Job Application Dashboard

A full‑stack web application to track your job applications, monitor progress, and visualize your success rate.

Current view of Dashboard (WIP)

Overview

This project provides a simple dashboard where you can:

• Add and manage job applications
• Track statuses (e.g., Applied, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected)
• See quick summary cards (totals, accepted, pending, success rate)
• Visualize trends over time (room for charts)

The backend is built with Spring Boot (Java) and the frontend is an Angular application located under src/UI.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Spring Boot (Java, Maven)
• Database: MySQL
• Frontend: Angular, ngx-charts
• Styling: CSS, Bootstrap (icons via Font Awesome)
• Design: Figma

Project Structure

• src/main/java/com/resume/dashboard/ — Spring Boot application sources
  • DashboardApplication.java — main entry point
• src/UI/ — Angular frontend
  • angular.json — Angular workspace config
  • src/app/features/dashboard/ — dashboard feature (HTML/CSS/TS)

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Maven 3.8+
• Node.js 18+ and npm 9+ (or the latest LTS)
• Angular CLI (recommended): npm install -g @angular/cli

Quick Start

Run backend and frontend in parallel during development.

1) Backend (Spring Boot)

From the project root:

# start the Spring Boot app on http://localhost:8080
./mvnw spring-boot:run
# or, if using Windows
mvnw.cmd spring-boot:run

The application class is at:

src/main/java/com/resume/dashboard/DashboardApplication.java

2) Frontend (Angular)

From the Angular project directory:

cd src/UI
npm install
# start the dev server on http://localhost:4200
npm start
# or
ng serve

By default, Angular runs on port 4200 and Spring Boot on port 8080. Configure CORS or API base URLs as needed for integration.

Environment Configuration

• API base URL can be set in Angular environments (e.g., src/UI/src/environments/). If not yet present, you can add standard Angular environment files and point to http://localhost:8080 for local dev.
• Spring Boot application properties (e.g., port, datasource) can be set in src/main/resources/application.properties (create if needed).

Build

• Backend JAR:

./mvnw clean package

• Frontend production build:

cd src/UI
npm run build
# build artifacts will be in src/UI/dist/

Scripts

Common commands:

• Backend: ./mvnw spring-boot:run
• Frontend: npm start or ng serve (inside src/UI)
• Frontend build: npm run build (inside src/UI)

Features Roadmap

• Persist applications (REST endpoints, database integration) (Completed 10/17/2025)
• Create, update, delete applications from UI (Completed 10/20/2025)
• Filter and search
• Charts for timeline and outcomes (Completed 10/26/2025)
• Import/export (CSV)

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit changes with clear messages
4. Open a PR

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.