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This workflow follows the Agent → Gmail Tool recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.
The workflow JSON
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"content": "# \ud83d\udfe1 Step 1 \u2014 Detect and Process New CV from Email"
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"content": "# \ud83d\udd34 Step 2 \u2014 Extract and Store Candidate Data\n"
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"content": " ## AI-Powered HR Workflow: CV Analysis and Evaluation from Gmail to Sheets\n\n### \ud83d\udccb Before you get started, make sure you have:\n\n- \u2705 [n8n installed](https://www.hostg.xyz/SHHOJ) *(self-hosted required for Gmail + OpenAI + Google integrations)*\n- \u2705 [OpenAI API Key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)\n- \u2705 [Google Sheets API enabled](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/sheets.googleapis.com/overview) in Google Cloud Console\n- \u2705 [Google Drive API enabled](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/drive.googleapis.com/overview) in Google Cloud Console\n- \u2705 [OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Secret](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials) created in Google Cloud (required for Gmail, Drive, and Sheets nodes)\n\n> Make sure you\u2019ve authorized n8n to access these services using the credentials above before running the workflow.\n"
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"inputText": "={{ $json.text }}",
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"description": "The candidate is not a job application"
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{
"id": "49107c53-eb76-4082-9d52-88d3fc391153",
"name": "Save Resume to Google Drive",
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"position": [
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"parameters": {
"name": "={{ $('Gmail: Watch for new CV').item.json.from.value[0].address }}",
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"value": "My Drive",
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"cachedResultName": "CV - HR"
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"parameters": {
"sendTo": "={{ $('Gmail: Watch for new CV').item.json.from.value[0].address }}",
"message": "={{ /*n8n-auto-generated-fromAI-override*/ $fromAI('Message', ``, 'string') }}",
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"Phone": "='{{ $json.output.Phone }}",
"Score": "={{ $json.output.score }}",
"LinkedIn": "={{ $json.output.linkedin }}",
"Location": "={{ $json.output.Location }}",
"Resume text": "={{ $('Extract Resume Text (PDF)').item.json.text }}"
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{
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"mode": "id",
"value": "="
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}
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"name": "Save CV to Google Sheets",
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"Email": "={{ $('Gmail: Watch for new CV').item.json.from.value[0].address }}",
"Link CV": "={{ $('Save Resume to Google Drive').item.json.webViewLink }}"
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{
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{
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"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
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{
"id": "Score",
"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Score",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
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"type": "string",
"display": true,
"removed": true,
"required": false,
"displayName": "Resume text",
"defaultMatch": false,
"canBeUsedToMatch": true
},
{
"id": "Link CV",
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"mode": "id",
"value": "="
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"documentId": {
"__rl": true,
"mode": "id",
"value": "="
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"credentials": {
"googleSheetsOAuth2Api": {
"name": "<your credential>"
}
},
"typeVersion": 4.5
}
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"active": false,
"settings": {
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"node": "Save Resume to Google Drive",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
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"index": 0
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},
"Classify Email Type": {
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"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
],
[
{
"node": "Switch",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"AI Agent: Score Resume": {
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{
"node": "Save Score to Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Gmail: Watch for new CV": {
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{
"node": "Classify Email Type",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Send Confirmation Email": {
"ai_tool": [
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{
"node": "AI Agent: Score Resume",
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]
},
"Save CV to Google Sheets": {
"main": [
[]
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},
"Extract Resume Text (PDF)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Retrieve Job Offer Details (Google Sheets)",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Save Resume to Google Drive": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "Save CV to Google Sheets",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Parse Resume Evaluation Result": {
"ai_outputParser": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent: Score Resume",
"type": "ai_outputParser",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Model \u2013 Resume Scoring": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent: Score Resume",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"OpenAI Model \u2013 Email Classifier": {
"ai_languageModel": [
[
{
"node": "Classify Email Type",
"type": "ai_languageModel",
"index": 0
}
]
]
},
"Retrieve Job Offer Details (Google Sheets)": {
"main": [
[
{
"node": "AI Agent: Score Resume",
"type": "main",
"index": 0
}
]
]
}
}
}
Credentials you'll need
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gmailOAuth2googleDriveOAuth2ApigoogleSheetsOAuth2ApiopenAiApi
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About this workflow
This workflow is designed for HR professionals, recruiters, startup founders, and operations teams who receive candidate resumes by email and want to automate the evaluation process using AI.
Source: https://n8n.io/workflows/6207/ — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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