This document describes a proposed Applicant Qualification Filtering System that uses tests and a weighted-sum calculation method to rank and shortlist job applicants for employers. The system would have applicants complete personality, aptitude, and skills tests. It would calculate scores for each test component, weight them, and total the scores to generate an overall percentage for each applicant. Applicants would be ranked based on their scores, and employers could view a shortlist of the highest scoring candidates to interview. The document outlines the system's introduction, problem statement, objectives, process model, data model, solution complexity involving the weighted-sum method, proof of concept, and references.

1. APPLICANTS
QUALIFICATION FILTERING
SYSTEM
By: SITI NABILAH BT ISMAIL@SHAARI
040899
Pembangunan Perisian(Semester 6)
Supervisor’s Name: En Mohd Isa b. Awang

2. CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
3. OBJECTIVES
4. PROCESS MODEL
5. DATA MODEL
6. SOLUTION COMPLEXITY
7. PROOF OF CONCEPT
8. REFERENCES

3. 1. INTRODUCTION
 Before hiring an applicant for a job position, a company goes through a step-
by-step hiring process. This process has three key phases
1. Planning
2. recruitment
3. employee selection

4. 1. INTRODUCTION
Hiring process usually begin by employer putting up the advertisement or announcement for the
vacancies available in their departments or companies.
Employer put up
vacancies / job
openings
Applicants send
in their
application
letter/resume
and cover letter
Employers screen
the application
form and resume
Employers call
successful
candidates for
interviews

5. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPOSED SYSTEM
 Candidate Qualification Filtering System propose a way for employer to get a
shortlist of maybe 50-100 employees according to their preference to go to
the next stage of the hiring process . The main users of this system will be
employer and applicants. This system will consists of few components of tests
such as personality test, aptitude test and basic skill test. The applicants are
required to sign up to the system and fill in their personal details and take up
the tests in a specific timeframe.

6. How the System Works?
 The system will calculate the scores of each components of tests and totals
them up to get an overall score in a form of percentage using weighted-sum
method. Then using data structure method which is sorting, the system will
rank a number of successful applicants from the highest to the lowest
percentage of score. Then, the employer will enter their preferred range of
number to get a shortlist of successful applicants. Applicants that is in the
shortlisted rank will be informed through the system.

7. 2. Problem Statement
 Resumes are always self-scripted by the applicants itself, thus applicants will
only pick the best quality they can find and avoid to show their weaknesses
on the resume.
 Resumes may contain events or details that are not the truth or half-truths.
 The process of screening resume just to pick candidates for interview is too
time-consuming for employers.

8. 3. Objectives
 To design the Applicant Qualification Filtering System.
 To use weighted-sum method as an algorithm to calculate test scores.
 To implement the Applicant Qualification Filtering System to calculate test
scores and rank applicants according to the scores.
 To allow employers to view a shortlisted candidates to call for interview.

9. 4. PROCESS MODEL

10. CONTEXT DIAGRAM

11. DFD LEVEL 1

12. DFD LEVEL 2

16. 5. DATA MODEL

17. ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM

18. DATA DICTIONARY

22. METHODOLOGY
 Methodology is a documented collection of policies,processes and procedures used by a
development team to practice system development life cycle.In this case,Spiral model
has been chosen as a methodology to develop this Applicants Qualification Filtering
System.

23.  Spiral model combines the idea of iterative development with the sequential linear
development which is waterfall method.Spiral model however emphasize a lot on risk
analysis.It allows incremental refinement through each iteration around the spiral
model.
Each loop has four sections :
a) A requirement to determine the objectives, alternatives and constraints.
b) Risk analysis and evaluation of alternatives.
c) Designing
d) Implementing and testing before go to next phase

25.  The development of this system is separated to 4 modules;
1. Login Module
2. Evaluation Module
3. Mark Module
4. Report Module

26. i) Phase 1 (Login Module)
Requirement
In requirement phase, firstly the information was gathered by researching the current systems.From
the Internet, a requirement is retrieve by observing how the current job
employment system works.Research is done on several prominent websites such as Jobstreet and
other several websites.
Analysis
The data from the research done during analysis process is analysed to find out what is the
requirement of users that is using the websites.
Design
Before a GUI is created for this phase, a lot of sketch was done, this is because want to make sure
that the GUI will be in user friendly. It is very important the first impression to attract the user.
Implementation
A lot of sketch or mockup is designed to ensure that the design of the site suit the purpose of
the system.Then, a Bootstrap template is used as it is more time saving and the design is interesting
and user-friendly.A modification will be done on the interface to match the mockup that has been
pre-designed so that it will works according to the plan.

27. ii) Phase 2 (Evaluation Module)
Requirement
Analysis
In requirement phase, firstly the information was gathered by researching the current systems.From the Internet, a
requirement is retrieve by observing how the current job employment system evaluate their job candidates.Research is done
on several prominent websites such as Jobstreet and other several websites.
Design
The design for this module is important because it is the main component of the system.This module also involve calculation
process.
Implementation
For this implementation process, there is weighted sum method will be implementing in PHP language. The calculation
weighted sum method (WSM) as below :
Determine weight of each option.
Obtain score of option i using each criteria j for all i and j.
Compute the sum of weighted score for each option.
Si = ∑j wj Sij
S – Score
w – Weighted
i – Value of weighted
j – Value of component

28. iii) Phase 3 (Mark Module)
Requirement
In requirement phase, firstly the information was gathered by researching the algorithm
that is going to be used which is weighted-sum. A research is also done on how this
algorithm is implemented on a real life system as reference.
Analysis
Analyzing the requirement to get the overview of module to be done. From the analyzed
data, show that the mark will be display automatically after the calculation done.
Design
In designing this module, a lot of thing be study, such as the process flow to make a
calculation to get the total of mark.
Implementation
This process are involving the formula to get the total marks from the components of
test.Then,the candidates will be ranked and ranked from highest to lowest.A shortlisted
candidates will be the successful candidates.

29. v) Phase 4 (Report Module)
Requirement
In requirement phase, firstly the information was gathered by researching what report is required by
employer for their record.
Analysis
For this module, there involves of some analysis such as about how to determine what is the good graph
or chart that are need to be represent as report to employer. In order to get the best graph or the best
chart, there are some constraints in understanding the Google Application Programming Interface (API).
Design
A lot of study need to be done to find out the best method to represent a set of data as a report to
employer so that it can help employer to improve their performance in the future or only as a record.
Implementation
For this process, there still need a little of calculations to be used in order to produce a good report to
the user of the system.

30. 6. SOLUTION COMPLEXITY

31. Implementation of weighted-sum
method in the system
 Weighted-sum method is decided as the best known and simplest MCDM
method to evaluate a number of alternatives and criteria. This method is the
best to evaluate the tests conducted on the system.
 The reason of why this method is selected is because the final result of the
tests will be in percentage and also the incorporation of this method in the
coding stage of the system is within capabilities.

32. Weighted-sum method
 Valuable decision making tool to evaluate alternatives(test scores) based on specific evaluation
criteria.
 By evaluating alternatives based on their performance on the test in respect to individual
criteria, a value for the alternative can be identified.
 The values for each alternative can then be compared to create a rank of order of the
performance related to the criteria as a whole.

33. Example of calculation of scores
COMPONENT
S
A1(0.02) A2(0.15) A3(0.40) A4(0.25) Total
C1 25 20 15 30 21.50
C2 10 30 20 30 22.00
C3 30 10 30 20 24.50
OPTIONS
Calculation:
C1=25(0.02)+20(0.15)+15(0.40)+30(0.25)=21.50
C2=10(0.02)+30(0.15)+20(0.14)+ 30(0.25)=22.00
C3=30(0.02)+10(0.15)+30(0.40)+20(0.25)=24.50
Total Marks=

34. Method To Rank The Successful Applicants
 Using sorting method ,the system will rank a number of successful applicants from the
highest to the lowest percentage of score.

35. 7. PROOF OF CONCEPT

38. 8. REFERENCES

39. 1. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00158-009-0460-7
2. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/sdlc/sdlc_spiral_model.htm
3. http://www.thehrdepartment.ie/the-hr-advisor/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-
employee-personality-tests
4. https://hbr.org/2013/09/how-to-use-psychometric-te
5. Evaluation System for Practical Teacher in FBK UNISZA using weighted sum method,
Muhammad Fadhil bin Zolkifli,2013