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SkillHub: Canada’s First Professional Networking Platform
SkillHub is Canada’s dedicated professional networking platform, empowering job seekers, service providers, and mentors to build meaningful connections. Designed with advanced technologies like Kubernetes, NestJS, and MongoDB, SkillHub offers personalized opportunities, real-time interactions, and seamless collaboration to drive career growth. Do you also want to turn your app idea into reality?
Abstract of Skillhub
SkillHub is a Canadian professional networking platform designed to connect job seekers, students, and immigrants with service providers, facilitating meaningful connections and career opportunities. The platform offers personalized job postings, real-time chat, and profile following to ensure seamless interactions and updates on relevant opportunities.
Advanced tools like team collaboration and activity tracking make networking focused and impactful. Unlike other platforms, SkillHub prioritizes specific professional needs, offering users a purposeful path to career growth.
About Our Client and His Requirements
Our client, an experienced Business Process Analyst with over a decade of expertise in ERP implementation, business process improvement, and problem-solving, envisioned a solution to revolutionize professional networking in Canada. He aimed to create a platform where job seekers, service providers, and mentors could seamlessly connect, collaborate, and grow, promoting meaningful career development.
With a strong emphasis on scalability, user-friendliness, and advanced features, the client sought to empower users with an engaging networking experience customized to their professional needs.
Requirements Brief:
The following key objectives guided the platform’s development:
Key objectives included:
- Efficient Job and Service Posting: Enable service providers to post opportunities quickly, reaching the right audience with minimal effort.
- Real-Time Communication: Facilitate seamless interactions through built-in chat functionality, ensuring immediate and meaningful connections between users.
- Personalized Content Delivery: Provide tailored job postings, service updates, and recommendations based on user preferences and profiles.
- Activity Tracking and Collaboration: Allow users to track interactions and collaborate effectively for purposeful networking.
Challenges We Faced
Building SkillHub required overcoming several technical and operational challenges. On the frontend, optimizing SEO with dynamic Open Graph meta tags and ensuring real-time updates without full-page reloads were critical for delivering a seamless user experience.
The backend posed equally significant challenges, such as deploying and managing applications with minimal downtime while supporting dynamic user loads. Creating a microservice architecture that enabled seamless communication and ensured data consistency was essential to meet the diverse needs of the platform.
Efficient media management was another hurdle. Handling large media files without compromising platform performance and ensuring smooth video playback across devices were key priorities. Additionally, enhancing user engagement required tailoring existing tools to meet SkillHub’s unique requirements. Finally, providing high availability and uninterrupted operations through Kubernetes deployment added to the technical complexity.
How We Solved These Challenges
To enhance the front end, we used Node.js with React to dynamically generate Open Graph meta tags, improving SEO and social media visibility. Dynamic card generation also implemented real-time updates, ensuring a seamless user experience without full-page reloads.
On the backend, Docker images stored in Amazon ECR were deployed via Kubernetes on Amazon EKS and managed with Helm. Autoscaling solutions, including Horizontal and Cluster Autoscalers, optimized resource usage and maintained platform stability under fluctuating loads. A MongoDB-powered microservice architecture ensured smooth service interactions and data integrity.
AWS Lambda was used for background image compression and video format conversion for media management, enabling efficient storage and smooth playback across devices. Customizing CK-Editor with advanced features like video previews and emoji support elevated user engagement. Lastly, Kubernetes deployment ensured high availability, automated scaling, and self-healing mechanisms, guaranteeing uninterrupted service for users.
Technology Stack
React.js
WebSocket
Node.js
Nest.js
MongoDB
RabbitMQCloud and Infrastructure Technologies:
AWS
Amazon ECR (Elastic Container Registry)
KubernetesLibraries and Tools
AWS Lambda (AVI to MP4 conversion)
LangdetectKey Features of SkillHub: Designed for Seamless Networking
Job Alerts
Service providers can post job openings quickly, ensuring job seekers reach qualified job seekers who match their requirements.
One-On-One Interaction
The built-in chat feature allows instant messaging, making it easy for job seekers and providers to connect and discuss opportunities in real-time.
Advance Filters
Providers can add comprehensive descriptions to service listings, giving potential clients a clear view of their offerings and expertise.
Multi-Platform Post Promotion
Job seekers and service providers can share opportunities, creating a collaborative career growth and networking space.
Profile Optimization
Users can create detailed profiles and follow specific profiles to stay informed about new opportunities and relevant services.
AI-Driven Lingual Searches
The platform tailors job and service recommendations based on user preferences, showing relevant opportunities.
Personalized Notifications
Users receive timely alerts on new opportunities, allowing them to act quickly and never miss an important update.
Activity Analytics
Users can view their interaction history, which offers valuable insights into their engagement and helps them stay organized.
Customizable Page
Service providers can create pages for their services, invite team members, and collaborate to manage posts efficiently and improve interaction.
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