SKILLBRIDGE
Next.js
TypeScript
MongoDB
Prisma
Clerk.js
A dynamic micro-project marketplace platform that bridges the gap between new graduates seeking practical experience and businesses/nonprofits needing short-term, specific tasks completed. Built to empower emerging talent through verifiable portfolio building.
Challange
New graduates and students struggle to gain essential practical experience due to a saturated job market and limited internship opportunities. The challenge was to create a platform that provides real-world project opportunities while ensuring quality matches between students' skills and business needs, all with a robust verification system for portfolio building.
Approach
- Micro-Project Marketplace: Developed a centralized online hub where businesses can post well-defined, small-scale projects and students can discover and apply for opportunities.
- Authentication & User Management: Implemented Clerk.js for secure authentication, supporting multiple user types (students, business owners, and administrators) with role-based access control.
- Database Architecture: Designed a comprehensive MongoDB schema using Prisma ORM to manage complex relationships between users, projects, applications, skills, and achievements.
- Verified Portfolio System: Created a verification mechanism that translates completed projects into tangible portfolio credit with visual badge representation.
- Incentive Framework: Built functionality to facilitate optional stipends for successful project completion, motivating quality work.
- Skill Recognition: Implemented a badge and achievement system to visually represent accumulated skills and milestones, enhancing user motivation.
Results
SkillBridge successfully created a thriving ecosystem connecting students with real-world opportunities, significantly improving their employability while helping businesses complete valuable short-term projects.
- Developed a fully functional marketplace with seamless project posting, discovery, and application workflows.
- Implemented secure authentication and role-based access control for multiple user types using Clerk.js.
- Created a robust database architecture handling complex relationships between 30+ projects, 20+ students, and 5+ business owners.
- Built a comprehensive verification system that transforms completed projects into verifiable portfolio achievements.
- Designed an intuitive badge and achievement system that visually represents user skills and accomplishments.
- Established an idempotent database seeding system for development and testing, supporting customizable data generation.
- Integrated Shadcn UI components for a modern, accessible, and responsive user interface.
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I am always open to new opportunities and collaborations. If you have a project in mind, feel free to reach out to me.