applicants
Those seeking positions
Applicants are people who have applied for something—a job, a college admission, a loan, a permit.
The word implies a formal process where candidates submit applications and await decisions: We received three hundred applicants for the position.
An applicant remains one until accepted, rejected, or withdrawn.
Those seeking selection
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- qualificationsProof of competence
- referencesSources cited for verification
experience · degrees · shortlist · screening · hiring · recruitment · vacancies · positions
Those who compete
- contendersThose seeking to win
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- poolCollective fund or basin
- fieldArea of specialty
finalists · semifinalists · tryouts · auditions · elimination · rankings · selection · odds
Proof of competence
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- aptitudeInnate capability
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- talentInborn aptitude
capability · competence · proficiency · expertise · suitability · credentials · skills · abilities
Expected future outcomes
- recruitsNewly joined members
- traineesPeople being instructed
- internsWorkers gaining supervised experience
- novicesInexperienced newcomers
neophytes · rookies · greenhorns · pledges · initiates · postulants · petitioners · newcomers
Varieties or documents
- submissionsItems offered for consideration
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- transcriptsWritten versions of speech
essays · statements · deadlines · requirements · fees · review · evaluation · assessment
candidates
Those seeking selection
- resumesJob applicants' summaries
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- qualificationsProof of competence
references · experience · degrees · shortlist · screening · hiring · recruitment · vacancies · positions · employers
rivals
Those who compete
- contendersThose seeking to win
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- poolCollective fund or basin
field · finalists · semifinalists · tryouts · auditions · elimination · rankings · selection · odds · frontrunner
qualifications
Proof of competence
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- aptitudeInnate capability
- potentialLatent capacity for development
talent · capability · competence · proficiency · expertise · suitability · credentials · skills · abilities · knowledge
prospects
Expected future outcomes
- recruitsNewly joined members
- traineesPeople being instructed
- internsWorkers gaining supervised experience
novices · neophytes · rookies · greenhorns · pledges · initiates · postulants · petitioners · newcomers · freshmen
forms
Varieties or documents
- submissionsItems offered for consideration
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- portfolioCollected works or assets
transcripts · essays · statements · deadlines · requirements · fees · review · evaluation · assessment · verification
- candidatescandidate, candidates, nominee, nominees, contender
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, candidate
- examineesexaminee, AP students, retaker, test subject, candidate
- job seekerscandidates, job seekers, interviewees, prospects, graduates
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- Citizenship Ceremonyoath of allegiance, certificate, pledge, national anthem, American flag
applicantsemployers
Those who hire staff
hirers · recruiters · hiring managers · interviewers · selectors
applicantsincumbents
Current holders of positions
employees · members · insiders · appointees · selectees
- applicant trackingSystem managing hiring candidates
- applicant poolGroup seeking a position
- visa applicantOne seeking entry authorization
- loan applicantOne seeking borrowed funds