JP7112165B1 - Apparatus, method and program for providing references about applicants for job postings - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing a reference about an applicant facilitates its acquisition. A device (100) receives a reference provision request (S201), and transmits a request for consent to provide a past reference to a recruiting company (S202). After the applicant makes a positive response to the request, the e-mail address is sent to the device 100 (S203), and the device 100 sends the password to the e-mail address and displays an input screen for entering the password. The information is transmitted to the applicant terminal 110 (S204). The device 100 performs authentication (S205) and acquires past references of the applicant (S206). The device 100 transmits reference list display information associated with the applicant (S207), receives a selection of at least part of the references (S208), and allows the company terminal 110 to browse the at least part of the references. (S209). [Selection drawing] Fig. 2

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act (1) Date of posting on the website December 16, 2020 Website address https://backcheck. jp/terms_of_use_for_company/ Publisher ROXX Co., Ltd. (2) Website publication date December 16, 2020 Website address https://backcheck. jp/terms_of_use_for_users/ Publisher ROXX Co., Ltd. (3) Website publication date December 16, 2020 Website address https://backcheck. jp/terms_of_use_for_users? locale=en Published by ROXX Co., Ltd.

The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and program for providing references about applicants for job postings.

Conventionally, recruitment selection is based on resume descriptions and the results of written tests and interviews. However, due to the diversification of work styles, it has become difficult to set hiring standards that can be determined based on resume descriptions. For example, hiring criteria such as three consecutive years of service and two or fewer job changes can be determined based on the applicant's resume. It has become difficult to understand the character of the applicant from the description of the resume. In addition, interviews inevitably depend on the impressions received from applicants in a limited amount of time.

In order to cope with the difficulty of recruitment selection, there are cases where references are obtained. A reference is an answer to a question about an applicant to a person who knows the applicant, for the purpose of confirming facts such as career and achievements, and obtaining information on work status, personality, etc.

Obtaining references makes it possible to more accurately evaluate the track record and trust that applicants have built up to date. As time goes on, applicants will need to ask the same person for references repeatedly. Or they may ask the wrong person for a reference to avoid asking the same person repeatedly. It is desirable to reduce the burden associated with such requests for references.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and its object is to facilitate acquisition of references in a device, method, and program for providing references about applicants for a job offer. That's what it is.

In order to achieve such an object, a first aspect of the present invention is a method for providing a reference about an applicant for a job, comprising: and sending, to the applicant terminal of the applicant, a notification including a lead to consent to providing one or more references obtained in the past to the recruiting company. and allowing the company terminal to view at least a portion of the one or more references after receiving the consent from the applicant terminal.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the reference provision request is a request for provision of one or a plurality of references obtained in the past.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a list of past one or more references associated with the applicant is displayed on the applicant terminal after receiving the approval. and receiving, from the applicant terminal, a selection of at least a portion of one or more references displayed by the reference listing information, wherein the permission is , permission to view said selected at least part for said enterprise terminal.

Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, a step of receiving an e-mail address from the applicant terminal and transmitting a password to the e-mail address; and a step of determining whether the password transmitted to the e-mail address matches the password, and the transmission of the reference list display information is performed when the result of the determination is affirmative.

Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, each reference displayed by the reference list display information can be selected in units of dates when each reference was acquired.

Further, according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, each reference displayed by the reference list display information can be selected by the date when each reference was obtained and the name of the company which obtained each reference. is.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, each reference displayed by the reference list display information can be selected in units of respondent names of each reference.

Further, according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, each reference displayed by the reference list display information can be selected in units of attributes of the respondent of each reference.

A ninth aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a method for providing a reference about an applicant for a job offer, the method comprising: a step of receiving a request for providing a reference regarding the applicant, and sending the applicant terminal of the applicant to consent to provide the recruiting company with one or more references obtained in the past. and allowing the company terminal to view at least a portion of the one or more references after receiving the consent from the applicant terminal.

A tenth aspect of the present invention is a device for providing a reference about an applicant for a job, receiving a request for providing a reference about the applicant from a corporate terminal of a recruiting company that conducts the job, Sending to the applicant terminal of the applicant a notification including a lead for proceeding to consent to providing one or more references obtained in the past to the recruiting company, and obtaining the consent from the applicant terminal Once received, the enterprise terminal is authorized to view at least a portion of the one or more references.

According to one aspect of the present invention, after obtaining consent from the applicant to provide one or more previously obtained references to the recruiting company to which the applicant is applying, Obtaining the references may be facilitated by allowing viewing of at least a portion of the one or more references.

1 shows a device according to a first embodiment of the invention; FIG. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the flow of the method according to the first embodiment of the present invention; It is an example of a consent request to an applicant according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a password input screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a reference list display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a past report browsing screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of notification to applicants according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows an apparatus according to a first embodiment of the invention. The device 100 communicates with a company terminal 110 of a recruiting company and an applicant terminal 120 of an applicant over a computer network. Although only one company terminal 110 is shown in FIG. 1, if the applicant applies to a plurality of companies, the number of company terminals will be changed accordingly.

The device 100 includes a communication unit 101 such as a communication interface, a processing unit 102 such as a processor and a CPU, and a storage unit 103 including a storage device or storage medium such as a memory or a hard disk. It can be constructed by executing and may include one or more devices or servers. The program may include one or more programs, and may be recorded on a computer-readable storage medium as a non-transitory program product. The program can be stored in a storage device or storage medium accessible from the storage unit 103 or the device 100 and executed by the processing unit 102 . Although the required data is described below as being stored in the storage unit 103 , these data may be stored in a storage device or storage medium accessible from the device 100 .

First, the device 100 receives a reference provision request regarding an applicant from the company terminal 110 (S201). The reference provision request includes an applicant identifier that identifies the applicant. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the reference provision request requests provision of a reference acquired in the past.

Next, the device 100 transmits to the applicant terminal 120 of the applicant a request for consent to provide one or more references obtained in the past to the recruiting company (S202). FIG. 3 is an example of a consent request transmitted from the device 100 to the applicant terminal 120 of the applicant. More specifically, this is an example of sending the notification 300 with the contents of FIG. 3 by e-mail to the e-mail address, which is the applicant identifier. {user->name} represents the name of the applicant, and {company->name} represents the company name of the recruiting company. Although FIG. 3 shows an example of an approval request, if the applicant can show a response as to whether or not to approve, in other words, if the applicant includes a lead for proceeding to approval, various formats can be used. Notice is available. As an example, such notification may be sent as text in an e-mail, or may be sent by e-mailing the URL of the web page for viewing the consent request and accessing the URL by the applicant.

If the applicant responds affirmatively to the consent request, in the example in FIG. is displayed, and the applicant identifier is transmitted from the applicant terminal 120 to the device 100 (S203). At the same time, or before or after sending the applicant identifier, an affirmative response to the approval request, ie, a notification of approval, may also be sent. The device 100 transmits the password to the e-mail address and also transmits input screen display information for inputting the password to the applicant terminal 120 (S204). FIG. 4 shows an example of an input screen displayed by the input screen display information. In the example of FIG. 4, the applicant identifier is an e-mail address. is not limited to

In the reference acquisition service provided by the device 100, the reference is sent from the respondent of the reference to other companies that have been individually accepted by the applicant who is the target of the reference, in addition to the recruiting company that first acquired the reference. It is preferable to obtain consent that it can be provided to By obtaining such consent, if an affirmative response is obtained from the applicant to the above request for consent, it is possible for the respondent to make secondary use of the reference without obtaining the respondent's consent again. and

In addition, it is preferable to obtain consent from recruiting companies that have similarly obtained references that the references can also be provided to other companies that have been individually approved by the applicants who are the target of the references. As registration information of each recruiting company, whether or not the reference acquired by the recruiting company can be provided to other companies can be input and stored. Here, it is preferable to obtain consent to the provision in accordance with the above-mentioned conditions by explicitly indicating the above-mentioned conditions at the time of input or by setting the above-mentioned conditions in the terms of use. In addition, it is also possible to input and store a desire to receive references obtained by other companies. In addition, the request to receive the reference obtained by another company and the consent to provide the reference obtained by the company to the other company are entered as a single manifestation of intention and remembered. For example, in the reference providing service provided by the device 100, it is possible to increase the number of references available for secondary use at an accelerated pace.

The device 100 receives the password from the applicant terminal 120 (S205), authenticates the applicant based on the password, and obtains one or more past references associated with the applicant (S206). More specifically, as an example, the device 100 obtains one or more past references associated with the applicant identifier used for authentication. If it is determined that the received password matches the transmitted password, it can be evaluated that the authentication has succeeded. Applicants may be authenticated using methods other than the email address and password method described above, as long as it is possible to confirm that the consent for the provision of the information has been duly obtained from the applicant who is the target of the past reference. good. Authentication may also be performed prior to responding to the authorization request.

Then, the device 100 transmits reference list display information for displaying a list of one or more past references associated with the applicant (S207). FIG. 5 is an example of a reference list display screen displayed on the applicant terminal 120 based on the reference list display information.

A reference list display screen 500 includes a first reference 510 and a second reference 520 obtained in the past. The first reference 510 was obtained by abc Co., Ltd. as an applicant's reference, and was answered by Mr. Taro Yamada, who is the direct superior of the previous company, and Mr. Jiro Suzuki, who is the superior. In addition, abc Co., Ltd. requested applicants to obtain references on November 6, 2020. The second reference 520 was requested on November 9, 2020, and was answered by Mr. Saburo Tanaka, who is the direct superior of the previous job, and Mr. Ichiro Kimura, who is the superior. The company name is not disclosed for the second reference 520 .

In the example of FIG. 5, each reference displayed is based on the date when the hiring company requested the reference. The first reference 510 is further identified by the recruiting company name, which is the unit of recruiting company name and date. Each reference can be displayed in various units and can be selected, for example, the name of the recruiting company, the date of the reference acquisition request date, the date other than the reference acquisition request date, the name of the respondent, the attributes of the respondent, or Any combination of these may be used as a unit.

The device 100 receives a selection of at least part of the displayed one or more references from the applicant terminal 120 (S208), and allows the company terminal 110 to browse the selected at least part. (S209). In FIG. 5, it is also possible to select not to provide the references acquired in the past.

FIG. 6 shows an applicant management screen displayed on the display screen of the company terminal 110, and shows a list of browsable references for the applicant Mr. Shiro Sato. Here, in the example of FIG. 5, the case where the first reference 510 and the second reference 520 are selected is shown, and the first reference 610 and the second reference 620 respectively correspond. The contents of each reference can be viewed by selecting "View Report". If the browsed past references are not sufficient, the recruiting company can request new references from the applicant. A new reference request is sent to applicant terminal 120 by selecting button 630 labeled "Request New Reference" in FIG.

In this way, the applicant is requested to consent to providing one or more references obtained in the past to the recruiting company to which the applicant is applying, and after obtaining a positive consent response, Obtain one or more references associated with the applicant's authenticated applicant identifier. Then, in response to receiving the selection of at least part of the one or more references to be provided, the applicant can apply to a plurality of companies by making the at least part available to the recruiting company. It is possible to relieve the burden of asking the same respondent for a reference each time. In addition, if past references can be used for secondary purposes in this way, recruiting companies can avoid delays in the selection process due to the use of references, without spending the time required to acquire new references. information can be obtained.

In the above description, the device 100, after receiving a reference provision request regarding an applicant from the company terminal 110 of the recruiting company, sends one or more references acquired in the past from the applicant terminal 120 of the recruiting company. While allowing the company terminal 110 to view at least a part of the one or more references on the condition that the company has received consent to provide them to the company, the applicant cannot access the references obtained in the past. has individually or collectively consented to the provision of the reference to a company other than the company that received the reference, the device 100 receives the information about the applicant from the corporate terminal 110 of the recruiting company. After receiving the reference provision request, the company terminal 110 may be permitted to view at least a portion of one or more references stored in association with the applicant identifier of the applicant. The individual consent may be stored in the device 100 in association with the consented reference. A blanket acceptance may, for example, be pre-determined in the applicant's terms of service that references obtained for them are provided to companies other than the recruiting company that originally obtained the reference. Regarding the respondents to the reference and the recruiting company that obtained the reference, it is possible to provide it to companies other than the recruiting company that originally obtained the reference, if the applicant who is the target of the reference consents. It is preferable to obtain the consent of

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the reference provision request transmitted from the company terminal 110 requests provision of a reference obtained in the past. A request for a reference shall be made regardless of whether it is a request or a request for a newly acquired reference.

The device 100 that has received the reference provision request transmits a notification that the reference provision request has been made to the applicant terminal 120 . Here, if the device 100 stores a reference obtained in the past regarding the applicant using the applicant terminal 120, the notification shall include a lead to consent to the provision of the reference obtained in the past. , if not stored, would include a lead to register the respondent for a new reference. Alternatively, even if the references obtained in the past are stored, the notification may include both of these, or the notification may include both of these regardless of the presence or absence of the references obtained in the past. be done. In the following, an example will be described in which a notification including both of the above contents is transmitted to the applicant terminal 120 when the device 100 stores references acquired in the past.

FIG. 7 shows an example of notification that a reference provision request has been made according to this embodiment. In notification 700, {user->name} represents the applicant's name and {company->name} represents the company name of the hiring company. In addition to the recommender registration button 710 for proceeding to respondent registration for a new reference, the notification 600 shows a reuse button 720 for proceeding to provide past references to the recruiting company {company->name}. It is As an example, the notice 700 may be sent as an e-mail text, or may be sent by e-mailing the URL of the web page for viewing the notice 600 and having the applicant access the URL.

After the applicant selects the reuse button 720, necessary processing such as consent and authentication is performed as in the first embodiment. If the content of the notice 700 is appropriate, selection of the reuse button 720 may be positioned as consent to the provision of past references by the applicant.

More specifically, the reason why the notification 700 includes a lead to accept the provision of a past reference is that there is a past reference about the applicant and the company that acquired the reference has a relationship with another company. The provision of such information is permitted. More specifically, if there is a past reference regarding the applicant, the company that obtained the reference has permitted other companies to provide it, and the company that has obtained the reference regarding the applicant is If the company wishes to view the references it has obtained, the notification 700 may include a lead to consent for providing past references.

In addition, unless there is a description of "only" such as "based on XX only", "only in response to XX", or "in the case of XX only", in this specification, additional information Note that it is assumed that . Also, as an example, it should be noted that the statement "when a, do b" does not necessarily mean "when a, do b", unless explicitly stated otherwise. Moreover, the description of "each a constituting A" does not necessarily mean that A is composed of a plurality of constituent elements, but includes that the constituent elements are singular.

Also, just in case, any method, program, terminal, device, server, or system (hereinafter "method, etc."), even if there is an aspect that operates differently from the operations described in this specification, each of the present invention Aspects are directed to acts that are identical to any of the acts described herein, and that there are acts that are different from those described herein, the methods, etc. It should be added that it is not out of the scope of the embodiments.

100 device 101 communication unit 102 processing unit 103 storage unit 110 company terminal 120 applicant terminal 300 approval request 500 reference list display screen 510 first reference 520 second reference 600 applicant management screen 610 first reference 620 second Reference 630 New reference request button 700 Notification 710 Respondent registration button 720 Reuse button

Claims (8)

A method for providing a reference about an applicant for a job posting, comprising:
a step in which a computer receives a reference provision request regarding the applicant from a corporate terminal of the recruiting company that conducts the recruitment;
The computer provides, to the applicant terminal of the applicant, one or more previously obtained references by the applicant's colleagues or superiors regarding the applicant to the recruiting company. sending a notification including a lead to consent to do so;
The computer, after receiving the consent from the applicant terminal, transmits to the applicant terminal reference list display information for displaying a list of past one or more references associated with the applicant. a step;
receiving, from the applicant terminal, a selection of at least a portion of one or more references displayed by the reference list display information;
and the computer transmitting to the enterprise terminal the selected at least a portion of the one or more references. The method of claim 1, wherein
The reference provision request is a request for provision of one or more references acquired in the past. The method of claim 1, wherein
The selected at least some references are in units of the date the references were obtained. The method of claim 1, wherein
The selected at least some of the references are in units of the date the references were obtained and the name of the company that obtained the references. The method of claim 1, wherein
The selected at least some of the references are in units of respondent names of references. The method of claim 1, wherein
The at least some selected references are units of reference respondent attributes. A program for causing a computer to perform a method for providing references about applicants for a job posting, said method comprising:
a step of receiving a reference provision request regarding the applicant from a corporate terminal of the recruiting company that conducts the recruitment;
providing to the applicant's applicant terminal one or more previously obtained references by the applicant's colleagues or superiors regarding the applicant to the recruiting company. sending a notification including a lead to proceed with acceptance;
after receiving the consent from the applicant terminal, sending to the applicant terminal reference list display information for displaying a list of one or more past references associated with the applicant;
receiving, from the applicant terminal, a selection of at least a portion of one or more references displayed by the reference list display information;
said computer transmitting said selected at least a portion of said one or more references to said enterprise terminal. An apparatus for providing a reference about an applicant for a job vacancy, comprising:
receiving a request for providing a reference regarding the applicant from a corporate terminal of the recruiting company that conducts the recruitment;
providing to the applicant's applicant terminal one or more previously obtained references by the applicant's colleagues or superiors regarding the applicant to the recruiting company. send a notification containing leads to proceed to acceptance;
After receiving the consent from the applicant terminal, transmitting to the applicant terminal reference list display information for displaying a list of one or more past references associated with the applicant, receive a selection of at least a portion of one or more references displayed by the reference list display information from the user terminal;
A device that transmits at least part of the one or more references to the enterprise terminal.

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