Shortlisting

As the Hiring Manager you have access to applications as soon as your requisition goes live, which means you can commence the shortlisting process.

Each applicant will be assessed against the essential criteria, and you should only score the desirable criteria if you have too many applicants meeting the essential criteria.

However, applicants who apply under the ‘Guaranteed Job Interview Scheme’ by indicating they have a disability or are part of one of our supported employment programmes must be invited to attend for interview if they meet the essential criteria. These applicants will be identified on Itrent Recruitment with a blue flag to alert you to assess their application accordingly.

All applicants on Itrent Recruitment will remain anonymous at this stage.

To support you when assessing a candidate’s work experience, the information below outlines the job evaluation definitions:

Minimal – Approximately 6 months, however might vary from 1 month to 1 year

Some – Approximately 1 year, however may be vary from 6 months to 2 years

Moderate experience – Approximately 2 years, however may vary from 1 to 3 years

Extended experience – Approximately 3 years, however may vary from 2 to 4 years

Significant experience – Approximately 4 years, however may vary from 3 to 5 years

Considerable experience – Approximately 5 years, however may vary from 4 to 6 years

Substantial experience – Generally but not always more than 5 years, however in practice might be as much as 7 years

Extensive experience – Generally more than 7 years’ experience, however, could be as much as 10 years

The interview panel will meet to discuss and agree the applicants who have met their set criteria and who will be invited to interview and identify those who will be rejected at this stage in the process.

iTrent Recruitment guidance on how to process shortlisting and notify applicants on the outcome of their application can be found here. (Insert Managers guidance).

Updated on 10th February 2025

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