🎯 CareerBridge – Skill-Based Job & Internship Platform

CareerBridge is a skill-first job platform that reimagines hiring by requiring candidates to complete mock interviews and assessments before applying. It intelligently parses resumes, recommends relevant jobs, and offers a personalized dashboard to track applications, manage profiles, and explore internships — with role-based access for job seekers, recruiters, and admins.

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📌 Project Overview

• Product Name: CareerBridge
• Goal: A job/internship platform that smartly connects job seekers and recruiters, featuring role-based access, resume parsing, application tracking, and tailored job recommendations.

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🗺️ Roadmap Milestones

🧱 Phase 1 – ✅ Project Setup (Completed)

Task	Status	Priority	Notes
Set up frontend with React + TS	✅	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Used Vite for faster builds
Set up backend with Node.js	✅	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Modular folder structure completed
Connect MongoDB Atlas	✅	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Collections: users, jobs, applications
Setup .env files	✅	⭐️⭐️	Envs secured for both frontend & backend

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🔐 Phase 2 – Auth & User Roles

Task	Status	Priority	Notes
Signup & Login Pages	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Role selection: Seeker / Recruiter / Admin
JWT Auth	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Access + refresh tokens (optional)
Role-based Routing (Frontend)	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	ProtectedRoute logic
Secure Token Storage	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Use Redux or LocalStorage

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👨‍💼 Phase 3 – Job Seeker Features

Feature	Status	Priority	Notes
Seeker Dashboard	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Stats: applied jobs, interview count
Job Recommendations	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Based on profile/resume skills
Job Listings Page	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Pagination, search, filters
Job Detail + Apply	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Disable if already applied
Profile Form + Resume Upload	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Upload + preview
Application Tracker	🔲	⭐️⭐️	View status: Applied / Interviewing

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🧑‍💼 Phase 4 – Recruiter Features

Feature	Status	Priority	Notes
Recruiter Dashboard	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Overview of jobs + applicants
Post New Job Form	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Fields: title, description, skills
Job Management Table	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Edit / Delete jobs
View Applicants	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Resume download, status updates

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⚙️ Phase 5 – Admin Features

Feature	Status	Priority	Notes
Admin Dashboard	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Charts, stats, usage overview
Manage Users	🔲	⭐️⭐️	View by role, delete users
Blog Management Panel	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Add/Edit/Delete posts
Rich Blog Editor	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Optional markdown support

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📰 Phase 6 – Public Blog Pages

Feature	Status	Priority	Notes
Blog Homepage	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Grid/List layout
Blog Post Detail View	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Render markdown or rich content
Blog Filter + Search	🔲	⭐️	By tag, category, or keyword

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🧩 Phase 7 – Core Components / Utils

Component	Status	Priority	Notes
Navbar (Role-Based)	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Dynamic nav items
Footer	🔲	⭐️	Static pages, contact
Modal Component	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	For confirmations or quick views
Toast / Alert System	🔲	⭐️⭐️	UX for form actions
ProtectedRoute Wrapper	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Checks roles
Axios API Utils	🔲	⭐️⭐️⭐️	Token injection + error handling

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🚀 Phase 8 – Bonus / Optional Features

Feature	Status	Priority	Notes
Resume Parsing (Python Service)	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Extract skills using NLP
Realtime Chat (Seeker ↔ Recruiter)	🔲	⭐️	Socket.IO or Firebase
Notification System	🔲	⭐️⭐️	Alerts for job status, new messages
Admin Analytics Dashboard	🔲	⭐️	Charts for usage, jobs, roles
CV Template Generator	🔲	⭐️	Select + export professional CVs

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite, Redux, Chakra UI
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (Atlas)
• Authentication: JWT (Access Tokens)
• Optional Tools: Python (Resume Parsing), Chart.js, Socket.IO
• Deployment: Coming soon

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🧪 Setup Instructions

Make sure Node.js and npm are installed.

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/junaid-khan28/careerbridge.git
cd careerbridge

# Frontend
cd client
npm install
npm run dev

# Backend
cd ../server
npm install
npm run dev