PrepMate - AI Mock Interview Platform 🎯

PrepMate is an AI-powered platform that simulates real-world interview scenarios, helping users practice and improve their interviewing skills through personalized feedback and evaluations.

🏆 Hackathon Project

This project was developed as a submission for the CSI RenAIssance Hackathon. It showcases the integration of AI technology in revolutionizing interview preparation and skill development.

🌟 Features

• AI-Generated Questions: Customized interview questions based on job role, description, and experience level
• Video/Audio Recording: Record your responses with optional camera functionality
• Smart Evaluation: Comprehensive AI feedback on each answer
• Detailed Feedback System:
  • Original response analysis
  • Improvement suggestions
  • Recommended model answers
  • 5-star rating system
• Personal Dashboard: Track your progress and review previous interviews
• Practice Mode: Retake interviews to improve your performance

🚨 Caution: Browser Compatibility

For the best experience, we recommend using Google Chrome or Safari as your browser. Other browsers may have limited functionality.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: NextJS, TailwindCSS
• Backend: NextJS (API Routes)
• Database: Neon Database with Drizzle ORM
• AI Integration: Gemini AI
• Authentication: Clerk

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/prepmate.git
cd prepmate

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
CLERK_SECRET_KEY=
GEMINI_API_KEY=
DATABASE_URL=

4. Run the development server:

npm run dev

5. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser

📝 Environment Variables

• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: Clerk authentication public key
• CLERK_SECRET_KEY: Clerk authentication secret key
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL: Clerk Sign In URL
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL: Clerk Sign Up URL
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_FALLBACK_REDIRECT_URL: Clerk authentication fallback redirect URL after Sign In
• NEXT_PUBLIC_GEMINI_API_KEY: Google Gemini AI API key
• NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL: Neon Database connection URL

💡 Usage

1. Sign up/Login to your account
2. Enter your target job role, description, and years of experience
3. Receive AI-generated interview questions
4. Record your answers (with optional video)
5. Get instant AI feedback and evaluation
6. Review your performance in the dashboard
7. Practice and improve!

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📄 Canva PPT

Link to the Canva PPT: PrepMate - AI Mock Interview Platform

📹 Demo Video

Here’s a quick demo of how PrepMate works: Drive Link to the Demo Video: PrepMate - AI Mock Interview Platform

👏 Acknowledgments

• Built with Google's Gemini AI
• Powered by NextJS and TailwindCSS
• Created during CSI RenAIssance Hackathon