Screen and shortlist candidates

Once the advert closing date has passed, the Resourcing team will review candidate applications and produce a shortlist of the best candidates for you to review, unless you have asked to see all available applications. This will be within 48 hours from the advert closing.

These candidates appear in My Recruitment for you to review and feedback on. 

When creating a shortlist, the Resourcing team will highlight to you candidates who:

• have applied under our Job Interview scheme (PDF, 80.4KB)
• are part of the Redeployment (Priority Application) scheme
• have applied under our Candidate referral scheme (PDF, 448KB)
• have highlighted any convictions, cautions, reprimands or bind overs to declare when asked to on their application form

When reviewing applications, you will need to consider: 

• the candidates’ right to work status or sponsorship requirements
• the candidates’ response to the driving question (where relevant) and how they will meet the mobility requirements of the role if they are a non-driver

Review and screen candidates

You will need to use My Recruitment to review and screen the candidates.

Shortlisting

You'll need to let the Resourcing team know about your shortlisting decisions and interview requests by completing the Shortlisting form (DOC, 235KB).

You should send this to the Resourcing team within 5 working days from receiving the CVs. You can either email this to the resourcing team (PDF, 125KB) or direct to your recruiter.

You'll be required to interview any candidates who apply for roles under the Redeployment (Priority Application) as a priority if they meet the post's minimum requirements.

See the Shortlisting guide (PDF, 156KB) to find out more about the shortlisting process.

Reasonable adjustments

Candidates who apply under the Job Interview scheme (PDF, 80.4KB) should be guaranteed an interview if they meet all minimum criteria of the role.

They or any other applicant can ask for reasonable adjustments at interview stage. You should make every effort to accommodate these adjustments. 

See the Reasonable adjustments in recruitment guide (PDF, 57KB) to find out more.