System and method of identifying options for employment transfers across different industries

摘要

In one embodiment, a computerized method of recommending industries for a job seeker's job search comprises: in a first digital computer process, receiving input from a user, over a communications network, related to the job seeker's present job function and industry; in a second digital computer process, using the job function input to access an industry correlation data structure, stored on a digital storage medium, that correlates, for the job function, a first industry with a set of second industries with respect to which a job function capability of the job function is potentially transferable; in a third digital computer process, determining a set of recommended industries for the job seeker's job search by consulting the industry correlation data structure using the industry input; and in a fourth digital computer process, communicating an identification of the set of recommended industries to the user over the communications network. ;In another embodiment, an analogous computerized method of recommending industries in which an employer may find a population of potential employees is disclosed.