https://proj-seekr.herokuapp.com/
- Ruby
- Javascript
- HTML
- CSS
- Rails Framework
- Postgres Database
- Sass & Bootstrap
- Cloudinary
- Heroku
- Idea generation: Narrowed down to top 2 ideas
- Determined the problem to solve and set user personas
- Did a quick mockup + potential tables for both ideas to determine scale & feasibility
- Decided to go with the job tracking app
- Created wireframes to visualize the user journey + features that the user will actually use
- Build the app, testing, feedback
- Adding in more features
- Git collaboration (merge, pull, push)
- Deploy on Heroku, uploaded to Github
- Install Ruby & Rails (latest versions)
- Install Postgres Database
- Run bundle install
- Run db:create & db:migrate
- Run ‘rails server’ to start
- Problem Statement
- Keeping track of your job applications is a hassle
- Existing solutions are just basic spreadsheets
- User Persona
- Aspiring professionals (age: 21-30)
- Driven, organized individuals that value productivity/efficiency
- User flow / user stories
- Search for jobs
- Shortlist jobs that a user wants to apply for
- Compile all documents needed to apply for a job
- Apply for jobs (email, job portal)
- Wait for responses and follow up
- Get offers / rejections
- Accept offer
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/12J5vekPoWoLlCF5s1WV65DCks_YPDOvzdgNgq5bkpQo/edit#slide=id.p
- Unsolved Problems
- Charts implementation
- Mobile responsive (on all pages)
- Drag and drop on some pages
- Major hurdles
- Git collaboration and how to use (for the 1st few days)
- Not enough time to implement further features
- Modal (thea to fill)
- CSS-related issues
- hover over image to show buttons
- fully functional dark theme