Automate LinkedIn job search, AI scoring, and resume creation with OpenRouter, OpenAI, Google Sheets & Docs

Who is this for?

Job seekers who want to automate their entire job search pipeline — from discovering new listings to generating tailored resumes and cover letters — without manually browsing LinkedIn every day.

What does this workflow do?

This workflow runs on a schedule, scrapes LinkedIn jobs via Apify, filters out spam recruiters and wrong locations, then uses a 2-stage AI evaluation to find the best matches for your profile. Matching jobs are logged to Google Sheets and you get a Telegram notification. When you're ready to apply, a second trigger generates a tailored resume + cover letter using AI and fills in your Google Docs templates automatically.

How it works

Stage 1 — Scrape & Filter (runs on schedule)

1. Schedule Trigger fires hourly (customizable cron)
2. Apify LinkedIn Scraper pulls fresh job listings based on your keywords and location
3. Filter nodes remove unwanted recruiter companies and jobs outside your target country
4. HTML → Markdown converts job descriptions for better AI processing
5. GateKeeper AI (fast, cheap model) does a quick yes/no — rejects 90% of irrelevant jobs
6. Results are saved to a "Gatekeeper Results" Google Sheet

Stage 2 — Score & Notify (for GateKeeper matches)

1. Job Match Scorer AI (smarter model) evaluates matches in detail with a 0–100 score
2. Jobs above your threshold are added to a "Roles to Apply" Google Sheet
3. Telegram notification alerts you about new matches

Stage 3 — Generate Resume & Apply (triggered from Google Sheets)

1. When you update a row in your sheet, the workflow triggers
2. AI Resume Writer generates a tailored resume + cover letter in JSON format
3. Language detection routes to EN or DE templates (extensible to more languages)
4. Google Drive copies your template documents and fills in all variables
5. Links and status are updated back in Google Sheets — ready to submit

Setup Guide

Prerequisites

• n8n instance (self-hosted or cloud)
• Apify account (free tier works) — for LinkedIn scraping
• OpenRouter account — for AI models (GateKeeper + Job Match Scorer)
• OpenAI API key — for resume generation
• Google Workspace — Sheets, Docs, Drive (OAuth2)
• Telegram Bot — for notifications

Step 1: Credentials

Add the following credentials in n8n (do not hardcode API keys):

• HTTP Query Auth → Apify API token
• OpenRouter API → your OpenRouter key
• OpenAI API → your OpenAI key
• Google Sheets OAuth2 → connect your Google account
• Google Docs OAuth2 → same Google account
• Google Drive OAuth2 → same Google account
• Telegram API → your bot token

Step 2: Google Sheets

Create two Google Sheets:

Sheet 1 — Gatekeeper Results Columns: title, company, location, url, score, reason, match

Sheet 2 — Roles to Apply Columns: title, company, url, job_description, status, resume_link

Paste each sheet's ID into the corresponding Google Sheets nodes.

Step 3: Google Docs Templates

Create resume and cover letter templates in Google Docs with placeholder variables like {{summary}}, {{experience_1_title}}, {{experience_1_company}}, etc. The AI output JSON keys map directly to these variables.

Step 4: Customize the Workflow

1. Set Profile node — Replace the placeholder with your full career profile (the more detailed, the better the AI results)
2. LinkedIn URLs — Update the Apify scraper with your own search URLs (keywords, geoId, filters)
3. GateKeeper prompt — Customize rejection criteria, "sweet spot" description, and location preferences
4. Job Match Scorer prompt — Adjust scoring criteria to your skills
5. Filter nodes — Update country filter and recruiter blocklist
6. Telegram Chat ID — Set your personal chat ID for notifications
7. Google Sheet/Doc/Drive IDs — Link all nodes to your own documents

Step 5: Activate

Turn on the Schedule Trigger and the Google Sheets Trigger. You're live!

Nodes used in this workflow

• Schedule Trigger
• HTTP Request (Apify)
• Filter, Switch, Merge
• Markdown (HTML to Markdown)
• LangChain LLM Chain (OpenRouter — Haiku for GateKeeper, Sonnet for Scorer)
• OpenAI (GPT for resume generation)
• Code (JSON parsing)
• Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Drive
• Telegram

Questions or need help?

If you have any questions about this workflow or want the ready-made Google Docs/Sheets templates to get started faster, feel free to reach out:

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