What does the "Put a CV onto your own template" workflow do?

Reads a CV PDF and writes what it says onto a fresh copy of your own Google Docs CV template. It connects Google Drive and Google Docs. You run it yourself, whenever you need it.

Which apps do I need to run "Put a CV onto your own template"?

This template uses Google Drive and Google Docs. Authenticate each one once from your workspace and the workflow is ready to run. There is no glue code to write or maintain.

Can I customize "Put a CV onto your own template"?

Yes. Once the template is in your workspace it is an ordinary workflow: open it in the builder and change any step, schedule, or condition, or add steps of your own.

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Put a CV onto your own template

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

Reads a CV PDF and writes what it says onto a fresh copy of your own Google Docs CV template.

Add to Workspace

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Run manually2 apps3 steps

Apps it connects

Authenticate each one once and the workflow is ready to run.

Google Drive

Google Docs

What it does

Each integration step this workflow runs, in order, what it is for, and the conditions and loops that decide when it runs.

1Google DriveDuplicate fileMakes a dated copy of your template in Drive named after the candidate, leaving the original untouched.
For each wantedField
1. 2Google DocsReplace textReplaces each placeholder in the copy with the matching CV section, or 'Not stated in the CV' where the CV has none.
If noPlaceCount is more than 0
1. 3Google DocsAppend textWrites any section the template had no placeholder for at the end of the copy, under a heading naming that placeholder.

How it works

What happens on each run, in plain English.

Give it a CV as a PDF and a link to your own Google Docs CV template, and run it. The CV is read section by section, a copy of your template is made in Drive named after the candidate, and each placeholder in the copy is replaced with the matching section of the CV, word for word.

You end up with a filled copy and an untouched template. Nothing is invented: there is no writing step, so every word in the copy is either text read from the CV or the phrase 'Not stated in the CV' where a section is absent. Only name, contact details, profile, skills, work experience, education, certifications and languages are read, so a date of birth, nationality or photograph never comes across. A section your template has no placeholder for is written out at the end of the copy under a heading naming the placeholder to add, rather than being quietly lost.

Your template needs a placeholder for each section, written in double curly braces, wherever you want that section to land.

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