Screen inbound resumes in seconds with an n8n agent

A builder made an n8n recruiter that reads applicant emails, scores the resume, logs it to Sheets and sends a Telegram alert.

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What they did

Gmail triggers the flow; the resume PDF is extracted and an AI agent checks experience and fit.

How it went

He reports 10-13 seconds per CV and under 3.5 hours for 1,000 resumes.

Worth knowing

Keep humans on hiring decisions; check for bias.

Builder recipe

Our own starting point, written from the source. Adapt it to your setup.

Stack

  • n8n
  • LLM
  • Google Sheets

Steps

  1. Define your criteria.
  2. Let the agent search, score and draft.
  3. Review everything before it is sent.
  4. Track outcomes.

Starter prompt

Score this resume 1-5 against the job description on each must-have, quoting the evidence. Do not infer age, gender or ethnicity.

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