TalentConnect

Connect with global talent and opportunities. TalentConnect is a modern, full-stack platform for hiring, job search, networking, and community engagement.

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🚀 Overview

TalentConnect is a professional platform for:

• Talents: Showcase skills, apply to jobs, join events, and connect with hirers.
• Hirers: Post jobs, manage applications, organize events, and find top talent.
• Admins: Manage users, jobs, and platform analytics.

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✨ Features

Authentication & Authorization

• Secure registration and login (NextAuth.js, JWT, OAuth)
• Role-based dashboards: Talent, Hirer, Admin
• Password hashing and session management

Dashboards

• Personalized dashboards for each role
• Analytics: Applications over time, job stats, event participation (Recharts)
• Profile management and settings (theme, notifications)

Jobs

• Hirers: Create, update, delete, and manage job postings
• Talents: Browse, search, and apply to jobs
• Application tracking and status updates

Events

• Create, join, leave, and view events
• Event details, organizer info, and participant lists
• Modern event forms and participation charts

Messaging

• Real-time chat (Socket.io)
• Conversation list, message history, and instant updates
• Responsive, accessible chat UI

Notifications

• Bell icon dropdown with unread badge
• Mark as read, delete, and view all notifications
• Dedicated notifications page with pagination

Admin Dashboard

• User and job management (view, delete, analytics)
• Detail modals for users and jobs
• Secure, role-restricted access

Forum

• Thread list with search, tags, and pagination
• New thread modal/form
• Thread detail with replies, reply form, and moderation

UI/UX & Branding

• Modern, responsive, and accessible design (Tailwind CSS)
• Theme toggle (dark/light)
• Custom logo, favicon, and color scheme
• Consistent feedback (toasts, modals, loading states)

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Recharts
• Backend: Next.js API routes, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL
• Auth: NextAuth.js (JWT, OAuth)
• Real-time: Socket.io
• UI: Radix UI, Lucide Icons

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⚡ Getting Started

1. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/your-org/talent-connect.git
   cd talent-connect/talent-connect-app

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:
   • Copy .env.example to .env.local and fill in your secrets (see below).
4. Run database migrations:

   npx prisma migrate deploy

5. Start the dev server:

   npm run dev

6. Visit: http://localhost:3000

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🔑 Environment Variables

• DATABASE_URL — PostgreSQL connection string
• NEXTAUTH_SECRET — NextAuth.js secret
• GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID / GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET — (optional) Google OAuth
• GITHUB_CLIENT_ID / GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET — (optional) GitHub OAuth
• NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL — (for SSR API calls, e.g. http://localhost:3000)

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🚀 Deployment

• Deploy easily to Vercel, Netlify, or your preferred platform.
• Set all environment variables in your deployment dashboard.
• Run npx prisma migrate deploy on your production database.

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📸 Screenshots

Add screenshots/gifs of the dashboard, jobs, events, messaging, notifications, admin, and forum for best presentation.

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📄 License

MIT

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TalentConnect — Connect. Collaborate. Succeed.

🛡️ Admin Test Account

You can log in as an admin using the following credentials (for local development/testing):

• Email: leandre@gmail.com
• Password: leandre123
• Password Hash (for DB):

  $2b$12$D0UEGYhgZhal5P82F2hr0e57p7qhHYHQAdj5iiXWCIzYB72.NTxX6
  

Add this user to your database with the role ADMIN to access the admin dashboard at /dashboard/admin.

🚀 Deployment

For deployment instructions to Vercel and Render, see DEPLOYMENT.md.