Automated Cover Letter Generator with Indeed Job Scraping and GPT-4o-mini
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Robert Breen
Description
This workflow automates the process of writing tailored cover letters for job applications. It:
Uses Apify’s Indeed Scraper to pull live job postings based on your chosen search term.
Sends the job description along with your resume into OpenAI, which writes an optimized cover letter — one paragraph plus bullet points — only using details from your resume.
Perfect for quickly generating professional, customized cover letters for each role you want to apply to.
⚙️ Setup Instructions
1️⃣ Set Up OpenAI Connection
Go to OpenAI Platform
Navigate to OpenAI Billing
Add funds to your billing account
Copy your API key into the OpenAI credentials in n8n
2️⃣ Set Up Apify Connection
Go to Apify Console and sign up/login
Get your API token here: Apify API Keys
Set up this scraper in your Apify account:
Indeed Scraper
In n8n, create a HTTP Query Auth credential
Query Key: token
Value: YOUR_APIFY_API_KEY
Attach this credential to the HTTP Request node (Search Indeed)
📬 Contact Information
Need help customizing this workflow or building similar automations?
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Robert Breen
🌐 ynteractive.com