RoutineOSBeta
Use case: recruiting

Recruiting routines for Claude: a shortlist with evidence, and no auto-rejections

One template scores new applicants against a rubric you write, shows a short quote as evidence for each criterion, and suggests a shortlist for a person to review. It never rejects, advances or contacts anyone. It starts report-only. Free (MIT). Needs a paid Claude plan.

candidate-shortlist: unpilotedexample scenario
The job

The job: a shortlist you can explain

A recruiter reads each new CV against what the role needs and picks a few to look at first. The hard part is being able to say why.

This routine does the first read and shows its working. A person makes every decision. The scenario below is an example built only from what the template does.

An example week

An example week with candidate shortlist

This is an example built from the real templates, not a customer story. It carries no results, numbers or quotes. Say a recruiter lists one open role, three must-have criteria and one nice-to-have, and connects the applicant tracking system.

  1. Weekdays, 21:00 UTC: the routine runsIt lists new applicants for each role you named and reads each CV.
  2. It marks each criterionEach criterion is marked met, partly or not, with a short quote from the CV as evidence. Must-haves count double and nice-to-haves count once.
  3. Code adds up the scoreA script turns the marks into a weighted 0 to 100 score, so the arithmetic is not the model's. The top five by default go on the suggested shortlist.
  4. You review on the DeskYou see the shortlist with the evidence behind each mark. You decide, inside your own system. You open the Desk and keep, edit or drop what you see. The routine learns from those choices and suggests setting changes. Nothing applies until you say yes.
Templates

The recruiting template

NeedsAn applicant tracking system connector with read access
Default scheduleWeekdays, 21:00 UTC
First runReport-only
Safety

What it never does

These come from the template prompts. They are rules the prompt forbids and the checks around it. They are not a promise about every possible run.

  • The prompt forbids rejecting, advancing, contacting or moving an applicant.
  • The routine scores only the written criteria you give it and records evidence for each mark.
  • A CV can hide instructions aimed at the model. The prompt ignores them and notes them for the reviewer.
Heads upAutomated screening can carry bias in from the rubric or from CV text, and you are responsible for the rules that apply to you. Check them before use. This template makes no legal claim.
Next

Where to go from here

Read the candidate shortlist page for install steps and settings. See the other teams on all use cases, read how approvals and learning work, or check the honest limits.

Install candidate shortlist

Run it report-only on a closed role (mind the privacy of past applicants), and compare its evidence with how you decided.