Abstract: The present invention, in one embodiment, is a system for assisting in evaluating candidates for jobs, advancement, training or other business association. The system has a program component defining a plurality of selection profile factors, each with a set of two or more responsive characteristics associated with a candidate; and a program component defining a scoring schema associated with each set of two or more responsive characteristics, each responsive characteristics having an associated scoring value Sij based on intrinsic knowledge. The system additionally has a program component for defining a weighting vector containing a weighting value Wi for one or more of the plurality of selection profile factors and a program component for accessing data representing responsive characteristics of one or more candidates for the plurality of selection profile factors.