85. A computer program product, to be used on a computer, for identifying a matching resume for a job description, comprising: a computer readable medium storing: program code for receiving the job description that includes at least one job requirement, each said at least one job requirement comprising a required skill or experience-related phrase and a required term of experience for the required skill or experience-related phrase; program code for storing the job description; program code for receiving at least one resume; program code for parsing each said at least one resume to: locate at least one skill or experience-related phrase in the resume; determine an experience range for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase by examining a use of each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase in the resume; and compute a term of experience for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase based on the experience range, wherein the term of experience for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase is a summation of the term of experience for each occurrence of the phrase associated with a different experience range, wherein said at least one skill or experience-related phrase includes the required skill or experience-related phrase for at least one of said at least one job requirement, wherein each resume summarizes a candidate's career and qualifications, and wherein each resume conveys personal and business-related characteristics that the candidate believes to be relevant to a prospective employer; program code for storing each said at least one resume; program code for computing, for each said at least one resume, a term of experience for the required skill or experience-related phrase for each said at least one job requirement; and program code for determining whether each said at least one resume is the matching resume that satisfies the job description.
85. A computer program product, to be used on a computer, for identifying a matching resume for a job description, comprising: a computer readable medium storing: program code for receiving the job description that includes at least one job requirement, each said at least one job requirement comprising a required skill or experience-related phrase and a required term of experience for the required skill or experience-related phrase; program code for storing the job description; program code for receiving at least one resume; program code for parsing each said at least one resume to: locate at least one skill or experience-related phrase in the resume; determine an experience range for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase by examining a use of each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase in the resume; and compute a term of experience for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase based on the experience range, wherein the term of experience for each said at least one skill or experience-related phrase is a summation of the term of experience for each occurrence of the phrase associated with a different experience range, wherein said at least one skill or experience-related phrase includes the required skill or experience-related phrase for at least one of said at least one job requirement, wherein each resume summarizes a candidate's career and qualifications, and wherein each resume conveys personal and business-related characteristics that the candidate believes to be relevant to a prospective employer; program code for storing each said at least one resume; program code for computing, for each said at least one resume, a term of experience for the required skill or experience-related phrase for each said at least one job requirement; and program code for determining whether each said at least one resume is the matching resume that satisfies the job description. 105. The computer program product of claim 85 , wherein the job description further includes a required level of education or a required field of specialization.