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Separate frontend and backend applications
The frontend and backend are maintained as separate applications, allowing each part of the system to be deployed, tested, and scaled independently.
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Career Guidance App
A career assessment platform that evaluates user interests and provides personalized career recommendations using the RIASEC model.
Project overview
About the project
Career Compass is a full-stack career guidance platform designed to help users better understand their interests, strengths, and potential career paths. Users complete a structured assessment, receive calculated category scores, and get personalized career recommendations based on their responses.
Core functionality
Project features
Secure user authentication and account synchronization
Multi-step career assessment flow
Assessment progress tracking and resume functionality
RIASEC-based career interest scoring
Personalized career assessment summaries
Responsive dashboard and assessment interface
Persistent assessment history
Backend validation and protected API routes
Engineering approach
Architectural decisions
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Modular backend structure
Backend functionality is separated into routes, controllers, services, validation schemas, and database modules to improve maintainability.
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Relational data modelling
PostgreSQL and Prisma are used to represent users, assessment questions, responses, and results with clear relationships and type-safe database access.
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Server-side assessment calculation
Assessment scoring is handled by the backend to keep the calculation rules consistent and prevent users from manipulating results in the browser.