You tell someone to apply, but instead of applying, they just signup for the website .. then there is the back and forth and alt tab alt tab alt tab as you guide them from page to page ..
We have the exact opposite problem in our guild. We ask everyone to apply & create an account as part of their "trial phase". I'll be damned if over half the people don't just send an application, even though the last "question" on our app says "Please register for an account on this website".