Abstract: A method for matching job candidates with job requirements in a Confidential Resume System operating on a distributed computer-based network. A recruiter can identify a preselected number of first level candidates by performing one or more candidate searches on the system. The system provides candidate data, but that information is redacted to withhold information that personally identifies the candidate. Also, to provide adequate information security, each party determines whether it desires to identify itself to the other party. If a party does not desire to identify itself, the system redacts all information capable of individually identifying that party. On the other hand, if a party does desire to identify itself, the system conducts all communications without redaction.