選考

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 選考 is read as せんこう and is a noun and する verb for screening or selecting applicants or works according to criteria.
• Basic usage: Taking charge of judging works appears in 作品の選考に当たる, while passing document screening appears in 書類選考を通過する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Review process and passage
  • Reviewers compare candidates and choose among them, while applicants receive a result at a stage such as document screening.
• Difference from 選択
  • 選択 broadly means choosing among options, whereas 選考 is a formal process of assessing and selecting people or works by criteria.