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Analyze skill gaps for target jobs with BrowserAct, LinkedIn and GPT-4o-mini

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1. Workflow Overview

Quick Overview This workflow collects a student’s skills and target role via an n8n Form, scrapes top LinkedIn job postings with BrowserAct, and uses OpenAI GPT 4o mini to generate a skill gap repo...

Best for

  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.formtrigger, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-browseract.browseract, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent, @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatopenai, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.gmail

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by isaWOW.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Analyze skill gaps for target jobs with BrowserAct, LinkedIn and GPT-4o-mini
Workflow name
Analyze skill gaps for target jobs with BrowserAct, LinkedIn and GPT-4o-mini

Quick Overview

This workflow collects a student’s skills and target role via an n8n Form, scrapes top LinkedIn job postings with BrowserAct, and uses OpenAI GPT-4o-mini to generate a skill gap report with courses and a 90-day plan, saving results to Google Sheets and emailing them via Gmail.

How it works

  1. Receives a student submission from an n8n Form with name, email, target role, current skills, experience level, location, and weekly learning hours.
  2. Validates the inputs, converts the skills list into an array, and builds a LinkedIn job search URL for the chosen role and location.
  3. Uses BrowserAct to open the LinkedIn job search in a real browser and extract text from up to 20 job postings.
  4. Cleans and normalizes the scraped job text and combines it with the student profile data.
  5. Sends the student profile and job-posting text to OpenAI GPT-4o-mini to extract in-demand skills, identify missing skills with priority, recommend three free courses, and generate a 13-week learning plan.
  6. Parses the model output into labeled sections, calculates matched and missing skill counts, and appends the full report as a new row in Google Sheets.
  7. Sends a formatted HTML email via Gmail to the student with the gap score, skills analysis, course links, market insight, and the 90-day plan.

Setup

  1. Install the BrowserAct community node (n8n-nodes-browseract) and create/connect a BrowserAct API credential.
  2. Create a BrowserAct workflow that visits the provided LinkedIn job search URL, scrolls listings, and extracts skills from up to 20 postings, then paste its workflow ID into the BrowserAct node.
  3. Add an OpenAI credential and ensure the OpenAI Chat Model node is set to gpt-4o-mini.
  4. Connect Google Sheets OAuth2, set the target spreadsheet ID, and ensure a sheet/tab named Reports exists with matching columns for the appended report fields.
  5. Connect Gmail OAuth2 and confirm the sender name and email settings used to deliver the HTML report to the submitted student email address.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Overview

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - Section — Student Skill Profile Form

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - Section — Data Preparation and LinkedIn Scrape

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - Section — Job Data Extraction and GPT-4o-mini Gap Analysis

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 5 - Section — Parse, Save to Sheets, and Email

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 6 - 1. Form — Student Skill Profile

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger - formTrigger
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 7 - 2. Code — Prepare Data and Build LinkedIn URL

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 8 - 3. BrowserAct — Scrape LinkedIn Job Postings

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-browseract.BrowserAct - BrowserAct
Config choices
Version 1

Block 9 - 4. Code — Extract Job Data

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 10 - 5. AI Agent — Skill Gap Analysis

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - agent
Config choices
Version 1.9

Block 11 - OpenAI — GPT-4o-mini Model

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatOpenAi - lmChatOpenAi
Config choices
Version 1.3

Block 12 - 6. Code — Parse Gap Analysis

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 13 - 7. Google Sheets — Save Gap Report

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 14 - 8. Gmail — Send 90-Day Learning Plan

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

3. Summary Table

Workflow Analyze skill gaps for target jobs with BrowserAct, LinkedIn and GPT-4o-mini
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 14
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author isaWOW
Published 06 Jun 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/16146/16146.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Analyze skill gaps for target jobs with BrowserAct, LinkedIn and GPT-4o-mini do?

Quick Overview This workflow collects a student’s skills and target role via an n8n Form, scrapes top LinkedIn job postings with BrowserAct, and uses OpenAI GPT 4o mini to generate a skill gap repo...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Market Research, AI Summarization use case.