Connecting candidates and employers using concise messaging

A system for matching employers and candidates, the system comprising:

• at least one processor configured to
• receive a plurality of candidate profiles from a plurality of candidates, each of the plurality of candidate profiles including a unique username associated with one of the plurality of candidates and a plurality of job descriptions;
• receive a plurality of employer profiles from a plurality of employers, each of the plurality of employer profiles including a unique username associated with one of the plurality of employers and a plurality of job descriptions;
• determine a match between one of the plurality of candidates and one of the plurality of employers based on a degree of similarity between the plurality of job descriptions included in the one of the plurality of candidate profiles and the plurality of job descriptions included in the one of the plurality of employer profiles;
• and
• provide information regarding the match to the one of the plurality of employers, the information including the unique username associated with the one of the plurality of candidates and no other identifying information of the one of the plurality of candidates.