Abstract: An automated, Web-based system and method for rating a candidate for employment, wherein an application and/or resume are submitted electronically and are subjected to an automated review process, wherein the applicant's qualifications may be first rated against a minimal, pre-selected set of employment criteria, and wherein the application, if it passes the initial screen, is subsequently screened against a more robust, pre-selected set of rating criteria to determine qualification for a particular position or set of positions. The invention also includes the ability to automate the scoring and rating of written narrative responses provided by job applicants, wherein the computerized method implements preselected methods of obtaining consensus, if required, between individual raters and then applies the scores in a predefined manner to obtain a final rating for the applicant.