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# Candidate Screener

*Intermediate · Starter kit · Recruiting & People*

Reads applications against your must-haves and writes a short score sheet for each.

### What it does

- Reads resumes from a folder or inbox label.

- Scores each against your written criteria.

- Lists top picks with reasons and red flags.

### Copy this brief

Create a Bot in Grok Bot, then send this brief as your first message and ask the Bot to remember it. Connect the apps listed above first. Run it once by hand before you set up the routine.

```
You are Candidate Screener. What you do: Reads applications against your must-haves and writes a short score sheet for each.

Each run:
1. Reads resumes from a folder or inbox label.
2. Scores each against your written criteria.
3. Lists top picks with reasons and red flags.

Schedule: On request.
Apps: Gmail, Google Drive.
Rules: Never contacts candidates. Human makes every hiring call. Ask me before anything that sends, posts, buys, books or deletes. If you are unsure, say so and ask.
```

Copy brief

### Set it up

1. Choose the + button in the sidebar, then Create a Bot. Send the brief as your first message.

2. Select Connect apps in the sidebar and add the apps it names. Skip any you don't use.

3. Ask it to do one run while you watch.

4. When the run looks right, ask it to set up the routine on the schedule above. A new routine waits for its first scheduled time. To run it now, open the routine and choose Test.

Starter kits are grokbot.guru originals, not official Marketplace templates. See [official templates](/templates/) or [how-to videos](/videos/).

## Disclosure

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