The pool is a group of applicants with completed applications. When the committee is ready to interview candidates, they declare the current applicants to be the pool.
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The pool includes all current applicants
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, regardless of whether they are considered suitable or not
The committee agrees to move forward with the current applicants
There should be some people who the committee wants to interview
The Chair asks the dean for approval to move forward,
The Chair asks the EDI representative in the SON for their approval of the pool (usually the Associate Dean for DEI).
Upon approval, the Chair notifies the academic personnel HR staff person that they wish to submit the current applicants as a pool for approval.
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