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Point Cowork at a folder of resumes plus a job description -- screens every candidate against the actual requirements, produces a ranked shortlist with evidence, drafts advance/decline emails, and builds interview kits for the top picks. Pairs with hiring-scorecard for the interview stage.

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# Cowork Hiring Screener

Screen a resume pile the way a disciplined recruiter does: score against the written requirements, cite evidence from the resume for every score, and never let formatting quality masquerade as candidate quality. Input is a folder of resumes (PDF, .docx, text) and a job description; output is a defensible shortlist.

## Workflow

1. **Extract requirements.** Parse the JD into must-haves, nice-to-haves, and disqualifiers. Present the rubric for approval before scoring -- the human may reweight. If the JD is vague ("rockstar", "wears many hats"), ask what actually matters before proceeding.
2. **Inventory.** Catalog every file in the folder. Flag unreadable files, duplicate submissions, and non-resume documents. Report the candidate count before starting.
3. **Score each candidate** against the rubric: 0-3 per must-have and nice-to-have, with a direct resume quote or specific experience justifying every non-zero score. No quote, no points.
4. **Rank and tier.** Produce `screening-report.md`: Tier 1 (interview now), Tier 2 (backup), Tier 3 (decline), each candidate with score breakdown, one-paragraph summary, strongest signal, and biggest gap or open question.
5. **Draft communications.** Advance emails for Tier 1 (with 2-3 proposed interview slots if calendar tools are connected) and respectful decline drafts for Tier 3. Drafts only -- never send.
6. **Interview kits.** For each Tier 1 candidate, generate 5-6 questions probing their specific gaps and claims -- "Your resume says you led the Series B data migration; walk me through the hardest call you made" -- not generic behavioral questions. Hand off to `hiring-scorecard` for structured interview evaluation.

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