THE LAST OF THE FEW

You've made it through the first pass ....

	If you are a very close match for the experience and abilities in the job specification, you might by-pass the Possibles and get onto the Likely pile.
	This small pile generally forms the basis of the Short List.
	The Second Pass can usually be completed quite rapidly.
	The applications on the possible pile are compared with those on the likely pile and a few more are selected.
	The reader will then go over the likely pile again in much greater detail and will probably whittle it down a little further to the final short list.
	For a hotly-contested position with a high level of application, anything from 80-95% of all applications end up somewhere else - usually the bin. Getting to the short list is a tremendous accomplishment in these competitive times.
	The lucky few on the short list will then be invited to interview.

For a thumbnail sketch of what any employer is looking for / concerned about when hiring, read on ...

To find out more about getting onto the all-important Short List, have a look at our CV/Résumé section above or feel free to contact us.

FURTHER READING

A hiring manager's view

The trembler switch theory of interviewing

Reading a pile of CVs

Shortlist good - bin baaaad!

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