Connecting job seekers with talent seekers

A machine-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform a plurality of operations, the operations comprising:

• importing a job posting from an external source into a connection network system, wherein the job posting refrains from indicating a contactable talent seeker for a job indicated by the job posting;
• determining a company stored in the connection network system that is offering the job;
• determining talent seekers associated with the company, wherein the talent seekers are members of the connection network system;
• determining a matching score between each of the talent seekers and the job and a job seeker;
• selecting a talent seeker with a highest matching score;
• and
• causing to be displayed to the job seeker a user interface screen that enables the job seeker to message the talent seeker with the highest matching score, wherein the job seeker is a member of the connection network system.

A system comprising:

• a first machine-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions, and a second machine-readable medium configured to store talent seeker and job seeker connections and activity data;
• and
• at least one hardware processor communicatively coupled to the first machine-readable medium and the second machine-readable medium that, when the computer-executable instructions are executed, the at least one hardware processor is configured to:
• import a job posting from an external source into a connection network system, wherein the job posting refrains from indicating a contactable talent seeker for a job indicated by the job posting;
• determine a company stored in the connection network system that is offering the job;
• determine talent seekers associated with the company, wherein the talent seekers are members of the connection network system;
• determine a matching score between each of the talent seekers and the job and a job seeker;
• select a talent seeker with a highest matching score;
• and
• cause to be displayed to the job seeker a user interface screen that enables the job seeker to message the talent seeker with the highest matching score, wherein the job seeker is a member of the connection network system.