🎯 What you'll have at the endYou'll have job applications scored against your job description and ranked in a spreadsheet, so you only read the best.

⚡ One-click install

Checked install pages (app stores, official sites and template pages): tap to get it straight away.

⬇️ n8n template: screen applications (OpenAI)n8n template ⬇️ n8n template: resume screening (Gemini)n8n template

🧰 Before you start

An n8n account (cloud trial or self-hosted)
Google Drive and Google Sheets
An OpenAI or Google Gemini API key
A clear job description

⏱️ Time neededHalf a day

💵 Rough costn8n subscription + a few cents of AI usage per CV

🪜 Step by step

🐣 Beginner mode: showing the 7 essential steps only. Extra steps are hidden; tap 🚀 Advanced at the top to see all 7.

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Open a ready-made template
Click an install button on this page and choose Use for free to copy the template into n8n.
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Connect accounts
Add your Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail (if used) and OpenAI/Gemini credentials in n8n.
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Set up your sheet
Create the Google Sheet the template describes (e.g. Role | Profile wanted, plus a results tab).
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Write the job criteria
Fill in the job title, must-haves and nice-to-haves (prompt below helps).
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Publish the application form
The template gives you a web form link. Put it in your job ad.
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Test with sample CVs
Upload 3 test CVs (a strong, a medium and a weak one) and check the scores make sense.
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Review the top candidates
Read the top-ranked CVs yourself and decide who to interview. The AI only shortlists.
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💬 Copy-paste prompts

Tap Copy prompt, paste it into your AI (Grok, ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini), then replace the [yellow bits] with your own details.

💬 Write clear scoring criteria

Turn this job description into a scoring rubric for screening CVs: [paste JD].
Give: 5 must-have requirements (pass/fail), 5 nice-to-haves (0-2 points each), red flags, and what a 'strong match' looks like. Avoid criteria based on age, gender, race, religion or other protected characteristics.