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Screen, score and route job applicants with Gemini, Gmail, Sheets and Slack

Ready for 3.0

by Oka Hironobu ✓ · 21 views · created 2026-07-16 · HR, AI Summarization

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 14 nodes and runs on a schedule (every day at 08:00). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Slack and Gmail. It also calls generativelanguage.googleapis.com over HTTP.

How it runs

Trigger: On a schedule (every day at 08:00).

  1. Get New Applicants (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
  2. Set Job Requirements (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 5 fields: jobTitle, mustHave, niceToHave…
  3. Build Screening Prompt (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  4. Score Applicant with Gemini (HTTP Request): calls generativelanguage.googleapis.com (POST)
  5. Parse Score (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
  6. Report Scoring Failure (Slack): uses Slack
  7. Update Applicant Row (Google Sheets): append or update
  8. Route by Verdict (Switch): routes items into 3 branches
  9. Notify Hiring Team (Slack): uses Slack
  10. Flag for Human Review (Slack): uses Slack

…plus 3 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

Google SheetsSlackGmail

HTTP calls to: generativelanguage.googleapis.com

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (8)

From the author

Quick Overview This workflow runs daily to pull job applicants from Google Sheets, score each candidate against role requirements using the Google Gemini API, log results back to Google Sheets, and notify a Slack channel when an applicant meets or exceeds a…

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