Job-Application-Tracker

A web application to track your job applications, built with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and PostgreSQL. It allows users to add, edit, delete, and search job applications efficiently.

Features

• Add Applications: Quickly add a new job with details like company, role, status, salary, and location.

• Edit Applications: Update your job application information at any time.

• Delete Applications: Remove applications you no longer need to track.

• Search Applications: Filter jobs by string matching.

• Persistent Data: Uses PostgreSQL for backend storage.

• Responsive UI: Built with React for a smooth and interactive experience.

Tech Stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript, JavaScript

Backend: Node.js + Express

Database: PostgreSQL

Package Manager: npm

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/laurenncasey/Job-Application-Tracker.git cd job-application-tracker

Install dependencies:

npm install

Set up PostgreSQL database:

Create a database (e.g., job_tracker) and a table applications with the columns:

CREATE TABLE applications ( id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY, company TEXT NOT NULL, role TEXT NOT NULL, status TEXT NOT NULL, applied_date DATE DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE, salary NUMERIC, location TEXT );

Run the backend server and edit job-tracker/server/db.js as needed:

cd client/ && npm run dev

Run the frontend:

cd job-tracker/server/ && node index.js

The app should now be running at http://localhost:5173/.