This video goes through a demo/workshop on how to build a Java EE App that using Cloudant and Watson to suggest employee recommendations. The app also using JQuery, Angular, and Bootstrap on the frontend. This app was internally developed by IBM employees at a 48 hour hackathon. The source code is available for the app at http://ibm.biz/talent-manager. The complete source code is available for the app at http://ibm.biz/talent-manager-complete (dont cheat!) For feedback please contact @jsloyer on twitter (http://twitter.com/jsloyer). Use Case Behind the App: Meet Ivy She's a talent manager at a growing tech startup. She's having trouble finding the right candidate based on: ..* technical skills ..* personal compatibility I wish I could clone my developer, Emory Wren -- having two guys like Emory working here would be amazing. But that's not possible. So what's the next best thing? ** Talent Hotspot A web application that allows you to search for candidates from a pool of applicants based on how closely they resemble one of your current employees. Talent Hotspot uses Watson's User Modeling API service to analyze a potential candidate's personality based on their answers to a questionnaie (completed upon application to Ivy's company.) The application can issue queries such as, "Find me a Developer like Craig Smith". Then search through all possible candidate and return a ranked list of candidates sorted by highest-to-lowest percentage of personality resemblance. From here, searches can be refined by including technical skills. "Find me a Developer like Craig Smith, and knows Java, C and Python"

• published: 17 Oct 2014
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