Recruitment Solution Backend

This is the backend code for a recruitment solution application. It provides API endpoints for user registration, user login, searching candidates, and adding candidates to the database. The backend is built using Node.js and Express.js framework.

Prerequisites

Before running the application, make sure you have the following installed:

Node.js
MongoDB

Installation

Clone the repository:
```
git clone <repository-url>
```
Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd recruitment-solution-backend
```
Install the dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Create a .env file in the project root directory and provide the necessary environment variables:
```
MONGO_URL=<mongodb-connection-url>
```
Start the server:
```
npm start
```
The server will start running on the specified port.

API Endpoints

POST /api/signin

This endpoint is used for user registration. It expects the following JSON payload:

{
  "username": "john123",
  "email": "john@example.com",
  "password": "password123",
  "profile": "Software Engineer"
}

username (string): User's desired username.
email (string): User's email address.
password (string): User's password.
profile (string): User's profile or job title.

POST /api/login

This endpoint is used for user login. It expects the following JSON payload:

{
  "username": "john123",
  "password": "password123"
}

username (string): User's username or email address.
password (string): User's password.

POST /api/search

This endpoint is used to search for candidates based on role and location. It expects the following JSON payload:

{
  "role": "Software Engineer",
  "location": "New York"
}

role (string): Desired job role of the candidate.
location (string): Desired location of the candidate.

POST /api/candidates

This endpoint is used to add a candidate to the database. It expects the following JSON payload:

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "role": "Software Engineer",
  "location": "San Francisco",
  "experience": "5 years",
  "skills": ["JavaScript", "React", "Node.js"]
}

name (string): Candidate's full name.
role (string): Candidate's job role.
location (string): Candidate's location.
experience (string): Candidate's experience in years.
skills (array): Candidate's skills.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Feel free to modify and expand the README as needed to provide more information about your application and its usage.

Vaishali054/RecruitmentSolution_backend