Automate CV screening and applicant scoring from Gmail to Airtable with AI

Last edited 58 days ago

How It Works

  1. Trigger
    Watches for new emails with attachments in a Gmail label.
  2. Extract Data
    • Extracts job code from the email subject (e.g., FN-001)
    • Extracts raw text from the attached CV (PDF)
  3. AI Parsing
    Uses Google Gemini to parse the CV and extract:
    • Name
    • Email
    • Years of experience
    • Skills
  4. Job Lookup
    Uses the extracted job code to retrieve job details from Airtable.
  5. AI Scoring
    • Compares applicant data with job requirements
    • Scores from 1–100
    • Generates a brief reasoning summary (in Bahasa Indonesia)
  6. Log to Airtable
    Saves applicant data, score, and AI notes to the "Applications" table.

Setup Instructions

  1. Prepare Airtable Base
    • Job Posts Table
      • Columns: Job Code, Job Title, Required Skills, Minimum Experience, Job Description
    • Applications Table
      • Columns: Applicant Name, Email, Score, Notes
      • Include a linked field to the Job Posts table
  2. Add Credentials in n8n
    • Gmail
    • Google AI (Gemini)
    • Airtable
  3. Configure Nodes
    • Trigger: Set Gmail filter (e.g., label:job-applications)
    • Extract Job Code: Verify regex format, default is ([A-Z]{2}-\d{3})
    • Airtable Nodes: Select your base and table in:
      • "Find Job Post..."
      • "Save Applicant..."
  4. Activate Workflow
    • Save and enable the workflow
    • New applications will be processed automatically

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