Screen 73 job applications in 12 minutes

🧰 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

🪜 Steps (tick as you go)

1. ☐
   1. Open a ready-made template

   Click an install button on this page and choose Use for free to copy the template into n8n.

2. ☐
   2. Connect accounts

   Add your Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail (if used) and OpenAI/Gemini credentials in n8n.

3. ☐
   3. Set up your sheet

   Create the Google Sheet the template describes (e.g. Role | Profile wanted, plus a results tab).

4. ☐
   4. Write the job criteria

   Fill in the job title, must-haves and nice-to-haves (prompt below helps).

5. ☐
   5. Publish the application form

   The template gives you a web form link. Put it in your job ad.

6. ☐
   6. Test with sample CVs

   Upload 3 test CVs (a strong, a medium and a weak one) and check the scores make sense.

7. ☐
   7. Review the top candidates

   Read the top-ranked CVs yourself and decide who to interview. The AI only shortlists.

💬 Prompts to copy

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.

🔗 Links

• Case study: AI CV screener: https://hammadmajeed.com/blog/ai-resume-screener-for-small-business-how-i-automated-hiring-with-n8n-and-claude

From https://usecasy.com/use-case/ai-cv-screening/ · Guide checked 15 October 2026 · Prices are rough and shown in USD unless stated (MYR where relevant).