Job Portal

A full-stack Job Portal application built with Java Spring Boot that facilitates seamless interaction between recruiters and candidates. The platform allows recruiters to post jobs and manage applications, while candidates can search and apply for jobs.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Role-based login system (Candidate & Recruiter)
• 📝 Recruiters can create, update, and delete job posts
• 🔍 Candidates can browse job listings and apply
• 🛡️ Spring Security authentication and authorization
• 📂 Entity relationships managed using Spring Data JPA
• 🐘 MySQL for persistent data storage

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🛠️ Technologies Used

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• Spring Security
• Spring Data JPA
• MySQL
• Thymeleaf (if you have frontend pages)
• Lombok
• Maven

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📁 Project Structure

JobPortal/
├── src/
│   ├── main/
│   │   ├── java/
│   │   │   └── com.jobportal/   # your main packages
│   │   └── resources/
│   │       ├── application.properties
│   │       └── templates/       # Thymeleaf templates
├── pom.xml
├── README.md
└── .gitignore

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⚙️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Maven
• MySQL

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Neha0108/JobPortal.git
cd JobPortal

2. Configure MySQL

Update your application.properties:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/jobportal
spring.datasource.username=your_mysql_username
spring.datasource.password=your_mysql_password
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

3. Build and Run the App

mvn clean install
mvn spring-boot:run

The app will be available at http://localhost:8080

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👥 User Roles

Role	Permissions
Candidate	Register, view jobs, apply for jobs
Recruiter	Register, post jobs, manage applicants

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📌 Future Enhancements

• Admin dashboard
• Job recommendations based on skills
• Email notifications

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📝 License

This project is for educational and demonstration purposes.

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🙋‍♀️ Author

Neha
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