🚀 Job Application Platform

📋 Overview

This repository contains the monolithic version of the Job Application platform, a comprehensive system for managing job postings, company profiles, and user reviews. Built with Java and Spring Boot, this application provides a robust API for job seekers and employers alike.

📷 Screenshot Gallery

Dashboard	Job Listings	Company Profile

✨ Features

🔍 Job Management Create, read, update, and delete job postings Advanced search functionality Filter by location, salary, and more	🏢 Company Profiles Detailed company information Industry categorization Location-based searching
⭐ Review System Rating and review functionality Feedback analysis Company response options	👤 User Accounts Personalized dashboards Application tracking Profile management

🛠️ Technology Stack

graph TD
    A[Client] --> B[Spring MVC]
    B --> C[Service Layer]
    C --> D[Repository Layer]
    D --> E[MySQL Database]
    
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style B fill:#bbf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style C fill:#dfd,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style D fill:#fdd,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px
    style E fill:#ddf,stroke:#333,stroke-width:2px

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• Backend: Java 11, Spring Boot 2.7
• ORM: Hibernate, Spring Data JPA
• Database: MySQL 8.0
• Build Tool: Maven
• Documentation: Swagger/OpenAPI

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• JDK 11 or higher
• Maven 3.6+
• MySQL 8.0+

📥 Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/khan-sk-dev/Job-Application.git
   cd Job-Application

2. Configure database

   Create a MySQL database and update src/main/resources/application.properties:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/job_application_db
   spring.datasource.username=your_username
   spring.datasource.password=your_password
   spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

3. Build and run

   mvn clean install
   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the application

   Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080

📚 API Documentation

Job Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/jobs	Get all jobs
GET	/api/jobs/{id}	Get job by ID
POST	/api/jobs	Create a new job
PUT	/api/jobs/{id}	Update a job
DELETE	/api/jobs/{id}	Delete a job

Example Job Request/Response

Request:

POST /api/jobs
{
    "title": "Senior Java Developer",
    "description": "We're looking for an experienced Java developer...",
    "company": "TechCorp",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "salary": 120000
}

Response:

{
    "id": 1,
    "title": "Senior Java Developer",
    "description": "We're looking for an experienced Java developer...",
    "company": "TechCorp",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "salary": 120000,
    "createdAt": "2025-05-17T10:30:00"
}

Company Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/companies	Get all companies
GET	/api/companies/{id}	Get company by ID
POST	/api/companies	Create a new company
PUT	/api/companies/{id}	Update a company
DELETE	/api/companies/{id}	Delete a company

Review Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/reviews	Get all reviews
GET	/api/reviews/{id}	Get review by ID
POST	/api/reviews	Create a new review
PUT	/api/reviews/{id}	Update a review
DELETE	/api/reviews/{id}	Delete a review

📊 Project Structure

job-application/
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/
│   │   │   └── com/
│   │   │       └── jobapp/
│   │   │           ├── controller/
│   │   │           ├── model/
│   │   │           ├── repository/
│   │   │           ├── service/
│   │   │           └── JobAppApplication.java
│   │   └── resources/
│   │       ├── static/
│   │       ├── templates/
│   │       └── application.properties
│   └── test/
│       └── java/
│           └── com/
│               └── jobapp/
│                   └── JobAppApplicationTests.java
├── .mvn/
├── mvnw
├── mvnw.cmd
├── pom.xml
└── README.md

🧪 Testing

Run unit tests with:

mvn test

Run integration tests with:

mvn verify

🚢 Deployment

Docker

# Build the Docker image
docker build -t job-application:latest .

# Run the container
docker run -p 8080:8080 job-application:latest

Kubernetes

kubectl apply -f k8s/deployment.yaml
kubectl apply -f k8s/service.yaml

📈 Future Enhancements

• Implement user authentication and authorization
• Add email notification system
• Develop a front-end client using React
• Migrate to microservices architecture
• Implement CI/CD pipeline

👥 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please refer to our contribution guidelines for more details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

📞 Contact

Project Maintainer - @khan-sk-dev

Project Link: https://github.com/khan-sk-dev/Job-Application

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