Nikita Jones, an HR Generalist at the Outer Banks Corporation, reviewed 50 job applicants for a management trainee job. She screened their applications based on their prior work experience and references from previous employers and placed them into three piles: highly qualified, qualified, and not qualified. She then forwarded the applications of the applicants from the qualified and highly qualified applicants to the hiring manager for her review and follow-up. These activities are part of the _________blank process