What a signed shortlist looks like

A ranked shortlist, each name with a paragraph on why they’re on it and a line on where they’re thin. Not a scorecard — a set of written judgements from someone accountable for them.

Every application, accounted for

The shortlist carries a completion count: how many applications came in, and how many the reviewer actually read in full before naming anyone. Nobody is filtered out before a person looks at them.

A note per name, not a score

Each shortlisted candidate gets three things written about them: what’s strong, where they’re thin, and what to press on in the interview. The same note goes to the candidate, so it has to survive being read by its subject.

A name on the signature

The reviewer signs the shortlist with their name, role and company — the same person named to you before reviewing started. They are accountable for having read every application in full, not for running a filter.