Candidate Sourcing System

Abstract

A computing system may be operable to store, in memory, a profile of a candidate, wherein the profile includes a résumé of the candidate. The computing system may be operable to associate, in memory, a electronically-readable identifier with the candidate profile. The computing system may be operable to read, via an electronic, the electronically-readable identifier from an article presented to the computing system. The computing system may be operable to locate the profile of the candidate in the electronic memory based on the read-in electronically-readable identifier. The computing system may be operable to retrieve the résumé of the candidate from the located profile. The computing system may be operable to present the résumé via a display of the computing system.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 storing, in an electronic memory of a computing system, a profile of a candidate, wherein said profile includes an employment-related information of said candidate;   associating, in said electronic memory of said computing system, an electronically-readable identifier with said candidate profile;   reading, via an electronic reader of said computing system, said electronically-readable identifier from an article presented to said computing system;   locating said profile of said candidate in said electronic memory based on said read-in electronically-readable identifier;   retrieving said employment-related information of said candidate from said located profile; and   presenting said employment-related information via a display of said computing system.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising generating, in said computing system, a form for assessing said candidate. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , comprising presenting, via said display, said form for completion by a user of said computing system. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , comprising:
 retrieving information from said located profile; and   populating at least a portion of said form using said information retrieved from said located profile.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said form comprises:
 one or more interview questions specifically selected for a particular recruiting event based on characteristics of the recruiting event; and   one or more fields for input of responses to said one or more interview questions provided by said candidate during an interview.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , comprising making said form accessible to a plurality of recruiters via a network interface of said computing system. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein access to said form is restricted based on permission levels assigned to said recruiters. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said electronically-readable identifier is a quick response (QR) code. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein:
 said article is an identification badge generated for a recruiting event;   said reader is an optical reader; and   said identification badge is presented by said candidate while in attendance at said recruiting event.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said profile of said candidate includes a plurality of résumés or curriculum vitae; and   which of said plurality of résumés or curriculum vitae is selected as said employment-related information for said presenting is determined based on one or more of:
 time of said presenting; 
 a recruiter associated with said computing system; and 
 an organization associated with said computing system. 
   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 presenting, via said display, an interface for assigning a priority level to said candidate; and   associating, in said memory, said candidate with a priority level assigned to said candidate.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising presenting, via said display, a priority level assigned to said candidate by a recruiter. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 presenting, via said display, an interface for a user of said computing system to input notes about said candidate; and   associating, in said memory, said notes with said candidate.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 said processor and said memory reside in one or more servers of said computing system; and   said reader and said display reside in a mobile terminal of said computing system.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said processor, said memory, said reader and said display reside in a mobile terminal of said computing system. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising presenting, via said display, a list of upcoming recruiting events associated with a user of said computing system. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , comprising presenting, via said display, an interface for inviting recruiters to attend a selected one of said recruiting events. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising presenting, via said display:
 a list of candidates registered to attend a particular recruiting event; and   an interface element for sorting said list of candidates registered to attend said particular recruiting event.   
     
     
         19 . A system comprising:
 a computing system comprising a processor, memory, a reader, and a display, said computing system configured to:
 store, in said memory, a profile of a candidate, wherein said profile includes an employment-related information of said candidate; 
 associate, in said memory, a electronically-readable identifier with said candidate profile; 
 read, via said reader, said electronically-readable identifier from an article presented to said computing system; 
 locate said profile of said candidate in said memory based on said read-in electronically-readable identifier; 
 retrieve said employment-related information of said candidate from said located profile; and 
 present said employment-related information via said display. 
   
     
     
         20 . A computer program product having code stored thereon that, when executed by a computing system, causes the computing system to:
 store, in memory of said computing system, a profile of a candidate, wherein said profile includes an employment-related information of said candidate;   associate, in said memory, a electronically-readable identifier with said candidate profile;   read, via a reader of said computing system, said electronically-readable identifier from an article presented to said computing system;   locate said profile of said candidate in said memory based on said read-in electronically-readable identifier;   retrieve said employment-related information of said candidate from said located profile; and   present said employment-related information via a display of said computing system.