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An initial candidate shortlisting service involves a specialist agency reviewing all applications received for a role and filtering them against a predefined set of criteria agreed with the hiring organisation, including essential qualifications, minimum experience levels, specific skills or certifications, and any role-critical competencies. The agency then delivers a ranked and annotated shortlist that enables hiring managers to proceed directly to structured interviews with a qualified, focused set of candidates rather than reviewing every application individually.