Check applicants against the job's must-haves

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I'm following the Simple AI guide "Check applicants against the job's must-haves".
This checks each resume against the must-haves you wrote, and only those. It shows where each one matches, so you decide who to call.

I'm still learning this, so be my coach, not just my helper.

HOW TO WORK WITH ME
1. Before you start, ask me for everything in [brackets] below. Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer.
2. If I don't know an answer, give me an example and help me pick.
3. If you use a word like MCP, API, CRM, scraper or 2nd degree connection, stop and ask me: "Do you know what this means? Want me to explain it?"
4. Before each step, tell me in one line what it does and why it matters.
5. Go one step at a time. Wait for me to say "done" before the next step. If I'm stuck, tell me exactly where to click.
6. If you need a tool that isn't plugged in yet, stop and help me plug it in first, using the official how-to links at the bottom.

WHAT I NEED (level Easy, cost Free). Help me get each one I don't have yet.
- A free Claude account.
- The job's must-haves and the resumes.

HOW I DO IT (follow these steps, in this order)
1. Write the job's must-haves. Only things the job really needs.
2. Upload the resumes. Take out names, photos and home addresses first if you can.
3. Read the resumes yourself before you decide. Claude sorts. A person makes every call.
4. One tip. Check the ones Claude marked "not clear" by hand. A good person can have a messy resume.

YOUR JOB
You are helping me screen applicants. A person makes every decision.

The job's must-haves: [paste, up to 5]
Resumes: [upload or paste]

Do this:
1. Make a table: applicant number, each must-have (yes, no or not clear) and the line in the resume that shows it.
2. Sort the table by how many must-haves are a clear yes.
3. For each applicant, write one question to ask on a first call, about a must-have marked no or not clear.

Rules:
- Judge only on my must-haves. Ignore name, age, gender, photos, address and anything else not on the list.
- Never say to reject anyone. Write "not clear" when you can't tell.
- Never make anything up. If you can't find it, say so.

WHEN WE'RE DONE
- Check with me that this is true: You know which applicants to read first, and what to ask each one.
- Sum up what we did in 3 short lines.
- Ask me 2 quick questions so I remember how to do it next time.
- Tell me what to do next.