Skill-first internship & job platform focusing on real skills over marks
Many students struggle to get internships and jobs due to low academic scores, lack of referrals, or unclear skill expectations. Existing platforms heavily rely on marks and experience, ignoring real skills and project work.
SkillMatch is a skill-first internship and job platform that matches students to opportunities based on verified skills and project evidence rather than academic scores.
- Student and Company authentication
- Resume upload and skill extraction
- Skill match percentage for each job
- Missing skill identification
- Internship/job application tracking
- Candidate ranking based on skills
- Frontend: React
- Backend: Node.js, Express
- Database: MongoDB
- Authentication: JWT
- Deployment: Vercel & Render
The platform compares student skills with job-required skills and calculates a match percentage using rule-based logic to recommend suitable opportunities and learning paths.
backend/ ├── auth/ ├── student/ ├── company/ ├── job/ ├── utils/ frontend/ ├── pages/ ├── components/
🟡 In Progress – Backend authentication and core logic under development.
Alpesh Borekar