Today our language is full of many words that came to us from the English language. So, shortlist - what is it?
In the generally accepted interpretation, this is a non-final list of candidates for a job, bonus, prize, etc. Literally translated from English, this is a short list.
Examples of text
- Writer of the Year Literary Award shortlist published.
- The second round of voting will determine the winners among those shortlisted.
- Shortlist: what is it and should it be used as part of the anniversary contest?
- The shortlisted entries were selected in two stages.
Origin of the word
Shortlist - what is it and when did this word appear? It came to Russian from English, where it has the same meaning. In English, short list can be a noun and a transitive verb. The use of the word has become increasingly popular since 1964. In British English, as a noun, it has the meaning of a short list of things or people that have been selected from a much larger group. Then a more successful person or a good thing is selected from the short list. Often short lists are published to give out a literary award. They includeworks that should be carefully considered by the judges. Often a long list is prepared in advance, or a long list, from which a short list is then formed. So it's just a way to reduce the number of candidates.
In Internet marketing, this word began to be used to form short lists, like checklists, about something. For example, "a shortlist on website promotion in Yandex" or "a shortlist on how to build a business". Here you can get confused. Shortlist: what does the phrase mean in the modern sense? Today it is not only a list of candidates for a post or an award. This short list can be about how to achieve something. Sometimes you can come across a word as a definition of step-by-step recommendations for something. Often short lists are used to create business plans. For example, you can create short lists of countries whose residents may be potentially interested in the goods or services being sold. Then specialists can conduct a deeper study on these countries and make a forecast.
How to make a shortlist
The usual algorithm for shortlisting candidates for a position:
- Go through all the candidates and mark who exactly needs to be crossed out - write down the reason next to it: a fake profile, an untrue letter of recommendation, obviously does not have the declared skills, etc.
- Shortlist all other candidates.
- Familiarize yourself with them -see their work history, portfolio, test results. Cross out those who clearly lose out compared to the rest.
- Have a personal conversation in the office or via Skype with the remaining candidates. By this time, there should be no more than 3-5 of them, otherwise you can spend a lot of personal time.
- According to the results of the interview, one candidate is selected.
Short list helps not to immediately reject everyone who is not quite right or for some reason initially did not like. If shortlisted interviews don't go well, you can always go back to the long list of candidates and go through it again. Thus, a short list makes it possible not to lose contact details of other applicants, especially if there are a lot of them.
