AI Applicant Screening
For Bill Higham Marine · March 1, 2026
Result
Every applicant arrives scored the same way, with no manual steps from form submission to team alert.
Problem / case
Applicants to a founder programme answered open interview questions, and the team had to read and compare every raw answer by hand.
Solution
Built a workflow where GPT scores each application and writes the results to the CRM, so the team reviews a scored shortlist. How it works: 1. The application form starts the workflow. A tag can also start it, so past applicants can be re-run. 2. The contact is tagged as an applicant and the raw answers are stored. 3. GPT-4o mini scores the answers 1 to 5 per category against a written rubric and returns JSON only. 4. An opportunity is created so the applicant enters the sales process. 5. A custom JavaScript step extracts only the JSON, so stray AI text can't break the CRM fields. 6. Scores are written to contact fields and the team is emailed.
