application process
Steps toward candidacy
The application process is the series of steps required to formally request something—admission to a school, a job, a loan, a visa.
It typically involves submitting forms, documents, and supporting materials, then waiting for review: The application process for medical school takes nearly a year.
The phrase often implies bureaucratic complexity or frustration.
- job postingAdvertised vacancy description
- resumeCareer summary document
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
- cover letterJob application preface
- submissionYielding to another's will
eligibility · interview · applicant · criteria · tracking system · status update · verification · deadline · rolling admission · transcripts · screening · eligibility criteria · portal · essays · recommendation letter · qualifications · references · registration
- astronaut requirementsphysical fitness, medical clearance, health screening, vision test
- eligibilityeligible, ineligible, eligibility, eligibility criteria, qualified
- Peace Corpsvolunteers, service, host country, host family, assignment
- premedpremed, pre-med, MCAT, medical school, med school
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
- bar admissionbar exam, bar examination, state bar, moral character, sworn in
application processrecruitment process
Method of selecting candidates
headhunting · solicitation · outreach · invitation · draft
application processnepotism
Preferring kin in hiring
direct hire · open door policy · cronyism · open enrollment · automatic enrollment
application processdecision
Settled course of action
hiring decision · acceptance · rejection · outcome · verdict