Automated recruitment process with Slack, DocuSign, Trello & Gmail notifications

How It Works & Setup Guide for the Automated Candidate Management & Feedback System

This guide will walk you through setting up your n8n workflow. By the end, you'll have a fully automated system for managing your recruitment pipeline.

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How It Works: The Workflow Explained

This workflow is designed in three logical phases to handle the entire post-interview process automatically.

1. Phase 1: Trigger & Feedback Loop: The workflow triggers when an interview ends on your Google Calendar. It immediately sends a Slack message to the interviewer with a link to the feedback form. After a 2-hour wait, it checks if the feedback has been submitted. If not, it sends a reminder. Once feedback is received, it logs the data in Airtable and uses an If node to determine if the candidate has passed or failed.

2. Phase 2: Automated Communication: Based on the candidate's status, the workflow sends a personalized and professional email using Gmail. For candidates who pass, it sends a follow-up invitation. For those who don't, it sends a polite rejection email crafted by a Code node. If a candidate is in the final stage and passes, the workflow automatically generates and sends an offer letter for signature via DocuSign.

3. Phase 3: Onboarding & Reporting: Once a candidate accepts the offer (by signing the document), the workflow is triggered to create a new task list in Trello for the HR team. It sends a personalized welcome email to the new hire and a notification to the team on Slack. Finally, a Cron Trigger runs every Friday to collect all candidate data, calculate key recruitment metrics, log them in Google Sheets, and send a summary report to your team on Slack.