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Fast-track CV screening with AI analysis from Gmail to Slack and Google Sheets

Ready for 3.0

by Dean Pike ✓ · 1,322 views · created 2025-10-16 · HR, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This AI workflow has 39 nodes and runs on Gmail events. Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Google Drive, Gmail and Google Gemini Chat Model and 1 more. It also calls googleapis.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On Gmail events.

  1. Switch: routes items into 2 branches
  2. Stream Doc/Docx File (HTTP Request): calls googleapis.com (POST)
  3. Preserve CV file (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Upload CV - PDF (Google Drive): uses Google Drive
  5. Merge: merges the data from its input branches
  6. Download CV - PDF (Google Drive): download
  7. Trigger Google Docs Conversion (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (PUT)
  8. Extract from PDF (Extract from File): extracts data from a file (pdf)
  9. Get Web Link (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API
  10. Standardize Web Link and CV Text (PDF) (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 2 fields: cv_webviewlink, cv_text

…plus 20 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsGoogle DriveGmailGoogle Gemini Chat ModelSlack

HTTP calls to: googleapis.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

  • Still check Gmail Trigger below v1.4 runs as v1.4 (drafts skipped, max emails per poll) (Receive CV via Email).

Nodes used (17)

From the author

CV → Match → Screen → Decide, all automated This workflow automatically processes candidate CVs from email, intelligently matches them to job descriptions, performs AI-powered screening analysis, and sends actionable summaries to your team in Slack. Good to…

Excerpt from Dean Pike's description on n8n.io.

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