Replying to applicants in 60 seconds = 10x more interviews

Hey all, I was losing candidates because I couldn't reply fast enough after they applied. By the time I emailed them back 2 days later they'd already accepted somewhere else. Bet I'm not alone.

Built a quick fix last weekend (free):

1. Wherever applications come in (your job board, your email, LinkedIn) — make sure they all funnel into one Gmail label or a Google Sheet. Most job boards let you forward applications to one email

2. Sign up for n8n — free tool that watches your inbox and acts on new emails

3. Build a workflow: when a new application arrives → within 60 seconds, send them a warm acknowledgement email from your Gmail with 2-3 quick screening questions ("what's your notice period?", "salary expectation?", "why this role?").

4. Their reply lands back in your inbox. By the time you read it, you already know if it's worth a call.

5. Speed makes you look 10x more professional than competitors.

Time-to-first-call went from 5 days to 1. Hope this helps

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Replying to applicants in 60 seconds = 10x more interviews