🧑‍💼 Mini Job Portal – MERN Stack

A full-stack Mini Job Portal web application built using the MERN Stack that allows users to explore job listings and helps recruiters manage job postings. This project focuses on practical full-stack development concepts and real-world application flow.

🚀 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• Version Control: Git & GitHub

✨ Features

• 👤 User-friendly interface for job listings
• 📄 Recruiter can create and manage job posts
• 🔐 Backend APIs for handling job data
• 🗄️ MongoDB for storing job and user information
• ⚡ RESTful API architecture
• 📱 Responsive design (basic)

📂 Project Structure

Job-Portal/
│
├── client/        # React frontend
├── models/        # MongoDB models
├── routes/        # API routes
├── .env           # Environment variables
└── README.md

🛠️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/VaibhavSain/Job-Portal.git
cd Job-Portal

2️⃣ Install dependencies

Backend

cd server
npm install

Frontend

cd client
npm install

3️⃣ Setup Environment Variables

Create a .env file inside the server folder and add:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

4️⃣ Run the application

Start Backend

cd server
npm start

Start Frontend

cd client
npm start

The app will run on:

• Frontend → http://localhost:3000
• Backend → http://localhost:5000

🎯 Learning Outcomes

• Hands-on experience with MERN stack
• API design and backend logic
• Connecting frontend with backend
• MongoDB schema design
• Real-world project structure

🔗 GitHub Repository

👉 https://github.com/VaibhavSain/Job-Portal

🔮 Future Improvements

• Authentication (JWT, role-based access)
• Job application workflow
• Admin dashboard
• Search & filter jobs
• Deployment (Render / Vercel)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to fork this repo and submit a pull request.

👨‍💻 Author

Vaibhav Sain Aspiring Full-Stack Developer | MERN Stack Enthusiast