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How to select an applicant

If you created and posted an opportunity or internship , you’ll get an email every time someone applies. You can click the link in the email to see who has applied, or you can sign into Open Opportunities at any time to review applicants.

There are three different ways to review and select applicants, depending on the type of opportunity you posted:

How to review and select an applicant for an opportunity

  1. Sign in to Open Opportunities—you’ll see your dashboard.
  2. Go to your list of Created opportunities.
  3. Click on the opportunity you want to review.
  4. Review the list of applicants located in the right column under Applicants.
  5. Click View application for each applicant you want to review.
  6. Review their profile, skills, about me section and application (if applicable). You can also call or email the applicant to learn more about their skill set and interests or to get a better idea if they’re the right person for the work.
  7. Go to the Applicant selection box and click Select or Don’t select—you’ll go back to the opportunity. The applicant name will move to either the Selected applicants or the Not-selected applicants section.
  8. Repeat these steps for each applicant you want to review.
  9. Click Next step once you’re done reviewing and selecting the applicants—we’ll email all applicants telling them whether they were selected.

Your opportunity is now In Progress and the applicant toggle is turned off. The opportunity is no longer accepting applications. You can turn the applicant toggle back on if you want more participants.

How to review and select an applicant for a Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) internship

  1. Sign in to Open Opportunities—you’ll see your dashboard.
  2. Go to your Created table.
  3. Select the internship you want to review.
  4. Review the list of applicants located in the Applicants table.
  5. Click the View icon under the Full application column for each applicant you want to review.
  6. Review their profile, skills, about me section and application. You can also contact the applicant to learn more about their skill set and interests or to get a better idea if they’re the right person for the work.
  7. Go back to the Applicants table and click the Select or Reject links. The applicant will move to either the Selected applicants or the Rejected applicants table.
  8. Repeat these steps for each applicant you want to review.
  9. Click the Complete applicant selection button to continue to the VSFS mentor agreement.
  10. Read the VSFS mentor agreement and check the box to confirm you have read it and agree.
  11. Click the Confirm applicant selection button.

We will email your internship offer to the selected applicants at 12:15 a.m. the day after the application review end date and the internship will move to In progress. We will also email the remaining applicants that they were not selected.

Selected applicants will have seven days to accept or decline your internship offer. You can’t make changes to your selections during this time.

What if I don’t confirm applicants before the application review end date?

If you do not confirm your applicant selections before the review end date, you will have the chance to finish selecting and confirming eight days after the application review end date.  

How to review and select an applicant for an internship (non-VSFS)

Follow these steps for internships that are not in the VSFS program.

  1. Sign in to Open Opportunities—you’ll see your dashboard.
  2. Go to the Created table.
  3. Select the internship you want to review.
  4. Review the list of applicants located in the Applicants table.
  5. Click the View icon under the Full application column for each applicant you want to review.
  6. Review their profile, skills, about me section and application (if applicable). You can also contact the applicant to learn more about their skill set and interests or to get a better idea if they’re the right person for the work.
  7. Go to the Applicants table and click Select or Reject. The applicants row will move to either the Selected applicants table or the Rejected applicants table.
  8. Repeat these steps for each applicant you want to review.
  9. Click Complete applicant selection once you’re done reviewing and selecting the applicants—we’ll email all applicants telling them whether they were selected.

Your internship is now In Progress.