A method for recruiting personnel for a business entity including a
plurality of distinct business units each having individual hiring
requirements, wherein at least some of the distinct business units' hiring
requirements compete for common applicants, the method including the steps
of: entering information related to a plurality of hiring needs, each of
the plurality of hiring needs being respectively associated with one of
the plurality of distinct business units, and information related to a
plurality of candidates into a database, respectively; automatically
cross-referencing the information related to the plurality of hiring needs
with the information related to the plurality of candidates to identify
candidates selected the plurality of candidates who satisfy entered
information indicative of hiring needs; and, determining which of the
identified candidates should be offered a job associated with the hiring
needs; wherein, when it is determined that one of the identified
candidates should be offered more than one job as determined by the hiring
needs, all jobs pertinent to the one of the associated candidates are
offered substantially simultaneously to the one of the identified
candidates.
