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Screen candidate CVs with Gemini and Google Sheets

Started by someone submitting a form, and works across Gmail and Google Sheets. It hands the judgement calls to OpenRouter. 12 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: OpenRouter

12 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 3Service 5

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

  1. 1When CV SubmittedForm triggerStarts it
  2. 2Route via Google GeminiLm Chat Open RouterModel
  3. 3Parse Screening OutputOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Set Spreadsheet IDsSetLogic
  5. 5Candidate Screening AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Extract Text from CVExtract From FileService
  7. 7Read Job Description from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  8. 8Append Screening Results to SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  9. 9Combine CV and Job DescriptionMergeLogic
  10. 10If Candidate ShortlistedIfLogic
  11. 11Send Shortlist Email via GmailGmailService
  12. 12Send Rejection Email via GmailGmailService

How it's built

Starts on
Someone submitting a form
Steps
12, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Gmail, Google Sheets
Model
OpenRouter

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Gmail and Google Sheets accounts, and a key for OpenRouter. 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 OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 12 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 12 steps before you point it at anything that matters.