Bespoke: Empowering Job Seekers with AI-Driven Insights Using Flutter and Gemini AI
Introduction
This is a solution borne out of a personal problem, job hunting is a daunting task, often requiring countless hours of tailoring resumes to match specific job descriptions. This manual process is not only time-consuming but also inefficient, leading to missed opportunities. Imagine a world where your resume is automatically analyzed and optimized for each job application.
This is the vision behind Bespoke, an AI-powered mobile application designed to revolutionize the job search experience. By leveraging the power of Google's Gemini AI, Bespoke provides tailored resume insights and job matching, empowering job seekers to make informed decisions and increase their chances of landing their dream job.
This submission is an entry to Hashnode's #AIForTomorrow Hackathon in collaboration with Dorcas Owolabi.
The Problem
The traditional job search process is often a time-consuming and frustrating endeavor. Job seekers are inundated with countless job postings, making it challenging to identify suitable opportunities. Moreover, tailoring resumes to match specific job descriptions can be a stressful task. This manual approach frequently leads to missed opportunities and a decreased chance of landing desired positions.
To address these challenges, individuals often rely on generic resume templates and generic cover letters, which fail to highlight unique qualifications and experiences effectively.
The Solution
Our AI-powered mobile application is designed to help address the pain points highlighted above. By combining advanced resume analysis with intelligent job posting management, we offer a comprehensive solution for job seekers.
Our app leverages artificial intelligence to provide in-depth insights into resumes, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. By analyzing job postings, it offers tailored recommendations on how to optimize resumes to match specific job requirements. This data-driven approach empowers users to create highly targeted resumes that increase their chances of landing interviews.
Furthermore, our app enables job seekers to effortlessly save and organize job postings, making it easier to track opportunities and compare different roles. By analyzing saved job postings in conjunction with resume data, the app can provide valuable insights into job market trends, salary expectations, and industry demands.
With our app, job seekers can spend less time on tedious tasks and more time focusing on what truly matters: building a successful career.
How it works
This section of the article will be exploring how the application works. The youtube video below describe the application in action.
Installation
Currently there are two ways of running this application:
Installing the APK by clicking this link
User Experience
The application's user experience focus on the two broad sections: 'Home page' and 'My jobs'.
Home page
This is the first screen the user get's to see when they open the application. On the home page, the user can add a resume either as a pdf or an image. The uploaded resume will help in analysing and providing insight later on. The screenshot below captures the two states.
Get AI Insight on your Resume
When the user clicks on a resume, they get
My Jobs
This section help the user in managing their job posts they applied for. It involves the user pasting job post/publication from their favourite job boards. After pasting it and clicking on the 'Analyse this job' button, they will see a job analysis result based on the resume they selected.
Documentation
Tools and technologies
Bespoke leverages a combination of cutting-edge technologies to deliver a robust and efficient job search experience.
Flutter: Cross-platform framework for building native-like mobile applications.
Dart: Programming language used for Flutter development.
Gemini: For understanding and processing job descriptions and resumes.
Development approach and Libraries
Bespoke adopts a modular and component-based architecture to ensure code maintainability and scalability. A clean separation of concerns is maintained between the UI, business logic, and data layers. A screenshot of the lib folder can be seen below.
A feature based structure was used with the associated blocs, data models, repository and ui components represented in a clean way.
State Management: Flutter Bloc is employed for efficient state management, promoting a reactive and predictable application flow based on bloc architecture pattern.
AI Integration: Google Generative AI is integrated to provide advanced language understanding and generation capabilities for resume analysis and job recommendations.
Notable libraries used for this project are:
Flutter Bloc: State management solution.
Google Generative AI: For interacting with large language models.
pdfx: For handling PDF operations.
freezed: For generating immutable data classes.
file_picker: For selecting files from the device.
screenshot: For capturing screenshots of PDF pages.
By leveraging these technologies and following a well-structured development approach, Bespoke delivers a high-quality and performant user experience.
Future Plans
Our vision extends beyond the current features to create a comprehensive career management platform. We aim to integrate a robust user profile management system that allows users to store detailed information about their work experience, skills, and career goals. This data, combined with our AI capabilities, will enable us to provide even more personalized job recommendations and career coaching.
Leveraging the power of Flutter, we have built a cross-platform application that ensures seamless user experience across different devices. This enables us to reach a wider audience and provide consistent functionality on both iOS and Android platforms.
We believe in the power of open-source collaboration and invite developers to contribute to the project. By making our codebase accessible, we aim to foster a community of developers who can enhance the app's features and reach. Together, we can build a platform that truly empowers job seekers and reshapes the future of work.
Conclusion
By combining the power of AI with a user-centric design, we've created a solution that simplifies the job search process and increases the chances of career success. With a focus on continuous improvement and community collaboration, Bespoke aims to become the go-to companion for anyone navigating the complex job market.
We invite developers and job seekers alike to join us in building a better future for the world of work.