You want exceptional talent, you know that they need to be “pampered” to take the job, and yet you make them fill out a form before they even talk to you? That doesn’t sound like a great tactic.

In my experience the single best free tactic for vetting candidates is having them be referred by your employees. Of course you’ll still have to look at them yourself like at any other candidate, but at least they have a direct reference you can talk to. If your employee is any good, chances are the people they want to work with/have previously worked with and enjoyed it are as well.