job-hunt-sidekick

A personal project to easy keep track of job applications while looking for a full time roles as a Grad student.

Stack Used:

1. node js
2. typescript
3. express
4. mongodb
5. vue & vuetify

Functionalities && Use Case: We can use excel for saving our progress. However, this app allows you to quickly search and have CRUD operations readily available. We can track progress of the job application easily along with pending tasks such as OA. Allows us to keep track of starred application and applications having pending items. With autocomplete feature, it allows adding a new application as fast as adding it to an excel file.

NEW: Run via Docker

1. Clone the repo
2. Install docker
3. Checkout the branch dockerize-app

git checkout dockerize-app

4. Follow further instructions in the README.md of the branch

Steps to Run

1. Clone the repo
2. Install npm
3. To start the server, go to the folder server, install the dependency and start the server

cd server
npm install
npm run start

5. To start the client, go to the foler client, install the dependency and start the server

cd client
npm install
npm run serve

6. Go to the localhost:8080 for your application and start saving your job applications.

7. Look for your past applications, star the ones which you want to quickly access, look at the applications which have pending tasks such as OA, follow up, documentation update etc.

8. Edit existing status and pending items by clicking on them.

9. Update the application, or add new pending/status update by editing or delete them using delete icon.

10. click on star icon to star or remove a star.