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JobHunt — Full-Stack Recruitment Portal

Comprehensive recruitment platform connecting job seekers with verified employers, featuring real-time application tracking and recruiter admin dashboards.

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JobHunt — Full-Stack Recruitment Portal

Project Overview

JobHunt is an end-to-end hiring portal built on the MERN stack with Redux state management. Provides job posting tools for recruiters and advanced search, filtering, and application workflows for candidates.

Problem & Scenario

Job seekers often struggle with cluttered job boards and opaque hiring updates, while employers spend excessive time filtering unqualified applicants. JobHunt streamlines job discovery and application tracking into a focused, modern interface.

Design Direction

Modern professional layout with crisp card typography, status badges, scannable salary tags, and structured employer detail views.

Project Goals

  • Deliver a streamlined dual-role system for candidates and hiring managers
  • Implement fast full-text job search with location, salary, and job-type filtering
  • Manage complex multi-step application states with Redux Toolkit
  • Provide recruiters with candidate evaluation and status management dashboards

Intended Audience & Users

  • •Job seekers filtering career opportunities
  • •Recruiters creating and managing job postings
  • •Hiring teams reviewing candidate resumes and interview stages

Functionality

Key Features & Capabilities

  • Candidate resume submission and application history tracking
  • Employer dashboard with applicant status management
  • Multi-filter search (remote, full-time, salary ranges, skills)
  • Role-based access control (Admin, Recruiter, Applicant)
  • Redux-powered reactive filtering and state management
  • Responsive design across mobile and desktop devices

Architecture & Decisions

Redux Toolkit state slice architecture

Separated user auth, job listings, and applicant data into isolated slices with async thunks for predictable state transitions.

Compound indexing in MongoDB

Created compound indexes on job category, location, and post date to ensure instant search queries under large datasets.

Technology Stack

  • React
  • Redux Toolkit
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB
  • Tailwind CSS

Future Improvements

  • Implement automated email alerts for matching job postings
  • Add PDF resume parsing for auto-filling profile credentials

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