Please try to give me a new answer which is never posted!

Your company has posted a new job and appointed you a chair of the hiring committee. A few days later, you receive a phone call from a long-time friend who tells you he or she wants to apply for the position. They ask you to give them the inside track on what the company is looking for and can you put in a good word for them? What would you do next? Explain your position and what you would say to them and why you have chosen to say this.