shortlist applicant

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

To put an applicant on a list of selected candidates from which a final choice is made.

applicantVERB + applicant

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Examples (10)

  • After reviewing hundreds of résumés, the hiring committee shortlisted only ten applicants.
  • Only the most qualified applicants will be shortlisted for the next round.
  • We have shortlisted five exceptional applicants for the scholarship.
  • Please review this pile and shortlist any applicant with more than five years of experience.
  • How many applicants did the board decide to shortlist for the CEO position?
  • I think we should shortlist this applicant; her portfolio is very impressive.
  • Shortlisting the applicants is the first major step in our recruitment process.
  • The goal for today is to shortlist the top three applicants for the final presentation.
  • If an applicant meets all the essential criteria, we automatically shortlist them.
  • The team was busy shortlisting applicants all afternoon.