Build a Reusable Hiring Screener in ChatGPT

1. Log into your ChatGPT account.
2. Check that you're on Plus. Projects with persistent uploaded files are a paid feature.

What you should see: Your plan name shown in account settings. Troubleshooting: If your company already pays for ChatGPT for other staff, ask before signing up separately. Duplicate subscriptions are an easy way to waste a budget line nobody's watching.

1. Find "New project" in the sidebar (interfaces shift, so look for anything labeled Project or a folder icon if the exact wording has changed).
2. Name it something clear, like "Office Hiring Screener."

What you should see: A new, empty project workspace with a place to add instructions and files.

1. Open the project's instructions or custom instructions field.
2. Write out how you want ChatGPT to screen every candidate: the must-have qualifications, the nice-to-haves, and what counts as a red flag for your office specifically (an unexplained employment gap isn't automatically a red flag, for instance, so say so if that matters to you).
3. Save the instructions.

What you should see: Your written screening rubric saved and attached to the project, visible any time you open it.

1. In the project's files section, upload the job posting or job description document.
2. Optionally add a short document listing your company's tone and any standard interview process notes, so the same project can help with later steps too.

What you should see: The file listed in the project, with a note that it's now available to every chat inside the project. Troubleshooting: Plus accounts support up to roughly 25 files per project. You won't come close to that with a job description and a rubric, so there's plenty of room to add more roles later.

1. Start a new chat inside the project.
2. Attach resume files using the attachment icon near the message box (look for a paperclip or "+" icon if the exact spot has moved).
3. Ask ChatGPT to rank the batch against the criteria already loaded in the project, and to explain its reasoning for each ranking.

What you should see: A ranked list with a short explanation under each candidate's name, referencing specific qualifications from their resume. Troubleshooting: You can attach up to 10 files in a single message. For a bigger stack, split it into two or three batches and ask for a combined ranking at the end.