Hello,
This is my first posting, and apologize if I have missed any posting protocols.
I have been given a project that would allow students and alumni to do a 'mentoring' program. Unfortunately, this project has been launched already, and we have gotten an overwhelming request for the program.
I am having a little trouble understanding/deciding how to develop an algorithm to 'rank' attributes for the students and match them with the list of alumni (and vice versa) and greatly need some input. What I have gathered thus far for requirements are:
Students
[*]Geographical location
[*]Major
[*]Interests
Alumni/Mentor
[*]Geographical Location
[*]Profession
[*]Year in Profession
[*]Major
[*]Interest
Specifically, I am a little confuse how to compute an Alumni with 10 years of experience in "Web Development" but has a burning passion for 'Embedded Systems', or even a hobby, like sky diving. My goal would be to provide a 'top 10' for both Mentor and Student. And I greatly need some guidance on this, as a student, I feel if this isn't introduce and function fairly well, it will crash and burn.
Daniel