As we find ourselves amid a teacher recruitment and retention crisis, now is the time to consider how the rigidity of using a traditional application process is potentially eliminating and damaging the emerging talent pool. Who is being missed because of tradition?. In our research over the past few years, we have established that application forms are not favoured amongst the job seeking community. Candidates are time poor; application forms take time to complete, the process turns off potential applicants rather than enticing them to apply. CVs are conducive to a quick one-click-apply process and are favoured by recruitment agencies and candidates alike.