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applicant

[ap-li-kuhnt] / ˈæp lɪ kənt /


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When asked about the conversation by internal affairs, the report said, McKay told investigators that the conversation started with Burgos venting about an applicant, but acknowledged that it should not have been allowed to continue.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

A Strathclyde Police Standard Operating Procedures handbook for 2006 states: "The force should not recruit people with cautions or convictions, which may call into question the integrity of the applicant or the force."

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Screening for virtue can’t prevent that, because the applicant pool is already sorted by appetite, and the appetite grows with the budget.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

But such documents can help when it’s a more senior job, a niche role or a role likely to have a smaller applicant pool, she added.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Recruiter 2 to another applicant: “Tell me something about yourself.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Two-hundred-and-thirty participants have been supported since the launch of the scheme, with the most recent course having 108 applicants for only six positions.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Adra had seen a rise in demand in its academy scheme, with one of their recent openings attracting 108 applicants for only six positions.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

They also contended that the unit had little authority about which applicants advanced in the recruitment process — decisions, they said, that had to go through several layers of review.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

That cost transparency allows applicants to compare offers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Civil libertarians see it as a violation of our Fourth Amendment freedom from “unreasonable search”; most jobholders and applicants find it simply embarrassing.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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