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Automate CV screening & candidate validation

Started by an arriving email, and works across Email. 7 steps, 1 branch, 1 loop or waits: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small

7 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
1Branch: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Logic 3Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Trigger on New CV Email Email Read ImapService
  2. 2Extract Text from PDF CV Extract From FileService
  3. 3Ensure All CV Data Loaded WaitLogic
  4. 4Parse & Structure CV Information CodeLogic
  5. 5Check CV for Required Fields IfLogic
  6. 6Save Valid CV to Folder Execute CommandService
  7. 7Notify HR of Invalid CV Email SendService

How it's built

Starts on
An arriving email
Steps
7, with 1 branch, 1 loop or waits
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Email
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an arriving email.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 7 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 7 steps before you point it at anything that matters.