Cold Email Automation Workflow for n8n (JSON Template)

Automate job applications, send personalized recruiter emails, and update your Google Sheet—100% hands-free.

Tired of manually emailing recruiters every day?
This plug-and-play n8n automation template turns your Google Sheet into a fully automated job-application machine.

Just upload your resume to Google Drive, connect your Google accounts to n8n, schedule the workflow, and let the system send up to 50 personalized emails per day—completely on autopilot.

Perfect for job seekers who want to scale outreach, stay consistent, and save hours of manual work.

This template automatically:

✔️ Reads recruiter contact lists from Google Sheets

✔️ Filters rows that haven’t been emailed yet

✔️ Builds a fully personalized email for each recruiter

✔️ Pulls your resume from Google Drive

✔️ Sends the email using Gmail

✔️ Adds an 8-second delay between emails to avoid throttling

✔️ Automatically updates your Google Sheet (Status + Timestamp)

✔️ Runs Monday to Friday at 9:00 AM without needing your involvement

You’ll receive:

✅ n8n JSON Template (ready to import)

✅ pre-configured sticky note with setup details

✅ Google Sheet structure + required columns

✅ Step-by-step setup instructions

✅ Email rate-limit protection built-in

✅ Reusable automation you can modify anytime

🛠️ Requirements

You only need:

• A free n8n.cloud account or self-hosted n8n
• A Google Sheet with recruiter data
• Gmail + Google Drive access
• Resume PDF stored in Drive
• Basic n8n credential setup (included in guide)