🔬 Personalize resumes & cover letters with AI, GitHub Pages and Google Drive

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Description

🧠 Automated Resume & Cover Letter Generator

This project is an automation workflow that generates a personalized resume and cover letter for each job listing.

🚀 Features

Automated Resume Crafting

• Generates an HTML resume from your data.
• Hosts it live on GitHub Pages.
• Converts it to PDF using Gotenberg and saves it to Google Drive.

Automated Cover Letter Generation

• Uses an LLM to create a tailored cover letter for each job listing.

Simple Input Database Agent

• Stores your experience in an n8n Data Table with the following fields:
  role, summary, task, skills, tools, industry.
• The main agent pulls this data using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to personalize the outputs.

One-Time GitHub Setup

• Initializes a blank GitHub repository to host HTML files online, allowing Gotenberg to access and convert them.

🧩 Tech Stack

• Gotenberg – Converts HTML to PDF
• GitHub Pages – Hosts live HTML files
• n8n – Handles data tables and workflow automation
• LLM (OpenAI / Cohere / etc.) – Generates cover letters
• Google Drive – Stores the final PDFs

⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Create a GitHub Repository

• This repo will host your HTML resume through GitHub Pages.

2. Set the Webhook URL

• In the notify-n8n.yml file, replace: role | summary | task | skills | tools | industry

3. Create the n8n Data Table

Add the following columns:

role | summary | task | skills | tools | industry

4. Create a Google Spreadsheet

• Add these columns:
  company | cover_letter | resume

5. Install Gotenberg

• Follow the installation instructions on the Gotenberg GitHub repository: https://github.com/thecodingmachine/gotenberg

6. Customize the HTML Template

• Modify the HTML resume to your liking.
• You can use an LLM to locate and edit specific sections.

7. Add Authentication and Link Your GitHub Repo

• Ensure your workflow has permission to push updates to your GitHub Pages branch.

8. Run the Workflow

• Once everything is connected, trigger the workflow to automatically generate and save personalized resumes and cover letters.

📝 How to Use

1. Copy and paste the job listing description into the Telegram bot.
2. Wait for the “Done” notification before submitting another job.
   • Do not use the bot again until the notification appears.
   • The process usually takes a few minutes to complete.

✅ Notes

This workflow is designed to save time and personalize your job applications efficiently.
By combining n8n automation, LLMs, and open-source tools like Gotenberg, you can maintain full control over your data while generating high-quality resumes and cover letters for every job opportunity.

🔗 Nodes Used

GitHub, Google Sheets, HTTP Request, Webhook, Telegram, Telegram Trigger

📥 Import

Download workflow.json and import into n8n: Workflow menu → Import from File

📖 Importing guide · 🔑 Credential setup