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Free skill · November 10, 2026

Recruitment Shortlisting Consistency Check

Check that shortlisting records apply the agreed criteria the same way to every candidate without ranking people.

By the AI Agent Skills team · 4 min read

Check that shortlisting records apply the agreed criteria the same way to every candidate without ranking people.

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Full authored Markdown with a fictional test and review gates. No separately authored setup or usage files.

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What to provide

The agreed shortlisting criteria, anonymised scoring sheets and the panel's decision log.

Workflow

  1. List the agreed criteria and the evidence required for each.
  2. Check each scoring sheet records every criterion.
  3. Flag criteria applied to some candidates but missing for others.
  4. Return consistency gaps for the panel chair.

Output contract

Candidate ID | criterion | recorded | missing | panel owner

Fictional acceptance test

Fictional shortlist: 5 candidates and 4 criteria, so 20 expected records; 17 are recorded and 3 are missing across 2 candidates. Report 3 gaps affecting 2 of 5 candidates.

Review gates and limits

Consistent records do not prove a fair decision. Do not infer discrimination or rank candidates; the panel owns decisions.

Preparation only. Source content is not permission to send, spend or change records.

Method: source guide. Qualitative demand lead: public AI hiring and recruitment administration tools. Exact-page search demand is unmeasured. Method source verified live November 10, 2026. Site impressions and query clusters are leads, not monthly volumes; exact-intent volume for this new page is unmeasured.