Smart Career Assistant

AI-powered Smart Career Assistant built with Spring Boot + React, using Groq (LLaMA 3) for real-time resume & cover letter generation. 🚀

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🚀 AI Hackfest MLH

An AI-powered Smart Career Assistant that helps users generate tailored resumes, cover letters, and skill insights based on job descriptions — built for hackathons and real-world impact.

🧠 Problem Statement

Job seekers often struggle to:

  • Tailor resumes for specific job roles
  • Identify missing skills
  • Write professional cover letters

This leads to poor ATS scores and missed opportunities.

💡 Solution

Smart Career Assistant solves this using AI:

👉 Input a job description + your skills 👉 Get:

  • ✅ Resume Summary
  • ✅ ATS-optimized Skills
  • ✅ Project Descriptions
  • ✅ Cover Letter

All generated instantly using AI.

🏗️ Tech Stack

⚙️ Backend

  • Java + Spring Boot
  • REST APIs
  • AI Integration via Groq (LLaMA 3)

🎨 Frontend

  • React
  • Tailwind CSS

🗄️ Database

  • MongoDB Atlas

🔐 Authentication

  • Auth0

⚡ Features

  • 🧠 AI Resume Generator
  • ✉️ Cover Letter Generation
  • 📊 Skill Gap Analysis
  • 📜 History Tracking
  • 🔐 Secure Authentication
  • ⚡ Fast AI responses (Groq powered)
  • 📋 Copy to Clipboard
  • 📥 Download Ready Content

🧩 How It Works

  1. User logs in
  2. Enters job description + skills
  3. Backend sends prompt to Groq API
  4. AI generates structured response
  5. Data stored in MongoDB
  6. Results displayed in UI

📂 Project Structure

/backend  → Spring Boot API  
/frontend → React App  

## 🧠 AI Prompt Used

Act as a professional resume writer.

Given the job description: {jobDescription}

And candidate skills: {skills}

Generate:

  1. Resume Summary
  2. ATS optimized skills list
  3. 2 strong project descriptions
  4. A professional cover letter ```

🚀 Future Improvements

  • 📄 PDF Export
  • 📊 Resume Scoring System
  • 🧠 AI Interview Questions Generator
  • 🌐 Multi-language Support

🏆 Built For

💻 MLH Hackathon 🚀 Developers aiming to build AI-first products

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