But the significance of Ms Elauf's headscarf, he said, was "ambiguous .Putting the onus on employers without "actual knowledge" of applicants' religious scruples would be "unadministrable", the store's lawyer argued, and would lead to stereotyping.
We welcome letters of recommendation from individuals and premedical advisory groups (Committee Letters) with genuine knowledge of applicants and their capabilities, who can provide more than routine praise.
The researchers considered the context in which the data were constructed, namely a high stakes selection procedure, and were aware of the possible influence of their prior knowledge of applicants' approaches towards selection tools based on the literature.
If a student is choosing between a higher-profile reference with little knowledge of the applicant versus a lesser-known recommender who knows the applicant better, admissions officers advise students to go with the reference who is more familiar with the applicant.
And in Schwinn v. United States, supra, it appeared, from extrinsic evidence first offered in a § 15 proceeding, that the witnesses at the naturalization hearing had been mistaken as to the length of time they had known the applicant, and that for a part of the five-year period no witness had been produced with actual knowledge of the applicant's residence or qualifications.
Admissions decisions are made without regard to, or knowledge of, the applicant's financial circumstances.
Admission to the bar (i.e., the right to practice as a barrister before a court) was made conditional on the legal knowledge of the applicant.
Termed a "second chance program," it would make New York the only state to permit criminal records to be sealed -- and employers denied knowledge of an applicant's criminal past -- five years after a convict's sentence is completed.
Letters of recommendation should come from persons such as professors who have direct knowledge of the applicant's academic background and abilities.
Strong consideration is given to letters of recommendation, particularly to comments from individuals who have firsthand knowledge of the applicant's research experience.
