SmartResume - AI Resume Assistant 🚀

Elevate your resume to the next level with the power of AI. Get instant analysis, data-driven feedback, and tailor your resume to any job description in seconds.

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🌐 Live Demo

SmartResume

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📋 Table of Contents

1. About The Project
2. Key Features
3. Tech Stack
4. Getting Started
5. Environment Variables
6. API Endpoints
7. License
8. Contact

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📖 About The Project

SmartResume is a full-stack MERN application designed to help job seekers gain a competitive edge. Traditional resume writing is often a guessing game. This tool removes the guesswork by leveraging AI to provide objective, actionable feedback and helps users perfectly align their resume with the specific requirements of a job posting.

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✨ Key Features

• Secure User Authentication: JWT-based login and registration to keep user data private.
• AI-Powered Resume Analysis: Upload a resume to receive a detailed score, breakdown, and a list of pros and cons.
• AI-Powered Resume Customization: Paste a job description to have the AI rewrite and tailor your resume, highlighting relevant keywords and skills.
• Personal Profile & History: A user dashboard to view all past analysis and customization activities.
• Professional & Responsive UI: A clean, modern interface built with Tailwind CSS that works beautifully on all devices.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

This project is built with a modern MERN stack and other leading technologies.

Frontend	Backend	Database	AI / Auth
React (Vite)	Node.js	MongoDB	OpenRouter API
Tailwind CSS	Express.js	Mongoose	JWT & bcrypt.js
React Router
Axios

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🚀 Getting Started

This guide will walk you through setting up a local development environment.

Prerequisites

• Git: To clone the repository. Download Git here.
• Node.js: v18.x or later is recommended. Download Node.js here.

Installation & Setup

1. 📂 Clone the Repository

   git clone [https://github.com/aaditya0004/smart-resume-app.git](https://github.com/aaditya0004/smart-resume-app.git)
   cd smart-resume-app

2. ⚙️ Set Up the Backend Server

   # Navigate to the server folder
   cd server
   # Install all required packages
   npm install
   # Create a .env file and add your secret variables
   touch .env

3. 🖥️ Set Up the Frontend Client

   # Open a new terminal and navigate to the client folder
   cd ../client
   # Install all required packages
   npm install
   # Create a .env file and add your API URL
   touch .env

4. ▶️ Run the Application

   • In the backend (/server) terminal: npm start
   • In the frontend (/client) terminal: npm run dev

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🔑 Environment Variables

To run this project, you will need to add the following environment variables to your .env files.

server/.env

# The port for the Express server
PORT=8080

# Your MongoDB connection string
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

# A secret key for signing JSON Web Tokens
JWT_SECRET=your_super_secret_jwt_key

# Your API key from OpenRouter.ai
OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_openrouter_api_key