System and Method for Online Information, Employment, Social and Other Compatibility Search, Matching and Ranking

A computer system-implemented method for network search and personalization of employment search results and search result rankings, the method comprising:

• using the computer system, receiving at least one query from an employment candidate as respondent or a potential employer as a co-respondent via the network, the at least one query pertaining to employment;
• in response to the at least one query, using the computer system, accessing at least one data storage device and selecting a plurality of return queries pertaining to one or more characteristics or features of an employment position, and at least one return query of the plurality of return queries pertaining to a commute time or access to transportation;
• using the computer system, transmitting the plurality of return queries to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer system, receiving a plurality of responses to the return queries from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• using the computer system, searching the at least one data storage device for corresponding pluralities of responses to the return queries from one or more co-respondents or respondents, respectively;
• using the computer system, comparatively pair-wise scoring the plurality of responses to the return queries against the corresponding pluralities of responses to the return queries and generating a plurality of pair-wise alignment scores for a plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations;
• using the computer system, sorting and ranking the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations according to the plurality of pair-wise alignment scores;
• using the computer system, selecting one or more co-respondents or respondents from the sorted and ranked plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations;
• and
• using the computer system, outputting a listing of the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents to form the personalized employment search results and search result rankings.

A computation system coupleable to a network for personalization of employment search results and search result rankings, the computation system comprising:

• a network input and output interface for network data transmission and reception, the network input and output interface configured to receive at least one query from an employment candidate as a respondent or a potential employer as a co-respondent via the network;
• to transmit a plurality of return queries to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• to receive a plurality of responses to the return queries from the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• and to transmit personalized employment search results and search result rankings to the respondent or co-respondent via the network;
• at least one data storage device configured to store the plurality of return queries;
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• one or more processors coupled to the at least one data storage device and to the network input and output interface, the one or more processors configured to access the at least one data storage device and using the at least one query, to select the plurality of return queries for transmission, the plurality of return queries pertaining to one or more characteristics or features of an employment position, and at least one return query of the plurality of return queries pertaining to a commute time or access to transportation;
• to search the at least one data storage device for corresponding pluralities of responses to the return queries from one or more co-respondents or respondents, respectively;
• to comparatively pair-wise score the plurality of responses to the return queries against the corresponding pluralities of responses to the return queries using differentially weighted unmodified alignment scores and normalized alignment scores and generate a plurality of pair-wise alignment scores for a plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations;
• to sort and rank the plurality of respondent and co-respondent combinations according to the plurality of pair-wise alignment scores;
• and to output a listing of the sorted and ranked respondents or co-respondents to form the personalized employment search results and search result rankings.