Trainee+

Connecting French Grandes Écoles students with European tech startups

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📋 Overview

Trainee+ is a dual-authentication web platform developed under Audencia's Emerge entrepreneurship program. The platform was designed to bridge the gap between French Grandes Écoles students seeking international internships and startups across 5 European French Tech hubs.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

Integrations & Services

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✨ Key Features

🔐 Dual Authentication System

• Separate Devise models for students and employers
• Role-based dashboards with tailored experiences
• Scoped controllers for security and data isolation
• Custom registration flows for each user type

🗄️ Robust Data Architecture

• Relational PostgreSQL schema with 6 interconnected models
• Application status workflows: pending → accepted / declined / kept
• Multi-criteria search engine using SQL ILIKE for fuzzy matching
• Search across jobs, companies, and locations

📧 Automated Communications

• SendGrid API integration for application notifications
• PDF attachment support for application documents
• Real-time status update emails

📁 File Management & SEO

• Cloudinary integration for secure file storage
• FriendlyId for SEO-friendly, human-readable URLs
• Action Text for rich job description formatting

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📊 Impact & Results

👨‍🎓 130 Students Served

🏢 16 Partner Startups

🌍 5 European Tech Hubs

Achievements

• ✅ Simplified internship access for 130 students by reducing search time and increasing match relevance
• ✅ Connected 16 startups with qualified, pre-screened candidates from top French business schools
• ✅ Strengthened cross-border recruitment for French startups across 5 European French Tech hubs

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🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      Trainee+ Platform                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│                                                             │
│  ┌─────────────┐          ┌─────────────┐                  │
│  │   Student   │          │   Employer  │                  │
│  │  Dashboard  │          │  Dashboard  │                  │
│  └──────┬──────┘          └──────┬──────┘                  │
│         │                        │                          │
│         └────────────┬───────────┘                          │
│                      │                                      │
│              ┌───────▼───────┐                              │
│              │  Devise Auth  │                              │
│              │  (Dual Model) │                              │
│              └───────┬───────┘                              │
│                      │                                      │
│    ┌─────────────────┼─────────────────┐                   │
│    │                 │                 │                    │
│    ▼                 ▼                 ▼                    │
│ ┌──────┐       ┌──────────┐      ┌──────────┐             │
│ │ Jobs │◄─────►│ Companies│◄────►│Applications│            │
│ └──────┘       └──────────┘      └──────────┘             │
│                                                             │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  PostgreSQL  │  SendGrid  │  Cloudinary  │  Heroku         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

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Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/trainee-plus.git
cd trainee-plus

# Install dependencies
bundle install

# Setup database
rails db:create db:migrate db:seed

# Start the server
rails server

Environment Variables

# .env
SENDGRID_API_KEY=your_sendgrid_key
CLOUDINARY_URL=your_cloudinary_url
DATABASE_URL=your_postgres_url

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📁 Project Structure

trainee-plus/
├── app/
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── students/          # Student-scoped controllers
│   │   └── employers/         # Employer-scoped controllers
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── student.rb         # Student Devise model
│   │   ├── employer.rb        # Employer Devise model
│   │   ├── job.rb
│   │   ├── company.rb
│   │   ├── application.rb
│   │   └── ...
│   └── views/
├── config/
├── db/
│   └── schema.rb              # 6 interconnected models
└── test/                      # Minitest test suite

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📄 License

This project was developed as part of an entrepreneurial initiative under Audencia's Emerge program.

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