Overview

Audience: Co-op hiring coordinators.

Tags: Resume, résumé.

This document provides a systematic method of filtering application packages from applicants.

TODO

Determine and weight the criteria:

Knowledge: Previous experience, projects
- For example: Python experience, general programming experience
Drive: Desire to learn
- Not sure how to get this information out of a résumé…
Independence?
TODO Others??

Download the application packages from WaterlooWorks

Get the spreadsheet and upload to OneDrive

Add columns for the criteria

Score applicants

Have at least 2 members do this independently, each member does at least 2 passes
- You can do whatever, a possible strategy is to do it by criteria (so every pass, pick the next criterion and go through all packages, then final pass for the top scoring packages)
Cover letters might be worth reading but generally found to be either generic or machine generated

Meet to discuss top choices of each member

Finalize top choices to interview list

Send interview emails: Conducting interviews

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