JobQuest — Job Application Tracker (MERN Stack)

🚀 Live Links

Frontend (Vercel): https://jobquest-cyan.vercel.app
Backend (Render): https://jobquest-backend-umvj.onrender.com

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📌 Overview

JobQuest is a full-stack job application tracking system built using the MERN stack.
It helps job seekers organize and manage:

• Job applications
• Status updates
• Company information
• Notes
• Daily job search tasks

The system includes JWT authentication, MongoDB cloud database, and a responsive Tailwind UI.

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⭐ Features

🔐 Authentication

• User Signup / Login
• JWT-based secure authentication
• Password hashing using bcrypt

📄 Jobs Management

• Add job application
• Update job status (Applied → Screening → Interview → Offer → Rejected)
• Delete job
• Attach company name, link & notes

✔️ Task Management

• Add tasks
• Mark tasks as complete
• Delete tasks

🎨 UI / UX

• Clean UI with Tailwind CSS
• Responsive layout
• Simple dashboards and forms

☁️ Deployment

• Frontend deployed on Vercel
• Backend deployed on Render
• Connected using environment variables

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🏗️ Tech Stack

Frontend: React.js, Axios, Tailwind CSS
Backend: Node.js, Express.js
Database: MongoDB Atlas
Authentication: JWT + bcrypt
Deployment: Vercel (frontend), Render (backend)

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📁 Folder Structure

jobquest/
│── client/        # React frontend
│── server/        # Node.js backend
│── README.md
│── .gitignore

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📦 Installation (Local Development)

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/gauravchaudhary724/jobquest.git
cd jobquest

Install backend

cd server
npm install
npm start

Install frontend

cd ../client
npm install
npm start

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🛠️ Environment Variables

Create a .env file inside the server folder:

MONGO_URI=your_mongo_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
PORT=5000

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🗂️ API Endpoints

Auth

POST /api/auth/register
POST /api/auth/login

Jobs

POST /api/jobs
GET /api/jobs
DELETE /api/jobs/:id

Tasks

POST /api/tasks
GET /api/tasks
PUT /api/tasks/:id
DELETE /api/tasks/:id

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🚀 Deployment

Frontend (Vercel)

https://jobquest-cyan.vercel.app

Backend (Render)

https://jobquest-backend-umvj.onrender.com

📸 Screenshots

🔐 Login Page

📝 Signup Page

📊 Dashboard

➕ Add Job Page