🎯 Interview Talent — AI-powered interview preparation platform

🌟 Project Overview

Interview Talent is a full-stack web application designed to revolutionize interview preparation for tech professionals. Unlike traditional fragmented methods, this platform offers a holistic and integrated solution—combining AI-driven mock interviews, real-time feedback on communication, non-verbal cues, and technical skills.

Whether you're brushing up on coding challenges or refining your soft skills, Interview Talent helps you build confidence and perform your best in real-world interviews.

🔧 Built as a monorepo with both the client-side (React) and server-side (Node.js) codebases.

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✨ Key Features

• 🤖 AI-Based Mock Interviews Simulate realistic interviews with dynamically generated questions using the OpenAI API.

• 🎥 Multi-Modal Feedback Get real-time insights into your verbal and non-verbal communication.

• 🗣️ Verbal Analysis

  • Transcription via Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
  • Clarity and content evaluation using AI models

• 😐 Non-Verbal Analysis

  • Analyze facial expressions and emotional state via face-api.js (TensorFlow.js)

• 🧰 Integrated Toolkit Centralized dashboard with everything needed for comprehensive preparation.

• 📄 Resume Builder Create ATS-friendly resumes with professional PDF exports.

• 🔗 Profile Integration Connect your LeetCode and GitHub profiles to showcase your journey.

• 💻 Real-time Code Editor Practice coding challenges directly in the browser.

• 🎨 User-Centric UI Built with a consistent dark theme using Tailwind CSS and Shadcn UI components.

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🚀 Technology Stack

🧠 Frontend

Technology	Purpose
React.js	Frontend framework
Tailwind CSS	Utility-first styling
Shadcn UI	UI components
Redux Toolkit	State management
react-pdf	Resume PDF generation
Web Speech API	Real-time transcription
face-api.js	Facial recognition and analysis

🛠 Backend

Technology	Purpose
Node.js	Backend runtime
Express.js	Web framework
MongoDB Atlas	Cloud-based NoSQL database
Mongoose	ODM for MongoDB
Auth0	Authentication & Authorization

🌐 APIs & Integrations

Service	Usage
OpenAI API	AI question generation & analysis
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text	Audio transcription
GitHub REST API	Profile data integration
LeetCode GraphQL API	Coding profile integration

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⚙️ Getting Started

✅ Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (v18+)
• MongoDB Atlas account
• Auth0 account
• Git

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📦 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/Interview-Talent.git
cd Interview-Talent

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2. Frontend Setup

cd client
npm install
npm run dev

The frontend should now be running at: http://localhost:5173

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3. Backend Setup

cd ../server
npm install
touch .env

Add the following variables to your .env file:

PORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_atlas_connection_string_here
AUTH0_AUDIENCE=your_auth0_api_identifier_here
AUTH0_ISSUER_BASE_URL=https://your-auth0-domain.auth0.com/

Run the backend server:

npm run dev

Your backend will run at: http://localhost:5000

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🤝 Contribution

We welcome all contributions! If you have suggestions for features, improvements, or bug fixes:

• Open an issue
• Submit a pull request

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.