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            Appeal 2007-0611                                                                              
            Application 09/800,986                                                                        


                                      SUMMARY OF DECISION                                                 
                  We AFFIRM.                                                                              

                                           THE INVENTION                                                  
                  Appellant’s claimed invention is a system for recruiting candidates for                 
            employment (Specification 1:13-15).  Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative             
            of the subject matter on appeal.                                                              
                        1. An internet-based system for recruiting candidates for employment              
                  having at least one server computer operably connected to at least one                  
                  database and serving a plurality of client computers, the at least one server           
                  computer being configured to:                                                           
                        receive input defining a plurality of employment requisitions wherein             
                  each employment requisition has associated candidate matching criteria;                 
                        host an interactive interface for presenting a plurality of candidates            
                  with an employment skills questionnaire;                                                
                        assess each candidate based on a comparison between each                          
                  candidate’s employment skills and the candidate matching criteria;                      
                        host an interactive interface for allocating the employer-hosted                  
                  recruiting event invitations to candidates wherein the invitations are                  
                  allocated based on the assessment;                                                      
                        host an interface for receiving an assessment of each candidate                   
                  attending the employer-hosted recruiting event;                                         
                        host an interface for presenting each candidate’s assessment in real-             
                  time during the employer-hosted recruiting event;                                       
                        host an interface for presenting a candidate assessment indicating how            
                  well the candidate’s employment skills match the candidate matching                     
                  criteria, as compared to other candidates; and                                          
                        host an interface for selecting candidates for hire based on the                  
                  assessment wherein the system automatically sends selected candidates an                

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