Stored Procedure Assistance Needed

Hello everyone. I've attached a copy of my recently created stored procedure but now I want to expound on it by creating synatx within it that will allow me to create a 'weighting' type of scenario based on pre-determined weight/ranking classifications (example: a selection of skill '1' would grant the user 2 points toward their ranking, a selection of skill '2' might grant the user 4 pts., etc.) In the end, the users would be tallied and sorted based on the highest ranking (in pts) to the lowest.
The business I'm in is that we develop a web site interface for recruiters and potential job seekers to post resumes, develop a career plan and rank their current work status against the open market.
In short, does anyone out there know how I can implement a "ranking" type system into the syntax provided below?
I've considered the CASE statement but was not clear on how it would work.
Any suggestions would be great.

Claude
cjohnson@staffmentor.net



CREATE PROCEDURE spListMatch

@job_id uniqueidentifier
AS
declare @jobcity varchar(50)
declare @jobposition uniqueidentifier
declare @jobrelocate bit
declare @jobtravel uniqueidentifier
declare @jobyears int
declare @jobIndustry uniqueidentifier
declare @Jobstate varchar(2)
declare @candcity varchar(50)
declare @candposition uniqueidentifier
declare @candrelocate bit
declare @candtravel uniqueidentifier
declare @candstate varchar(2)
declare @candindustry uniqueidentifier
declare @candyears int
declare @holdid uniqueidentifier
declare @candidateid uniqueidentifier
declare @displayid int
declare @ks1 varchar(50)
declare @ks2 varchar(50)
declare @ks3 varchar(50)
declare @ks4 varchar(50)
declare @ks5 varchar(50)
declare @match int
declare @key_skill_desc varchar(50)
declare @strongest int
declare @candIndustrydesc varchar(50)
declare @candPositiondesc varchar(50)
declare @candTraveldesc varchar(50)
declare @prefcity varchar(50)
declare @prefstate varchar(2)
declare @citymatch int

declare @icount numeric
declare @totcount numeric
declare @debug int
select @debug = 1

set nocount on
select @jobcity = city, @jobposition = position_id, @jobrelocate = relocate_assist, @jobtravel = travel_id, @jobstate = state, @jobyears = position_yrs from t_job_order where job_id = @job_id


select @totcount = count(*) from t_job_vstat where job_id = @job_id


select @totcount = @totcount + 3

DECLARE Cand_Cursor CURSOR FOR


select candidate_id, key_skill_desc, strongest from t_cand_vstat, t_key_skill where t_cand_vstat.key_skill_id in (select key_skill_id from t_job_vstat where job_id = @job_id) and
t_cand_vstat.key_skill_id = t_key_skill.key_skill_id
order by candidate_id



CREATE TABLE #ReturnTemp (
candidateid uniqueidentifier NOT NULL,
displayid int,
city varchar(50),
state varchar(2),
Industry varchar(50),
travel varchar(50),
position varchar(50),
hitcount smallint,
tpercent numeric,
ks1 varchar(50),
ks2 varchar(50),
ks3 varchar(50),
ks4 varchar(50),
ks5 varchar(50)
)


OPEN Cand_Cursor

declare @candidate_id uniqueidentifier

FETCH NEXT FROM Cand_Cursor into @candidate_id, @key_skill_desc, @strongest
select @holdid = @candidate_id

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

if @candidate_id <> @holdid
begin
select @icount = @icount + 1
if @match = 1
update #ReturnTemp set hitcount = @icount, tpercent = (@icount/@totcount * 100), ks1 = @ks1, ks2 = @ks2, ks3 = @ks3, ks4 = @ks4, ks5 = @ks5 where candidateid = @holdid
select @match = 1
select @ks1 = ""
select @ks2 = ""
select @ks3 = ""
select @ks4 = ""
select @ks5 = ""
select @holdid = @candidate_id
select @icount = 1
select @candrelocate = relocate, @candtravel = travel_id from t_cand_pref where candidate_id = @candidate_id
select @candcity = city, @candstate = state, @displayid = display_id from t_candidate1 where candidate_id = @candidate_id
select @candposition = position_id, @candyears = position_yrs, @candindustry = cat_sub_cat_id from t_cand_seek where candidate_id = @candidate_id
if @candposition = @jobposition select @icount = @icount + 10
if @candyears = @jobyears select @icount = @icount + 8
if @candtravel = @jobtravel
begin
select @icount = @icount + 2
end


else if @jobtravel <> '91C858C8-4A46-4FD8-9B73-87FEE00F799E'
begin
if @candtravel = '91C858C8-4A46-4FD8-9B73-87FEE00F799E'
begin
select @match = 0
end
else
begin

select @icount = @icount + 1
end
end

DECLARE City_Cursor CURSOR FOR




select distinct city, state from t_cand_pref_city_state C, t_city_state S where
c.city_state = s.city_state and C.candidate_id = @candidate_id


OPEN City_Cursor


FETCH NEXT FROM City_Cursor into @prefcity, @prefstate

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN


FETCH NEXT FROM City_cursor
into @prefcity, @prefstate
select @citymatch = 0
if ((@prefcity = @jobcity) and (@prefstate = @jobstate))
begin
--do nothing
select @citymatch = 1
select @icount = @icount + 1
end


END



CLOSE City_Cursor

DEALLOCATE City_Cursor

if @citymatch = 0
select @match = 0

if @candindustry <> @jobindustry
select @match = 0
if @strongest = 1
begin
if @ks1 = ""
select @ks1 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks2 = ""
select @ks2 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks3 = ""
select @ks3 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks4 = ""
select @ks4 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks5 = ""
select @ks5 = @key_skill_desc
end
if @match = 1
begin

select @candIndustrydesc = cat_sub_desc from t_cat_sub_cat where cat_sub_cat_id = @candIndustry
select @candPositiondesc = position_desc from t_position where position_id = @candPosition
select @candTraveldesc = travel_desc from t_travel where travel_id = @candtravel

INSERT INTO #ReturnTemp(Candidateid,
displayid,
city,
state,
Industry,
travel,
position,
hitcount)



values (@candidate_id,
@displayid,
@candcity,
@candstate,
@candIndustrydesc,
@candtraveldesc,
@candpositiondesc,
@icount)


end
end



else
begin



if @strongest = 1
begin
if @ks1 = ""
select @ks1 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks2 = ""
select @ks2 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks3 = ""
select @ks3 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks4 = ""
select @ks4 = @key_skill_desc
else if @ks5 = ""
select @ks5 = @key_skill_desc
end
select @icount = @icount + 1
end
--look at other stuff

FETCH NEXT FROM Cand_cursor
into @candidate_id, @key_skill_desc, @strongest


END



CLOSE Cand_Cursor

DEALLOCATE Cand_Cursor

select * from #ReturnTemp