Matchmaking seen as potential game changer in online job search market

Perfect fit: Elevated Careers will use predictive algorithms and dozens of variables based on features within resumes and profiles and the firm's job listings and corporate culture to find a professional match.

NEW YORK: Just as social media changed how people find love and marriage, with research showing about 22% of US couples now meet online, an Internet dating website is betting its matchmaking techniques will help people find the perfect job. 

In March 2016, eHarmony plans to launch Elevated Careers, an online employment service that will put the compatibility matching techniques it has used in pairing couples to the test in the career market.