as in candidates
one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award
have numerous applicants for the job
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Recent Examples of applicants
Repayment will take up to five years, which the city will re-invest in more loans to future applicants.
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Jason Clayworth, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Demonstrate Your Competency And Authenticity Building a personal narrative and showing strong career progression through the years isn't an extremely important factor to differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicants.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Having conversations with alumni allows MBA applicants to tailor their application.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
CVs and cover letters should reflect the linguistic patterns and writing style of the applicants.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And responding to unplanned office visitors or job applicants meant breaking those routines on the fly.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Sometimes the anxiety is so great as many as 70% of applicants resort to lying on their resumes, according to one statistic.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That meant responding to in-person visitors (from the UPS delivery person to job applicants), interviewing job candidates, onboarding new employees, sometimes answering phone calls and even cleaning the bathroom.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
However, unlike other ordinances, the FCO does not grant applicants the right to sue employers directly for non-compliance.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Jason Clayworth, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Demonstrate Your Competency And Authenticity Building a personal narrative and showing strong career progression through the years isn't an extremely important factor to differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicants.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Having conversations with alumni allows MBA applicants to tailor their application.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
CVs and cover letters should reflect the linguistic patterns and writing style of the applicants.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
And responding to unplanned office visitors or job applicants meant breaking those routines on the fly.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Sometimes the anxiety is so great as many as 70% of applicants resort to lying on their resumes, according to one statistic.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
That meant responding to in-person visitors (from the UPS delivery person to job applicants), interviewing job candidates, onboarding new employees, sometimes answering phone calls and even cleaning the bathroom.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
However, unlike other ordinances, the FCO does not grant applicants the right to sue employers directly for non-compliance.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Applicants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applicants. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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