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How to Build an AI Agent to Evaluate Job Candidates with Zapier

Create an automated agent that analyzes interview transcripts against a job description and company values to provide an unbiased hiring recommendation. This system acts as a consistent thought partner to reduce bias and improve decision-making speed.

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How to Build an AI Agent to Evaluate Job Candidates with Zapier

Tools Used

GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer

Zapier

Workflow automation platform

Granola

AI-powered meeting note-taker and summarizer

Step-by-Step Guide

1

Set the Agent Trigger

In Zapier Agents, create a new agent. Set the trigger to activate whenever a new meeting note from Granola is added to a specific folder you've designated for interviews (e.g., 'New Interviews').

2

Provide Agent Instructions

Give the agent a clear persona and a multi-step task. Instruct it to act as an expert hiring evaluator, review the transcript, and compare it against the job description and company values.

Prompt:
You are an expert hiring evaluator at Zapier. Your task is to review the interview transcript and notes provided by Granola. You're reviewing the job description provided as a knowledge source and Zapier's company values provided as a knowledge source to determine whether a candidate should advance in the hiring process. You want to evaluate the candidate's functional expertise, their values alignment... your goal is to recommend yes, no, or maybe to this candidate and provide your reasoning. Give me three to five sentences on why you are recommending this. Then go ahead and email me the evaluation.
3

Upload Knowledge Sources

Ground the agent's analysis in specific context. Upload two key documents as knowledge sources for the agent to reference: your company values rubric and the specific job description for the role.

4

Define the Final Action

Configure the agent's final action. The most common action is to send an email to you (the interviewer) containing the complete evaluation, the recommendation (YES/NO/MAYBE), and the supporting reasoning.

5

Refine with Copilot (Optional)

Use the built-in Copilot within Zapier Agents to enhance the agent's instructions. For example, you can ask it in natural language to add the hiring decision to the email subject line or to include feedback on the interviewer's performance.

Pro Tip: Putting the YES/NO/MAYBE decision directly in the email subject line allows for much faster triaging of interview feedback in a busy inbox.

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