Hiring System Web Application

This project represents a web application made specifically for one company to help with their hiring procedures. It is designed to help with user & application management and to offer interview scheduling and incorporated conference rooms. It also helps with emails and applicants' notifications. A full list of features shall be provided as the project advances.

Team

The team that works on this project is composed of:

Dragoș-Dumitru Ghinea
Gabriel-Bogdan Iliescu
Ștefania Rîncu
Dafina Trufaș

User Stories

(20 user stories)

As an applicant, I want to be able to understand the login form easily.
As an applicant, I want to be able to modify my personal data (maybe I have inserted something wrong).
As an applicant, I want the platform to propagate the modifications made to my profile, to all my sent applications.
As an applicant, I want to receive, per email/notification, details regarding the interviews I was accepted for, such as their general type (technical / HR).
As an applicant, before the interview day, I want to receive an e-mail/message with the date and time set for the next interview so I will not forget about it.
As an applicant, I want to be able to request interview date changes.
As an applicant, if my application is accepted I want to have a calendar from which to select from the available dates the date that fits best for my next interview.
As an applicant, I want to be notified of any interview changes.
As an applicant, I want the interview conference room to be easy to access and use.
As an applicant, I want to be able to withdraw my applications.
As an applicant, I want to be able to check the status of my applications, at any time.
As an applicant, I would like the application process to be transparent. I want to be informed, from the very beginning, about all its stages.
As an applicant, I would like to be able to filter the offered positions, on criteria such as: requirements, period, location.
As an interviewer, I want my applicants to have valid accounts and not impersonate other people.
As an interviewer, I want to be able to filter the applications based on keywords and specific profile requirements.
As an interviewer, I need to have the applicants listed on different criteria and to have a table with their contact dates so I can easily communicate with them.
As an interviewer, I want the applicants to be properly informed about the interviews, so they are able to prepare and reach their maximum potential during the assessment.
As both an interviewer and an applicant, I want a clean and secure interviewing process, without being interrupted.
As both an interviewer and an applicant, I wish to see specific messages for any incorrect operations performed, so I would know what to change (the type of the data inserted is not correct, the field is required, the conference room is busy).
As both an interviewer and an applicant, I don’t want the platform to display announcements for jobs that aren’t available anymore.

Backlog

» Database Actions

Create a database connection system.
Create a utility class for user management.
Create a utility class for jobs and job-applications management [it should include methods for filtering positions or applications on different criteria (both for candidate’s interface and for recruiter’s one].
Create a utility class for interviews.

» User Management Basic

Design user types (Anonymous, Candidate, Interviewer, Manager, etc).
Design properties and behaviors for defined users (personal data, actions to change this data).
Create database objects for the designed users. - Create application-level classes for those users.

» User Management Advanced

Create a user registration system.
Create a manual user creation system.
Create a user authentication system.
Create a profile page to display data.
Implement file-upload.
Modify this page to permit data actualization.
Create a ‘my applications’ page.
Create a ‘my interviews’ page.

» User Emailing and Notifications

Create an email sending system.
Account validation via email
Password change via email
Create different email templates.
(Email change via email)
Notification system (via email, but also a notifications center)
(Message sending between users)?

» Job-Applications Basic

Design the job and job-application entities, including properties.
Create database objects for the above designed entities.
Create application-level classes for those entities.
Create an application status system to ensure knowing the point of each application at all times.

» Job Applications Advanced

Create pages for displaying jobs and per each job page.
Create a system for job management (create, delete, edit).
Create a system for per job applications management (application create, delete) [candidates can delete an application by deciding to withdraw it before it is reviewed].
Create the submit application page, based on the job settings.
Create a page for viewing all the applications (for a job).

» Interview Conference Room

Design the conference room’s formats (communication types, types and number of users allowed in one room, enter data).
Create database objects for the conference room.
Create application-level classes for the conference room.
Create a user session system for the room.
Implement a chat system in the room.
Implement audio & video sharing for each user in the room.
Implement a separate waiting room for the conference.
Implement a close room system.

» Security

Establish user permissions (what can each user type access, do in the application).
Modify the application to apply the established permissions.
Create a terms of use and privacy policy.
Create a secured system for interview room joining.

» Design/Frontend

Definitize design for user related pages.
Definitize design for job related pages.
Definitize design for application related pages.
Definitize design for interview related pages.

» User Experience Helpers

Create the user-journey UML diagram.
Create a FAQ page.
Create a welcome-page, which includes the description of the application process (all the stages).
Implement validations, for a better USX.

» Testing

automatic tests for the essential features.

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