Automate Passive Candidate Sourcing & Engagement with Hunter.io, AI Scoring, & Gmail

### How It Works: The AI Recruiter Engine This workflow is a powerful, two-phase system designed to automate the entire passive candidate sourcing and engagement cycle. --- #### **Phase 1: Sourcing & Enrichment** This phase is triggered manually and focuses on finding, analyzing, and scoring potential candidates. 1. **Manual Trigger:** You start the workflow manually by providing a `job title` and `keywords`. 2. **Code (Generate Search Query):** This node uses your input to create a sophisticated search query for an external sourcing platform. 3. **HTTP Request (Hunter.io/Clearbit):** The workflow queries a third-party API to find public email addresses for the target companies or candidates. 4. **Code (Filter Candidates):** This node filters the raw data, keeping only candidates who match your basic criteria. 5. **Airtable/Google Sheets (Log Candidates):** All potential candidates are logged into your centralized database to serve as your simple CRM. 6. **Code (AI Analysis & Score):** This node prepares a prompt with the candidate's profile data and sends it to a generative AI model (via an `HTTP Request`). It then calculates a final score based on the AI's analysis and other criteria. 7. **If (Is Score > 75?):** This node checks if the candidate's score meets your threshold. If so, they are passed to the next phase; otherwise, they are filtered out. #### **Phase 2: Automated Outreach & Nurturing** This phase handles the multi-step, personalized email communication with high-scoring candidates. 1. **Gmail (Send Initial Email):** The workflow sends a personalized first email using dynamic data from the candidate's profile. 2. **Airtable/Google Sheets (Update Status):** The candidate's status is updated to `Contacted` in your database. 3. **Wait:** The workflow pauses for a set period (e.g., 3 days) to allow time for a response. 4. **If (No Reply?):** This node checks the candidate's status in your database. If they haven't replied, the workflow proceeds to the next email. 5. **Gmail (Send Follow-up):** A follow-up email is sent to the candidate. This sequence repeats with a final nurture email to close the loop. --- ### How to Set Up 1. **Prepare Your Credentials & Database:** - **Database:** Create a database in **Airtable** or **Google Sheets** with columns for `Name`, `Email`, `Score`, `Status`, and any other data you want to track. - **Email:** Set up a **Gmail** or other email service credential in n8n. - **Sourcing API:** Obtain an API key for a sourcing service like Hunter.io to find public email addresses. 2. **Import the Workflow:** - Import the JSON code for the **AI Recruiter Engine** into your n8n instance. 3. **Configure the Nodes:** - **Manual Trigger:** When running the workflow, manually input the `job title` and `keywords` you are sourcing for. - **HTTP Request:** Update the `URL` with your sourcing API key. - **Code Nodes:** Review and adjust the JavaScript in the `Code` nodes to match your specific job criteria and data structure. - **Airtable/Google Sheets:** Connect to your database, select the correct table, and ensure the column names in the node settings match your database. - **Gmail:** Select your email credential and customize the content of the outreach emails in each `Gmail` node. - **If:** Adjust the `finalScore` threshold in the `If` node to your desired value. 4. **Test and Activate:** - Run the workflow once manually to ensure all nodes are configured correctly and data flows as expected. - Once you are confident, the workflow is ready to be run for your sourcing campaigns.

Platform

n8n

Category

HR & Operations

Price

Free

Creator

Marth

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