Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for generating connectivity metrics associated with a referral processor. Methods may include identifying a first plurality of candidates based on a plurality of search parameters, and identifying a plurality of social connections associated with the first plurality of candidates and a first plurality of employees. Methods may also include generating at least one connectivity metric associated with the first plurality of candidates based on the plurality of social connections, where the at least one connectivity metric characterizes a strength of at least one social connection between a candidate of the first plurality of candidates and an employee of the first plurality of employees. The methods may also include receiving a selection of at least one candidate and at least one employee, the selection being based, at least in part, on the at least one connectivity metric.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for implementing a referral processor. Systems include a profile data aggregator configured to aggregate data from at least one data source and generate candidate profile data based, at least in part, on the aggregated data. Systems include a connectivity metric generator configured to identify at least one connection between at least one candidate and at least one employee based on the candidate profile data. The connectivity metric generator may be configured to generate at least one connectivity metric based on the identified at least one connection. Systems include a referral processing engine configured to return the at least one candidate and the at least one employee as a result. The referral processing engine may be further configured to generate messages based on the at least one connectivity metrics. The messages may be configured to automate a referral of the at least one candidate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for implementing a referral processing engine. Methods may include identifying a candidate based on a plurality of search parameters, and identifying an employee based on social connection data identifying at least one social connection between the candidate and the employee. The methods may also include generating a first message configured to be sent to the employee, where the first message includes one or more data values characterizing features of the candidate and a job opportunity. The methods may also include receiving a first response from the employee, where the first response characterizes a referral decision of the employee. The methods may also include updating, based on the first response, at least one candidate profile data object stored in a data storage system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for implementing a referral search. Methods may include retrieving candidate profile data and social connection data from at least one data source, where the candidate profile data characterizes one or more features associated with a plurality of candidates, and where the social connection data characterizes social connections between the plurality of candidates and a plurality of other entities. The methods may also include generating a first plurality of candidate profile data objects based on the retrieved candidate profile data and social connection data, where each of the first plurality of candidate profile data objects is associated with at least one candidate. The methods may further include generating an index data object based on the first plurality of candidate profile data objects.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms that facilitate the creation of proposals and requests for proposals. According to various embodiments, a request for proposals for action based on first input provided by a first entity may be created. The request for proposals may identify a business need associated with the first entity. The request for proposals may be transmitted to a client machine via a network. The client machine may be associated with a second entity invited to submit a proposal in response to the request for proposals. A message from the client machine may be received at the server. The message may include second input for creating the proposal. The proposal may be created based on the second input. The proposal may address the business need identified in the request for proposals.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for access policy creation and enforcement. According to various embodiments, a message may be received via a communications interface. The message may include a request to perform an action within a proposal system. The proposal system may be operable to create a request for proposals based on user input. The request for proposals may describe a business need associated with a business entity. The proposal system may be further operable to process a plurality of proposal documents received in response to the request for proposals. The request may be associated with a user account. A determination may be made as to whether the requested action complies with an access policy. The requested action may be performed when it is determined that the requested action complies with the access policy.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques and mechanisms for evaluating proposal documents. According to various embodiments, a proposal document may represent a proposal for business action. The proposal document may be processed via a processor to determine a plurality of scores for the proposal document. Each of the plurality of scores may evaluate the proposal document in accordance with a respective one or more criteria. The plurality of proposal scores may be aggregated via the processor to create a composite score for the proposal document. The composite score may represent a measure of quality associated with the proposal document. The composite score may be stored on a storage medium.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms described herein may facilitate the creation of a request for proposals. In some embodiments, user input for creating a document representing a request for proposals for a business action may be received. The user input may include information characterizing the business action. Suggested content to include in the document representing the request for proposals may be based on the received user input. The suggested content may describe the business action. The document representing the request for proposals may be created based on the received user input and the identified suggested content. The document may identify a business need and one or more criteria for responding to the request for proposals. The request for proposals may be stored on a storage medium.