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Recruitment agencies charge $8,000+ to filter applicants before you ever see them. You'll do it for just $17.

Everything inside The Bad Applicant Filter: the guide, the 12 questions in order, the scoring sheet, and the qualified-leads dashboard, shown on laptop, tablet and phone

12 filter questions that screen out 70% of unqualified applicants before they hit your inbox. So you only see the people worth your time.

The exact pre-application filter we use inside More Talent for paying clients. Live in 30 minutes, in the tools you already use.

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Built for any role

If you hire, and the wrong people keep applying, this is for you.

Technical trades (install, electrical, plumbing, HVAC)
Office administration and legal support
Sales and business development
Healthcare and wellness
Hospitality and retail
Construction and contracting
Transport and logistics
Manufacturing and operations
Customer service and support

Different sectors, different functions, the same 12-question backbone, adapted to the role. And any role where the noise-to-signal ratio in your applications is too low.

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Real numbers, real campaigns

This is the filter we run for paying clients.

Not theory. The numbers below come from live campaigns we have run across European SMBs.

$6.23
average cost per qualified candidate
vs $15 to $25 industry standard
99
qualified leads from one campaign
on a $10/day budget
70%
fewer unqualified applications to read
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Meta Ads Manager: one live campaign with three ads in parallel. The active ad delivered 99 leads at the lowest cost per lead; the two paused ads cost more.

A live campaign: three ads running in parallel. The active one delivered 99 qualified leads at the lowest cost per lead. The two paused ones cost more. That is how you find the version that works, not by guessing.

A technical SMB in the Netherlands
Before

Eight weeks with the vacancy open. 47 applications read. Zero matches. They were about to give up and call an agency.

After the filter

12 applications in two weeks. 5 matched the role. Hired in week 3. The agency would have charged $8,500. They spent $17.

A legal-sector office role
Before

The opposite problem. 80+ applications per posting. The owner could not read them all, and was missing the good ones in the pile.

After the filter

25 applications, all worth reading. Hired in 9 days. Same job. Same market. A filter at the front changed the outcome.

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Here's how it helps you

Less time in your inbox. Better people in your interviews.

01

Get your evenings back

Stop reading 80 applications to find 2 good ones. The filter rejects the wrong people before they ever reach you. You read fewer applications, and the ones you read are actually worth it.

02

Decide faster, with less doubt

A simple 0 to 3 score on every answer means no more agonizing. You know who to call this week and who to pass on, in about 60 seconds per applicant.

03

Hire for fit, not just a CV

Skills can be taught. Fit cannot. The questions reveal how someone actually thinks and works, so you stop hiring people who look good on paper and leave in month two.

What's included

Everything you need to filter like a pro.

1

The 12-Question Filter

The exact questions, in the right order, ready to copy and paste. For each one: what it filters, what a strong answer looks like, and what counts as a red flag.

2

The 4-Layer Architecture

Availability, Motivation, Fit, Commitment. Why the order matters as much as the questions, so you never scare off the right people by asking the hard things too early.

3

The 0 to 3 Scoring System

A practical scale that takes 60 seconds per application, with clear thresholds for "call this week", "interview within two weeks", "backup", and "pass".

4

4 Implementation Guides

Step-by-step setup for Facebook Lead Forms, Typeform, Google Forms, and WhatsApp flows. Pick the one that fits your setup and go live in 30 minutes.

5

The 6 Filtering Mistakes

The common habits that quietly attract the wrong applicants. Most feel like common sense, which is exactly why they cost you so much time.

6

Your 90-Minute Action Plan

Five steps, spread across one week, that take you from reading this to a live filter screening real applicants. No guesswork about where to start.

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A smart investment

Look at what bad hiring already costs you.

5 to 10 hrsper vacancy reading applications that go nowhere
$500 to $2,000per posting on job boards that bring volume, not quality
$8,000+per hire to a recruitment agency, when you finally give up
The Bad Applicant Filter
$17

A one-time cost that screens out 70% of bad applications on every vacancy from now on. That is less than a team lunch.

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Questions, answered

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lars Wevers?

Lars is the founder of More Talent. The company started when a marketing client asked us to run an ad campaign for an open role. The ads worked. Too well. He was buried in applications, almost none of which fit.

So we built a filter that sits at the front, before someone applies. After refining it across our own client campaigns, this document is that filter, written down so you can install it yourself.

Is this just another hiring guide?

No. A guide gives you ideas. This gives you an installable filter: the exact 12 questions, in order, with scoring and red-flag notes, plus step-by-step setup. By the end you have something live in your application form, not a list of things to think about later.

Do I need to change my whole hiring process?

No. The filter sits at the front of whatever you already do. You swap your current "apply" link for a form with these questions. Everything after that (interviews, offers, onboarding) stays exactly as it is. You are just removing the noise before it reaches you.

Will it work for my industry?

Yes. The filter is built on four universal layers (availability, motivation, fit, commitment) that apply to any role. We have used the same backbone across technical trades, office administration, sales, healthcare, hospitality, and operations. You adapt the wording of a few questions. The structure stays the same.

How fast will I see results?

Setup takes about 30 minutes. You will see the effect on your very next batch of applications: fewer unqualified entries, and a clear score on the ones that come through. Most owners notice the difference within the first week.

What if I'm not running ads?

It still works. The filter is about the questions and the scoring, not the traffic source. Put it on a Google Form linked from your website, a Typeform, or a WhatsApp flow. Anywhere you collect applications, the filter goes in front of it.

What if it doesn't work for me?

You are covered by the 14-day Get-Time-Back Guarantee. Install it, and if it does not save you time, email us within 14 days for a full refund. No questions asked. The only risk is staying buried in applications that were never going to work out.

One last thing. Once the filter works, you often find you do not have a noise problem anymore, you have a volume problem. That is the next step, and when you are ready, we cover it in a live workshop. But start here. The filter comes first.

Stop reading applications. Start filtering them.

Get the exact pre-application filter we run inside More Talent, and only spend time on candidates who are actually worth it.

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