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Method and system for querying and posting to multiple career websites on the internet from a single interface

US6363376B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 2000
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for querying multiple career websites from a single interface is disclosed, where each of the websites comprises a plurality of web pages having site-specific fields requiring input of data. The method and system include collecting information from a user, and mapping the user information to the site-specific fields of each of the career websites. The method and system further include automatically filling-in the site-specific fields of each of the career websites with the mapped user information, and forming respective query strings from the filled-in site-specific fields for each of the career websites. The respective query strings are then submitted to the corresponding career websites.

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