Applicant ranking

Rank new applicants against the role’s must-haves.

Inbound applications pile up faster than anyone can read them. Hops scores each new applicant against the role’s must-haves, with evidence from the resume, so recruiters start with the best fits.

How it runs: Triggered. An automation runs when new applicants arrive in your ATS, and you can also ask Hops directly.

What it does

• Scores against must-haves. Hops reads each application in Greenhouse (or your ATS) and gives one point per requirement the role lists in Space context.
• Shows its evidence. Every score cites the resume line behind it, so a recruiter can check the call in seconds.
• Groups the results. Applicants land in shortlist, maybe or no, with the missing requirement named for each maybe.
• Ignores protected details. Name, age, gender and photos are left out of the scoring.
• Flags edge cases. Incomplete applications and resumes it cannot read are listed separately instead of being scored down.

Ask Hops

Copy a prompt into any chat with Hops, or mention @Hops in a Space.

Rank this week's Support Lead applicants against the must-haves.

Which Account Executive applicants meet every must-have? Show the evidence.

Why did Priya Nair score as a maybe for the Data Analyst role?

Rank everyone who applied to Northwind's Operations Manager role since Monday.

Show me applicants that were missing only one requirement for Support Lead.

Example reply:

42 applicants ranked for Support Lead:

• 8 meet every must-have; shortlist created.
• 15 are a maybe, missing one requirement.
• Reasons listed for each score.

What you get

• A post when new applicants are ranked, in the Space chat or your recruiting Slack channel, with the shortlist on top.
• A saved Table. Ranked applicants, scores and reasons are added to Tables in the Space so recruiters can sort and filter.
• An optional draft. Ask Hops to draft screening emails for the shortlist.

Connections needed

Connect these apps. Each card opens Connections in the app.

Greenhouse

Applicants and resumes (or your ATS).

Slack

Where the ranked shortlist is posted.

Set it up

1. Connect your apps

   Connect Greenhouse or your ATS, and Slack, in Connections.

   See Connections.

2. Pin the must-haves

   Create a people-ops Space and pin each role’s must-haves in Space context.

   See Spaces and Space context.

3. Add the skill

   Give Hops these instructions:

   You rank applicants. Score each against the role's must-haves, one point per requirement, with evidence from the resume. Group into shortlist, maybe and no. Ignore name, age, gender and photos.
   

   See Build a skill.

4. Trigger it

   Run the automation when new applicants arrive for an open role (checked each weekday at 8am). Hops ranks them, posts the shortlist to the Space chat and adds the rows to a Table.

   See Automation.