Abstract:
Methods of managing employment between an employer and one or more applicants are provided by a system in which job information pertaining to an employment position that needs to be filled that includes but is not limited to data relating to the flexibility of the employment position is provided so one or more users can access it. A correlation between one or more applicants and the job information is created and reported so that the job may ultimately be filled efficiently and effectively. Preferably, the present invention is implemented in the form of a website, which can be password protected if desired and in certain embodiments requires payment of a subscription fee. Typically, the data relating to flexibility comprises data related to the hours, benefits, schedule and location of the employment position, and preferably the data relating to flexibility is categorized into one or more employment mode categories which most preferably include data relating to acceptable experience levels, time out of the workforce and lifestyle data. The employment mode categories can be self-selected by an applicant from a fixed menu of choices, or may be assigned based upon data inputs. Additionally, employers may use the methods disclosed herein to collect flexibility data concerning the correlation and rate of fulfillment of employment positions and analyzing the data to determine a statistical measure of job flexibility within a single organization. The flexibility data may also be collected for a plurality of organizations and an objective flexibility index can be determined to benchmark an organization against a standard. In certain embodiments, a feature is provided by which an employer may elect to “flex” a position or a user may elect to “flex” themselves.