RealResume

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Press Release - Yahoo! HotJobs United States Patent [19] [11] Patent Number: 5758324 [45] Date of Patent: May. 26, 1998 [54] RESUME STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM [75] Inventor(s): Hartman; Richard L. 5205 N. Mulvaney Ct. , Spokane , WA 99212 Hartman; Mary M. 5205 N. Mulvaney Ct. , Spokane , WA 99212 Massena; Roy P. P.O. Box 8435 , Spokane , WA 99203 [21] Appl. No.: 597,359 [22] Filed: Feb. 08, 1996 [52] U.S. Cl.: 705/1 [51] Int. Cl.6 G06F 1760 [58] Field of Search: 705 /1;11;8;9 707 /3;104 395 /200.31-200.33;200.47-200.49;200.59 345 /438 [56] References Cited U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 5164897 Nov. /1992 Clark et al. OTHER PUBLICATIONS Erin Callaway, "High-tech Hunt", Computerworld, p. 115, Nov. 21, 1994. Kevin Scheier, IntelliMatch introducing newest recruitment tool since the PC, Business Wire, Oct. 19,1994. Primary Examiner - Hayes; Gail O. Asstistant Examiner - Knuth; Stephen Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Legal Firm - Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin, P.S. [57] ABSTRACT A method of and apparatus for storage and retrieval of resume images in a manner which preserves the appearance, organization, and information content of the original document. In addition, summaries or "outlines" of resume images, broken down into multiple fields, are stored, and can be searched field by field. A user interface is provided which is based on a familiar paper-based method already in common use, thus reducing the training required to effectively use the system. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority of a provisional application, Ser. No. 60/008,700, filed Dec. 15, 1995. TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to electronic resume storage and retrieval systems and methods. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Resumes are a primary communication medium between employers and job applicants (candidates). Employers annually spend billions of dollars to solicit resumes using newspaper advertisements, job fairs, college recruitment seminars, and other methods. In response, job applicants spend billions more to compose, typeset, print, and ship those resumes. Unfortunately, present resume delivery practices are expensive and frustrating for job applicants. Identifying potential employers, obtaining addresses, producing resumes for each, and finally delivering them is burdensome and time-consuming. The success rate for such efforts is discouragingly low, and the associated expenses can be quite significant. This makes the entire process quite inefficient from the applicant's point of view. Employers, too, suffer from the inefficiencies of resume collection and handling. The solicitation, receipt, storage, management, search, and retrieval of dozens, hundreds, and in some cases thousands of resumes can be a difficult, unwieldy, and expensive burden on the employer. Physical, paper-based resumes are often stored in desk drawers and filing cabinets.

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