InternMatcher – Resume-Based Job Matcher

Smart internship matching platform that helps students find relevant internship opportunities based on their resume skills.
Upload a resume, extract skills automatically, and get internship recommendations with match scores.

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Features

• Resume upload in PDF format
• Automatic skill extraction from resume
• Internship search and matching
• Match score based job ranking
• User login and registration
• Save jobs for later
• Personal dashboard with extracted skills
• Clean and responsive interface

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Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Jinja2
• Backend: Python, Flask
• Database: MySQL
• Libraries: SpaCy, PyPDF2
• Tools: Git, GitHub

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How It Works

1. User signs up or logs in
2. Uploads resume in PDF format
3. System extracts text and identifies skills
4. Internship listings are fetched
5. Jobs are matched with extracted skills
6. Match score is calculated
7. User can save relevant jobs

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Project Structure

InternMatcher/
├── app.py
├── config.py
├── requirements.txt
├── schema.sql
├── README.md
├── utils/
│   ├── db.py
│   ├── resume_parser.py
│   ├── job_api.py
│   └── matcher.py
├── static/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   └── img/
└── templates/
    ├── base.html
    ├── index.html
    ├── login.html
    ├── register.html
    ├── dashboard.html
    ├── profile.html
    └── jobs.html

Database Tables

users

Stores user account details
id, username, email, password_hash, created_at

profiles

Stores resume data and extracted skills
id, user_id, resume_text, extracted_skills, updated_at

saved_jobs

Stores bookmarked internship listings
id, user_id, job_id, job_title, company, url, saved_at

Installation

Follow these steps to run the project locally.

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Ashmita67/InternMatcher-Enhanced.git
cd InternMatcher

2. Create Virtual Environment

python -m venv venv

3. Activate Virtual Environment

Mac/Linux

source venv/bin/activate

Windows

venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Download SpaCy Model

python -m spacy download en_core_web_sm

6. Setup Database

mysql -u root -p < schema.sql

7. Configure Database

Update database credentials in config.py

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Run the Project

cd InternMatcher
source venv/bin/activate
python app.py

Open in browser:
http://127.0.0.1:5000/

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Workflow

• Register or login
• Upload resume
• Extract skills
• View dashboard
• Search internships
• Check match score
• Save jobs

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Screenshots

Landing Page

Dashboard

Resume Upload

Job Match Results

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Future Improvements

• AI-based skill extraction
• Live internship API integration
• Email job alerts
• Smarter recommendation engine
• One-click Automatic job application

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