Abstract: An interactive system for recruiting candidates, including at least one processor; a memory connected to the at least one processor; a module that when loaded into the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to accept the candidates' biographical data, skillset data, and educational data; display lists of industry skills and industry sub-skills; accept job postings by hiring authorities, the job postings having biographical data, required industry skills, and required industry sub-skills; accept selections of the industry skills and industry sub-skills by hiring authorities relative to the job postings and candidates relative to their skillset data and educational data; match the selected industry skills and sub-industry skills of the hiring authorities and candidates; notify the hiring authorities and candidates of the match, wherein the candidates' biographical data is not sent to the hiring authorities in the notification; and facilitate an interaction between matched candidates and hiring