🔥 JobForge

Job search platform built for international students. Discover visa-sponsoring companies, tailor your resume, auto-apply to matching roles, and track every application — all in one place.

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Why JobForge?

Job hunting as an F-1 student means:

• Manually checking if companies sponsor H-1B visas
• Tailoring resumes for every single application
• Losing track of applications across 10 different job boards
• Missing deadlines for OPT/CPT paperwork

JobForge solves all of this.

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Features

For International Students

• H-1B Sponsorship Filter — Only see jobs from companies that sponsor work visas
• Visa Timeline Tracker — Track OPT start date, STEM extension, H-1B lottery deadlines
• Company Sponsorship History — See which companies have sponsored H-1B visas before

Job Discovery

• Smart Job Board — 20+ curated SDE job listings with salary, tech stack, and sponsorship info
• Advanced Filters — Filter by sponsorship, remote, experience level, tech stack, salary range
• Match Scoring — TF-IDF based scoring shows how well each job matches your profile

Resume Tools

• Resume Builder — Build your resume section by section with live preview
• PDF Export — Generate clean, ATS-friendly PDF resumes with one click
• Job-Specific Tailoring — Auto-highlight relevant skills and reorder bullets per job

Application Management

• Kanban Tracker — Drag-and-drop board: Saved → Applied → Screening → Interview → Offer
• Auto-Apply — One-click apply to all jobs above your match threshold
• Application Notes — Add notes, interview dates, and follow-up reminders
• Analytics Dashboard — Track response rates, pipeline velocity, and weekly activity

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Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Backend	Node.js, Express.js, TypeScript
Database	MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
Matching Engine	Python, Flask, scikit-learn (TF-IDF)
PDF Generation	ReportLab (Python)
Auth	JWT (jsonwebtoken + bcrypt)
DevOps	Docker, Docker Compose

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Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/priyanshubawse13/jobforge.git
cd jobforge
docker-compose up --build
# App: http://localhost:3000
# API: http://localhost:5000
# Matching Engine: http://localhost:8000

Seed the database with jobs

pip install pymongo
python scripts/seed_jobs.py

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Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              React + TypeScript Frontend           │
│  Jobs │ Tracker │ Resume │ Visa │ Auto-Apply       │
└────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                     │ REST API
┌────────────────────▼─────────────────────────────┐
│              Express + TypeScript API              │
│  Auth │ Jobs │ Applications │ Resume │ Analytics   │
└────────┬───────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
         │           │
┌────────▼────┐ ┌────▼────────────────────────────┐
│  MongoDB     │ │   Python Matching Engine         │
│  Collections │ │   TF-IDF │ Skill Extract │ PDF   │
└─────────────┘ └─────────────────────────────────┘

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Author

Priyanshu Bawse — M.S. Computer Engineering @ Iowa State University

License

MIT