Method and apparatus for sending and tracking resume data sent via URL

A method of providing access to a resume database, the method comprising:

• under control of a first client system:
• sending an access instruction message;
• under control of a server system:
• receiving the access instruction message from the first client system;
• identifying a resume record within the access instruction message
• identifying a destination address within the access instruction message;
• creating a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the resume record in the resume database;
• transmitting the URL to the destination address;
• and
• under control of a second client system:
• receiving the URL at the destination address;
• and
• wherein the destination address is located at a second client system;
• the method further comprising,
• under control of the second client system:
• receiving the URL from the server system, and
• accessing the server system via the URL;
• and
• under control of the server system:
• detecting an access to the server system by the second client system via the URL,
• determining whether or not the URL is authorized, and
• after the URL is determined to be authorized,
• identifying a resume record from the URL,
• retrieving the resume record from the resume database, and
• causing the resume record to be displayed on the second client system;
• and wherein the step of determining whether or not the URL is authorized comprises:
• under control of the server system:
• identifying the resume record and a URL identifier in the URL;
• and
• comparing a first set comprising the identified resume record and the URL identifier to stored authorized sets;
• and
• when the first set matches one of the stored authorized sets, determining that the URL is authorized.

A method of providing access to a resume database, the method comprising:

• under control of a first client system:
• sending an access instruction message;
• under control of a server system:
• receiving the access instruction message from the first client system;
• identifying a resume record within the access instruction message
• identifying a destination address within the access instruction message;
• creating a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the resume record in the resume database;
• transmitting the URL to the destination address;
• and
• under control of a second client system:
• receiving the URL at the destination address;
• and
• wherein the destination address is located at a second client system;
• the method further comprising:
• under control of the second client system:
• receiving the URL from the server system;
• and
• accessing the server system via the URL;
• and
• under control of the server system:
• detecting an access to the server system by the second client system via the URL;
• determining whether or not the URL is authorized;
• and
• after the URL is determined to be authorized:
• identifying a resume record from the URL,
• retrieving the resume record from the resume database, and
• causing the resume record to be displayed on the second client system;
• identifying a form to be completed as a function of information in the database associated with the resume record;
• and
• causing the identified form to be displayed on the second client system.

A computer-implemented method of providing resume information stored in a resume record in a resume database, the method comprising:

• receiving an instruction from a first client that identifies the resume record;
• creating a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the identified resume record in the resume database, wherein the URL is constructed to allow access to the resume record from a second client;
• and
• sending the URL to a destination address;
• receiving an access request to access the resume database via a received URL;
• determining whether the received URL is authorized;
• and
• after the received URL is determined to be authorized, identifying a resume record from data in the received URL and providing the identified resume record to a source of the received URL;
• and
• wherein the authorization determining step comprises:
• identifying the resume record and a URL identifier in the URL;
• and
• comparing a first set comprising the identified resume record and the URL identifier to stored authorized sets;
• and
• when the first set matches one of the stored authorized sets, determining that the URL is authorized.

A method of providing access to a resume database, the method comprising:

• under control of a server system:
• retrieving a stored search including at least one search parameter;
• executing the stored search against resume information stored in the resume database;
• identifying at least one resume record within the resume database as a result of executing the stored search;
• identifying a first destination address within the stored search;
• creating a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the identified at least one resume record in the resume database;
• and
• transmitting the URL to the first destination address;
• and wherein the stored search comprises at least one of:
• (a) an indication of a form to be completed by a user associated with the first destination address;
• (b) a time duration representing a time period during which the URL is valid;
• and
• (c) a request for a confirmation message to be sent to a second destination address after the URL is transmitted to the first destination address.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium;
• computer program instructions on the computer-readable medium, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by a computer, direct the computer to perform a method of providing access to a resume database, the method comprising:
• retrieving a stored search including at least one search parameter;
• executing the stored search against resume information stored in the resume database;
• identifying at least one resume record within the resume database as a result of executing the stored search;
• identifying a first destination address within the stored search;
• creating a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the identified at least one resume record in the resume database;
• and
• transmitting the URL to the first destination address;
• and wherein the stored search comprises at least one of:
• (a) an indication of a form to be completed by a user associated with the first destination address;
• (b) a time duration representing a time period during which the URL is valid;
• and
• (c) a request for a confirmation message to be sent to a second destination address after the URL is transmitted to the first destination address.

A system for sharing resume data stored in a resume database, the system comprising:

• a database server system operative to:
• retrieve a stored search including at least one search parameter;
• execute the stored search against resume information stored in the resume database;
• identify at least one resume record within the resume database as a result of executing the stored search;
• identify a first destination address within the stored search;
• create a Uniform Resource Locator, URL, pointing to the identified at least one resume record in the resume database;
• and
• transmit the URL to the first destination address,
• wherein the stored search comprises at least one of:
• (a) an indication of a form to be completed by a user associated with the first destination address;
• (b) a time duration representing a time period during which the URL is valid;
• and
• (c) a request for a confirmation message to be sent to a second destination address after the URL is transmitted to the first destination address.