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🧠 Workforce Capstone Project (Nodus)

AI-powered Workforce Intelligence System connecting talent, employers, and education pathways.


📌 Overview

This project is a full-stack workforce intelligence platform designed to bridge the gap between job seekers, employers, and training programs. Unlike traditional job boards, this system uses data-driven insights and AI-assisted matching to help users identify skill gaps, career paths, and job opportunities.

The platform combines backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines to simulate a real-world workforce analytics engine.


🚀 Key Features

👤 Talent Matching Engine

  • Matches users to jobs based on skills, experience, and role requirements
  • Uses weighted scoring logic for ranking candidates and job fits

📊 Skill Intelligence System

  • Tracks required vs. possessed skills per role
  • Identifies skill gaps for users and workforce trends

🏢 Employer Job Pipeline

  • Job ingestion and normalization layer
  • Standardized job model for consistent matching

🎓 Training Program Mapping

  • Maps training programs to in-demand job skills
  • Connects education pathways to real job market needs

🔌 API Integration Layer

  • External job data ingestion (e.g., job boards/APIs)
  • Structured transformation into internal schema

🏗️ Tech Stack

Backend

  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • Spring Data JPA
  • RESTful APIs

Database

  • PostgreSQL (production)
  • H2 (development/testing)

Architecture

  • Layered architecture (Controller → Service → Repository)
  • Domain-driven design principles

Tools & DevOps

  • Maven
  • Git / GitHub
  • Postman (API testing)

🧠 System Architecture

  • Controller Layer → Handles HTTP requests
  • Service Layer → Business logic (matching, scoring, transformations)
  • Repository Layer → Database access via JPA
  • External API Layer → Job ingestion & normalization

📈 Core Logic Highlights

Skill Match Scoring

  • Computes match percentage between job requirements and candidate skills
  • Uses weighted scoring based on skill importance

Role Demand Scoring

  • Ranks job roles based on demand signals and skill scarcity

Training Alignment Engine

  • Maps training programs to job skill requirements for career path recommendations

🧩 Database Design

  • Users
  • Skills
  • Jobs
  • Training Programs
  • Roles
  • Skill Mappings (many-to-many relationships)

🔥 What Makes This Project Stand Out

  • Real-world workforce intelligence simulation
  • Scalable backend architecture using Spring Boot
  • Data normalization pipeline for inconsistent job data
  • Practical implementation of matching algorithms
  • Strong foundation for AI/ML enhancements in future iterations

🧪 API Examples

Get Job Matches

GET /api/matches/user/{userId}

Get Role Insights

GET /api/roles/{roleId}/insights

Add Training Program

POST /api/training-programs

📌 Future Improvements

  • Integrate AI-based recommendation engine (LLM-assisted matching)
  • Add React frontend dashboard
  • Expand job data ingestion sources
  • Add authentication & user profiles (JWT)
  • Deploy full system to cloud (Railway / Render)

🧠 Summary

This project demonstrates full-stack backend engineering ability, including system design, API development, database modeling, and real-world data processing pipelines. It is designed to reflect production-level architecture and scalability considerations.

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