diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-flow.yml b/.github/workflows/application-flow.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..558e14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-flow.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Application Flow
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+jobs:
+  ask-for-pr:
+    if: github.event_name == 'issues'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Comment with PR instructions
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const path = require('path');
+            const issue = context.payload.issue;
+            const candidate = issue.user.login;
+            const workspace = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
+            const commentBody = fs.readFileSync(path.join(workspace, '.github/workflows/application-follow-up-body.md'), 'utf8')
+              .replace('${candidate}', candidate);
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({ 
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+              body: commentBody
+            });
+            try {
+              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({ ...context.repo, issue_number: issue.number, labels: ['job-application'] });
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.log('Could not add label:', e.message);
+            }
+
+  reopen-issue:
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Reopen linked issues and ask to proceed
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const path = require('path');
+            const owner = context.repo.owner.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+            const repo = context.repo.repo.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+            const prBody = context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
+            const regex = new RegExp(
+              `(?:resolves|closes):?\\s*(?:#(\\d+)|https:\\/\\/github\\.com\\/${owner}\\/${repo}\\/issues\\/(\\d+))`,
+              'gi'
+            );
+            const matches = [...prBody.matchAll(regex)];
+
+            // Extract the numbers and remove duplicates
+            const issueNumbers = [...new Set(matches.map(m => parseInt(m[1] || m[2], 10)))];
+
+            // use md file
+            const workspace = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
+            const user = context.payload.pull_request.user.login
+            const commentBody = fs.readFileSync(path.join(workspace, '.github/workflows/application-merged-body.md'), 'utf8')
+              .replace('${user}', user);
+
+            for (const issue_number of issueNumbers) {
+              try {
+                // The actual command to reopen
+                await github.rest.issues.update({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: issue_number,
+                  state: 'open'
+                });
+
+                await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: issue_number,
+                  body: commentBody
+                 });
+              } catch (error) {
+                console.log(`Could not reopen issue #${issue_number}: ${error.message}`);
+              }
+            }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-follow-up-body.md b/.github/workflows/application-follow-up-body.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..411ac50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-follow-up-body.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hi @${candidate} — thanks for applying! Please add your profile by opening a pull request that adds a JSON file with your profile under profile-submission.json. In your PR description include "resolves: #${issue.number}" or "closes: #${issue.number}" so we can link it to this application. Once your PR is merged we'll reopen this issue and ask you to proceed with the trial task.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/application-merged-body.md b/.github/workflows/application-merged-body.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5613695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/application-merged-body.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hi @${user} — your profile PR was merged. Please proceed with the trial task via link: https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Atrial-task
diff --git a/profile-submission.json b/profile-submission.json
index 359efe1..5ca3be7 100644
--- a/profile-submission.json
+++ b/profile-submission.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "github_handle": "samiksha-kushwah",
       "full_name": "Samiksha Kushwah",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/714"
-    }, 
+    },
     {
       "github_handle": "VasishtGR",
       "full_name": "Vasisht G R",
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/241"
     },
     {
-     "github_handle": "piyushuiux",
-     "full_name": "Piyush Raj Singh",
-     "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/478"
+      "github_handle": "piyushuiux",
+      "full_name": "Piyush Raj Singh",
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/478"
     },
     {
       "github_handle": "ddadekunle",
@@ -316,15 +316,15 @@
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/306"
     },
     {
-     "github_handle": "Productguy1",
-     "full_name": "Daniel Mbazu",
-     "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/285"
+      "github_handle": "Productguy1",
+      "full_name": "Daniel Mbazu",
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/285"
     },
     {
       "github_handle": "pandablue0809",
       "full_name": "Riku Kodama",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/82"
-    },  
+    },
     {
       "github_handle": "dokiugit",
       "full_name": "Dhokhiy Mustofa Akbar",
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/395"
     },
     {
-       "github_handle": "jingyi2811",
-       "full_name": "Lee Jing-yi",
-       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/380"
+      "github_handle": "jingyi2811",
+      "full_name": "Lee Jing-yi",
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/380"
     },
     {
       "github_handle": "iiihsy",
@@ -385,13 +385,13 @@
       "full_name": "Filipe Rey Guimaraes dos Santos",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/416"
     },
-  	{
-     "github_handle": "mikaelowenn",
+    {
+      "github_handle": "mikaelowenn",
       "full_name": "Mikael Owen",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/397"
-  	},
+    },
     {
-       "github_handle": "MuhammadZarq13",
+      "github_handle": "MuhammadZarq13",
       "full_name": "Muhammad Zarq Khan",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/438"
     },
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
       "github_handle": "lilithkk",
       "full_name": "Jing Lin",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/579"
-    },  
+    },
     {
       "github_handle": "martins87",
       "full_name": "Daniel Martins",
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@
       "github_handle": "jaibhedia",
       "full_name": "Shantanu Swami",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/680"
-     },
-      {
+    },
+    {
       "github_handle": "roars2121",
       "full_name": "Ruairidh Orr Ewing",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/645"
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
       "github_handle": "ASKLTON",
       "full_name": "Alston Lantian Xu",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/694"
-    },  
+    },
     {
       "github_handle": "RaamPujangga",
       "full_name": "Raam Pujangga Sadewa",
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
       "full_name": "Lkhamsuren Jargalsaikhan",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/726"
     },
-    { 
+    {
       "github_handle": "siddharth-09",
       "full_name": "Siddharth Panchal",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/708"
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@
       "full_name": "Andika Leonardo Surya",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/235"
     },
-    {  
+    {
       "github_handle": "Doziiie",
       "full_name": "Chiedozie Nwaka",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/526"
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
     {
       "github_handle": "Goeter",
       "full_name": "Jason Vianney",
-      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/795"  
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/795"
     },
     {
       "github_handle": "jpdelostrinos",
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@
       "github_handle": "HimanshuJain04",
       "full_name": "Himanshu Jain",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/975"
-    }, 
+    },
     {
       "github_handle": "cryptox427",
       "full_name": "Sudais Budhathoki",
@@ -875,13 +875,13 @@
       "full_name": "Nastasha Primera",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1039"
     },
-  	{
-   	  "github_handle": "Nikhil8400",
+    {
+      "github_handle": "Nikhil8400",
       "full_name": "Nikhil Pandey",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/439"
     },
-  	{
-	  	"github_handle": "zzzLydia",
+    {
+      "github_handle": "zzzLydia",
       "full_name": "Zezheng Zhang",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1044"
     },
@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@
       "github_handle": "Nightowl1905",
       "full_name": "Dom Lai",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1038"
-	  },
-	  {
+    },
+    {
       "github_handle": "arishtj",
       "full_name": "Arisht Jain",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/675"
@@ -900,10 +900,15 @@
       "full_name": "Ananta Kusuma P",
       "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1095"
     },
-  	{
-	    "github_handle": "forvy",
-	    "full_name": "Theodore Widjaja",
-  	  "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1090"
-	},
+    {
+      "github_handle": "forvy",
+      "full_name": "Theodore Widjaja",
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1090"
+    },
+    {
+      "github_handle": "Test9",
+      "full_name": "Test9",
+      "github_trial_issue_link": "https://github.com/holdex/trial/issues/1090"
+    }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}