The sales have also been slowed by the care in selecting applicants.

He tells his students that employers tend to select applicants they know or who are recommended by a friend, family member or colleague.

On the other hand, for all its merits, the reception areas as a sieve to select genuine applicants would under average conditions be too prone to misuse.

The European Film College requires no prior qualifications for admission but selects applicants based on a combination of experience, motivation and background.

Colleges know that parents want status attached to their choice, and try to infuse their institutions with some by selecting strong applicants from previously untapped communities.

Examinations also were used to select applicants for jobs in factories, and even factory managers had to pass examinations to keep their positions.

Where demand outstrips supply, organisers will hold a lottery to select applicants at random.

By encouraging scholarships and awards to be offered to language teachers and by assisting in selecting suitable applicants.

In practice, the tribunal would advertise for expressions of interests in member positions, and would select applicants based on merit.

The USMLE score is one of many factors considered by residency programs in selecting applicants.