What does it mean when my application has been shortlisted?
To be shortlisted for an interview means that you have successfully completed an application form or produced an effective CV which has enabled you to stand out from the crowd, and meet the job criteria as specified by the employer.
Shortlisting is a critical stage in the recruitment process where employers identify candidates from the applicant pool who best meet the essential and desirable criteria for the job opening in question, and invite them to the next stage of the recruitment process.
The shortlist for an interview usually includes 10 to 20 candidates, but this can vary depending on the type of position you are hiring for. Companies with more resources may have much larger shortlists because they can afford to spend more time interviewing people in-person.
If you haven't heard about a job within 1-2 weeks after the job closes there is no harm whatsoever in calling the recruiter to find out if they have made any decisions on the shortlist. This shows you are eager and will generally secure you a shortlisted position if they haven't already made a selection.
Being shortlisted means that the organization has selected you to move forward in the interviewing process. It does not mean that you got the job.
A short list or shortlist is a list of candidates for a job, prize, award, political position, etc., that has been reduced from a longer list of candidates (sometimes via intermediate lists known as "long lists"). The length of short lists varies according to the context.
Give the job recruiter or employer time to review your application, consider your qualifications and get back to you with their response. Send a brief message. If you do not hear back from the job recruiter or employer in a week, send a brief follow up email to remind them of your earlier job application.
A shortlist is a list of people or things which have been chosen from a larger group, for example for a job or a prize. The successful person or thing is then chosen from the small group.
Once the closing date for bids has passed a shortlist of interested applicants is drawn up. The shortlist will identify the order of applicants based on who is in the highest band with the earliest band /effective date.
If we shortlist you for an interview, you'll usually hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date. If you don't hear from us after 2 weeks, please assume your application was not successful.
How do you follow up after being shortlisted?
Give the job recruiter or employer time to review your application, consider your qualifications and get back to you with their response. Send a brief message. If you do not hear back from the job recruiter or employer in a week, send a brief follow up email to remind them of your earlier job application.
Once the closing date for bids has passed a shortlist of interested applicants is drawn up. The shortlist will identify the order of applicants based on who is in the highest band with the earliest band /effective date.
