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System and method for prioritizing resumes based on a job description

US8977586B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FORMCEPT TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED · IN

Inventors

Anuj Kumar · Lucknow, IN
Suresh Srinivasan · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2013
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06N5/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for prioritizing one or more of resumes based on a job description is provided. The method includes (i) processing the job description to extract one or more keywords and a first period, (ii) extracting, from a first resume and a second resume of the one or more resumes, one or more section, one or more events, a first date range, and a second date range, (iii) obtaining a second period and a third period, (iv) comparing, is the first resume and the second resume, the one or more keywords with the one or more events and the first period with the third period to obtain a relevant event and a relevant section, (v) computing a first weight for the first resume and a second weight for the second resume, and (vi) prioritizing the first resume and the second resume based on the first weight and the second weight.

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