1.   Being prepared to fill an opening quickly with a qualified applicant impresses employers most and keeps them as clients.

2.   Counselors pool together a group of qualified applicants and try to sell them to many different companies.

3.   The least qualified applicants were winnowed out of the initial pool.

4.   And when they pass through the system, U.S. officials suggest, there may not be that many more qualified applicants behind them.

5.   A critical shortage of teachers in California has led to the first statewide advertising campaign to recruit qualified applicants.

6.   All four branches of the service say they have reached their recruiting goals this year, and the number of qualified applicants remains relatively unchanged.

7.   Cardy also expressed concern that handwriting could cost a qualified applicant a shot at a job.

8.   Critics say there is no real proof that it works and worry that its use can eliminate qualified applicants for no other reason than a funny looking loop.

9.   David Egner, HUD spokesman, said the agency cannot deny funding for qualified applicants based on the politics of the smoking debate.

10.   Faced with vacancies they cannot fill, these companies are turning to interactive computer, telephone, or Internet systems to attract, prescreen, or select qualified applicants.