Too many job applications to review?

It's Tuesday night. Your job post went up on Friday, and there are 140 applications waiting. You open twelve. Three are for a different job. One is a blank email with a CV attached. You close the laptop and tell yourself you'll do the rest tomorrow.

Tomorrow there are 170.

The problem isn't that people don't want the job. The problem is that you're one person, and reading applications isn't your job. You have a business to run.

If you have to get through it yourself tonight

Give yourself one hour. Here's how to use it.

1. Spend five minutes writing your must-haves. Three to five things. "Speaks Thai. Can work weekends. Lives within 30 minutes." Stick a note on your screen.
2. Sort, don't read. Open each application just long enough to check the note. Yes, maybe, or no. Under a minute each.
3. Leave the maybes alone for now. They're the slowest part. Come back to them only if the yes pile is too small.
4. Call your top three tomorrow morning. Good people won't wait. Speed matters more than reading every word.
5. Send the no pile one short, kind email. Use a ready-made rejection email. Silence makes you look worse than a polite no.

You won't get through 170 in an hour. But you'll find the few worth calling, and that's what matters.

Hand the pile to someone on day one

Now imagine you hired an assistant the day you posted the job. Every application goes straight to them. They check each one against your must-haves the same day it comes in. They email the maybes one question. They send the polite no's. On Tuesday night there's no pile, just a message: "Four people ready to interview."

This is what a hiring assistant like BKKStaff does. You add your hiring link or apply-by-email address to your job post. Your assistant reads everything that comes in, follows up, declines kindly, and builds your interview shortlist. You get an email when someone is ready, plus a short summary each day.

You still post the job. You still interview. You still pick who to hire. You just stop spending your evenings on the pile.

Why not a recruiter or hiring software?

A recruitment agency usually charges a big share of the new person's yearly pay. That's hard to justify for a cashier or a cook. Hiring software charges every month, even when you're not hiring, and you still read every application yourself.

A personal hiring assistant from BKKStaff costs $99 USD for one open position for 30 days. No monthly fee. Ask for a refund within 14 days of payment if you're not happy. See pricing.

Common questions

I already have 170 applications. Is it too late?

No. Add your hiring link to your job post now, and new applicants go straight to your assistant. For the ones already in your inbox, use the one-hour plan above.

Do I have to stop using my job boards?

No. Keep posting where you already do. Just put your hiring link or apply email in the post.

What if I hire again next month?

Open another position when you need it. Your assistant keeps your applicant list, so next time you can invite people who already applied.

Most of your applicants send resumes? Read how your assistant handles resume screening.