180. A method for using a computer to identify a matching resume for a job description, comprising: receiving the job description in a memory device resident in the computer, the job description including 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; storing the job description; associating, for each said at least one job requirement, the required skill or experience-related phrase with at least one implying skill or experience-related phrase; storing at least one searchable phrase for each said at least one job requirement, one of said at least one searchable phrase including the required skill or experience-related phrase, and said at least one searchable phrase including each said at least one implying skill or experience-related phrase; receiving at least one resume; parsing each said at least one resume to: locate at least one of said at least one searchable phrase in the resume; determine an experience range for each searchable phrase located in the resume by examining a use of each searchable phrase in the resume; and compute, by the computer, a term of experience for each searchable phrase located in the resume 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 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; storing each said at least one resume; 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 determining whether each said at least one resume is the matching resume that satisfies the job description.
180. A method for using a computer to identify a matching resume for a job description, comprising: receiving the job description in a memory device resident in the computer, the job description including 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; storing the job description; associating, for each said at least one job requirement, the required skill or experience-related phrase with at least one implying skill or experience-related phrase; storing at least one searchable phrase for each said at least one job requirement, one of said at least one searchable phrase including the required skill or experience-related phrase, and said at least one searchable phrase including each said at least one implying skill or experience-related phrase; receiving at least one resume; parsing each said at least one resume to: locate at least one of said at least one searchable phrase in the resume; determine an experience range for each searchable phrase located in the resume by examining a use of each searchable phrase in the resume; and compute, by the computer, a term of experience for each searchable phrase located in the resume 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 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; storing each said at least one resume; 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 determining whether each said at least one resume is the matching resume that satisfies the job description. 212. The method of claim 180 , wherein the matching resume satisfies the job description when the resume includes at least one of said at least one searchable phrase for any said at least one job requirement, and the term of experience for the required skill or experience-related phrase in the resume is greater than or equal to the required term of experience.