Automation library · Data collection

Handling job application submissions with OpenAI and Airtable

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Airtable. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 15 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenAI

15 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
1Service it connects to

The flow

Starts it 2Model 5Service 8

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

  1. 1OpenAI Chat Model1Lm Chat Open AiModel
  2. 2Structured Output ParserOutput Parser StructuredModel
  3. 3OpenAI Chat Model2Lm Chat Open AiModel
  4. 4Step 1 of 2 - Upload CVForm triggerStarts it
  5. 5Step 2 of 2 - Application FormForm triggerStarts it
  6. 6Application Suitability AgentChain LlmModel
  7. 7Classify DocumentText ClassifierModel
  8. 8Extract from FileExtract From FileService
  9. 9Save to Airtable1AirtableService
  10. 10Save to AirtableAirtableService
  11. 11File Upload RetryFormService
  12. 12Form SuccessFormService
  13. 13Upload File to RecordHttp RequestService
  14. 14Submission SuccessFormService
  15. 15Redirect To Step 2 of 2FormService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
15
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Airtable
Model
OpenAI

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Airtable account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone submitting a form.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 15 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

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 15 steps before you point it at anything that matters.