Job searching that doesn't suck.
The WorkHQ team consists of May Hitchings, Jon Choi, and Sam Randels.
Job searching isn't easy, but it doesn't have to be quite so hard. WorkHQ is a tool designed to assist job-seekers in organizing their job search.
WorkHQ makes it easy to find jobs you're interested in, apply to them, and add them to a tracker that organizes your entire search. Users are able to import jobs from any source, including major job boards, keep track of their active applications, and store their job search materials including resumes and cover letters. Many job-seekers keep track of their job applications across different tools including excel and kanban style lists, but WorkHQ makes it easy to keep everything organized in one place.
As someone looking for a new job in my field, I often feel overwhelmed by the process and can't keep track of where I've applied. I want there to be one place where I can view all of my job applications in once place.
As someone who applies for the occasional job but isn't actively looking for a new job, I often fail to move quickly enough when new jobs appear, and someone is hired before I even apply. I want a place that notifies me of new jobs and makes it easy to apply quickly and seamlessly.
As someone who isn't actively job searching, but is open to opportunities, I want an easy way to quickly see if there are any new openings in which I would be interested and keep my professional materials organized and updated.
Users are able to add jobs to their dashboardUsers are able to move jobs across the categories in their dashboardUsers are able to remove jobs from their dashboardUsers are able to create and track to-dos related to their job applicationsUsers are able to view their professional materialsUsers are be authenticated and their information persists.
WorkHQ is built and deployed using the MERN (Mongo, Express, React, Node) stack. Information is displayed to the user via React. Express and Node handle server-side functionality. User and job data are stored using MongoDB with Mongoose as the ORM.
Authentication flow is handled with Firebase Authentication. Users are able to securely log in with Google or anonymously to test features.
Project is deployed via Heroku with MLabs (operates with MongoDB Atlas) as the cloud DB provider.