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 is then reviewed by campus EDI
Upon approval, the committee can move to the next step (create short list)
The pool is only approved once, even if candidates apply after the approval date. Thus a shortlist can be updated without updating the pool.