candidate profile data matches said candidate selection criteria.