Broadly speaking you're right. I'd add a 4th though - Of the pool of successful applicants (there are usually more than one that satisfies your 3 points) are

Broadly speaking you're right. I'd add a 4th though - Of the pool of successful applicants (there are usually more than one that satisfies your 3 points) are you feeling lucky? Often we have multiple candidates who would be perfect for a job, but ultimately only one post. At the end of the day we pick one, and often it's more-or-less a coin flip one way or another. Sometimes you just need a big of luck ..