When a school is looking to recruit a new teacher, particularly in a popular area, you may end up with hundreds of job applications to sift through with the aim of whittling the numbers down until you have a suitable number to offer an interview.
There are a few very simple filtering techniques that you could apply whilst looking through the application forms to ensure that you don’t waste time interviewing unsuitable candidates.
For example if the role that you are looking to fill involves an excellent use of spelling and grammar then applications with grammatical or spelling errors could be dismissed straight away.
Attention to detail is also key and following instruction, therefore if the application states black ink or block capitals and this isn’t followed then these too could be dismissed.
It may seem harsh but really conscientious people should be checking their application very carefully before submitting to ensure they give their best impression to a potential employer.