# US 2008/0189123 A1 · Career database system and method

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- Number: US 2008/0189123 A1
- Document ID: US20080189123A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/703,271
- Filed: 2007-02-07
- Published: 2008-08-07
- Earliest claimed: 2007-02-07
- Inventors: Bryant Wong
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080189123A1

## CPC

- G06Q 50/10: Services
- G06Q 10/1053: Employment or hiring
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A website provides multi-level recruiting of job seekers/marketing of employment opportunities. A registered job seeker may refer other job seekers to opportunities available on the website and receive a finder's fee if the referee is hired for the position. The model may be extended to multiple levels of finder's fees, and deferred hires or advanced referrals, even cases in which the referral occurs before the job opening itself. The device of the invention may be website having modules for registration, referrals, databases of resumes, employment opportunities and webs of referrals, as well as a payment module. The method of the invention may be registering a job seeker, registering referred parties of that job seeker and other parties who are indirect referrals via the directly referred parties, and paying finder's fees as appropriate to parties above hired parties.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A resume collection system and database for use with a computer network and for use by employers and by first and second job seekers having a client computer operatively connected to such computer network; the resume collection system and database comprising:
a server computer having thereon a database and a website, the server computer operatively connected to such computer network and operative to provide the website to such client computer connected to the server computer via such computer network;
the website having at least a first registration module allowing such first job seeker to register their contact information;
the website having at least a second resume collection module allowing such first job seeker to post their resume/curriculum vitae to the database;
the website having at least a third invitation module allowing such first job seeker to refer such second job seeker to the website and allowing such second job seeker to use the modules of the website also;
the database maintaining a first relationship object indicating the identities of such first and second job seekers;
the website having at least a fourth payment module which, upon occurrence of a first triggering event pays to such first job seeker a first fee.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The resume collection system and database of claim 1, wherein the triggering event further comprises:
hiring of such second job seeker.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The resume collection system and database of claim 1, for use by a third job seeker, wherein the resume collection system and database further comprises:
a second relationship object indicating a relationship between such second job seeker and such third job seeker.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The resume collection system and database of claim 3, wherein the fourth payment module further is operative to pay a second fee to such first job seeker upon occurrence of a second triggering event.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The resume collection system and database of claim 4, wherein the second triggering event further comprises:
hiring of such third job seeker.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The resume collection system and database of claim 1, further comprising:
at least a fifth job posting module operative to allow such employers to post to the database a first job opportunity object.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The resume collection system and database of claim 1, further comprising:
at least a fifth job search module operative to allow the job seekers to search the database for the first job opportunity object.

### Claim 8

A method of collecting resumes for a first, second and third job seeker, the method of collecting resumes comprising:
a) providing a website at which a first employer may post job opportunities;
b) registering such first job seeker;
c) allowing such first job seeker to refer such second job seeker;
d) if such second job seeker is hired by such first employer, paying to such first job seeker a fee.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of collecting resumes of claim 8, further comprising:
e) allowing such second job seeker to refer such third job seeker;
f) if such third job seeker is hired by such first employer, paying to such first job seeker a fee.