Navigating the competitive job market can be daunting for students and professionals alike. SkillScan was created to address two key pain points: building an effective resume and preparing for interviews. Whether you're struggling to craft a resume that highlights your strengths or seeking to enhance your interview skills, SkillScan provides AI-driven solutions to help you stand out.

By combining cutting-edge AI technologies, SkillScan ensures that users receive personalized, actionable feedback on their resumes and interview performance, empowering them to achieve their career goals.

SkillScan is a platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide two core features:

1. Resume Analysis:

   • Upload your resume in PDF format, and our AI analyzes it for clarity, structure, grammar, and relevance to your target role.
   • Provides detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement.

2. Mock Interviews:

   • Conduct real-time mock interviews directly on the platform.
   • AI generates industry-relevant questions, evaluates your video responses, and provides constructive feedback on content, delivery, and confidence.
   • Suggests follow-up questions to simulate a realistic interview experience.

SkillScan integrates a variety of technologies to create a seamless user experience:

• Frontend: Built with React for a responsive and intuitive interface.
• Backend: Powered by Node.js and Express.js for robust API handling.
• Resume Analysis: Utilizes OpenAI's GPT-4 model to analyze and critique resumes.
• Mock Interviews:
  • Video is recorded directly in the browser using the React Webcam library.
  • Google Cloud Speech-to-Text transcribes the recorded responses.
  • OpenAI GPT-4 interprets the transcriptions to provide feedback and generate new questions.
• Cloud Storage: Uploaded videos are stored on Google Cloud Storage for seamless processing.

• Video Recording: Ensuring smooth browser-based video recording and integration with the backend.
• Real-Time Feedback: Achieving low latency between response transcription and feedback delivery.
• API Integration: Coordinating multiple APIs, including Google Speech-to-Text and OpenAI, to maintain performance and reliability.
• Error Handling: Implementing robust error management for API rate limits and transient failures.

• Successfully combined multiple APIs for resume analysis and mock interviews.
• Created a platform that delivers real-time feedback for interviews with minimal delays.
• Designed an intuitive, user-friendly interface accessible to everyone.

• Leveraging AI for personalized feedback in career development tools.
• Handling multimedia (video and audio) in a web application and processing it in real-time.
• Coordinating multiple API integrations effectively for a cohesive user experience.

• Mobile App Development: Expand accessibility by creating a mobile-friendly version of SkillScan.
• Custom Interview Models: Train a domain-specific model for niche industry interviews.
• Language Support: Add multilingual support to reach a global audience.
• Resume Templates: Provide downloadable resume templates tailored to different industries.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/SkillScan.git
   cd SkillScan
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Set up environment variables in a .env file:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_api_key
   GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=path_to_your_google_cloud_key.json
   GCLOUD_BUCKET_NAME=your_google_cloud_bucket_name
   

4. Start the backend server:

   node server.js
   

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Start development server:

   npm start
   

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

We extend our gratitude to the following technologies and platforms that made this project possible:

• OpenAI: For GPT-4-powered resume analysis and mock interview feedback.
• Google Cloud: For Speech-to-Text API and Cloud Storage.
• React Webcam: For enabling seamless video recording directly in the browser.
• Multer: For efficiently handling file uploads in the backend.

Thank you for using SkillScan! Together, we're shaping the future of career development. 🎯