Analyze job descriptions, evaluate your resume, and build tailored resumes — all powered by AI to help you stand out in a competitive job market.
NextStep is a production-grade SaaS platform that closes the gap between job seekers and the roles they want. Instead of guessing what recruiters and ATS systems are scanning for, users get AI-driven analysis, scoring, and document generation built directly around the job they're targeting. From decoding a job description to building an ATS-optimized resume in seconds, NextStep helps fresh graduates and experienced professionals apply with confidence and land interviews faster.
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NextStep is powered by four AI tools, a per-user dashboard, full subscription management, and persistent history for every analysis and document a user generates. All AI workloads run asynchronously in the background via Inngest, keeping the UI responsive while Gemini handles the heavy lifting. Results are scored, structured, and saved so users can revisit, review, or delete any record at any time.
Paste any job description and instantly extract everything that matters:
- Hard skills & soft skills
- Action verbs & high-impact key phrases
- Salary details, experience level, and education requirements
Know exactly what a role demands before you write a single line of your resume.
Evaluate a resume against a specific job title and description with a deep, section-by-section breakdown:
- Overall ATS match score
- Strong matches vs. partial matches
- Section-level scores (Summary, Education, Projects, Experience, etc.) with percentage values
- Formatting issues flagged per section
- Matched, missing, and overused keywords alongside with Skill gaps
- ATS readability and confidence level
- Targeted, section-by-section advice
Generate a perfectly ATS-aligned resume against any job title and description in seconds. Supports two paths:
- Fresher: provide personal info + 3 project experiences
- Experienced: provide personal info + 2 job experiences and 1 project experience
Captures details like name, phone, GitHub, LinkedIn, and location, then builds a tailored, scannable resume instantly.
Produce a personalized cover letter against a specific job title and description in seconds. Optionally pass the hiring manager's name for an extra layer of personalization.
Every user gets a personal dashboard with:
- At-a-glance stats: total job analyses, resume analyses, resumes built, and cover letters written
- Four dedicated record routes — Job Analyses, Resume Analyses, Built Resumes, and Cover Letters
- Persistent history: revisit any past analysis or generated document at any time
- Full control: delete any record whenever you choose
The Settings page surfaces the user's active subscription and lets them cancel or resume their plan directly — backed by Stripe.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Framework | Next.js |
| Language | TypeScript |
| State Management | Redux Toolkit |
| AI Engine | Google Gemini |
| Background Jobs | Inngest (async AI analysis & generation) |
| Authentication | Supabase |
| Payments & Subscriptions | Stripe |
| Database | MongoDB + Mongoose |
| UI Components | shadcn/ui |
| Contact Form | Web3Forms |
| Deployment | Vercel |
- Async-first AI pipeline: All four tools dispatch jobs to Inngest, which orchestrates Gemini calls in the background — no blocked requests, no timeouts on long generations.
- Type-safe end to end with TypeScript across the app.
- Predictable state via Redux Toolkit.
- Durable records in MongoDB so users can revisit and manage every analysis and document.
- Secure auth & billing through Supabase and Stripe, with subscription lifecycle controls exposed in-app.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Built with ❤️ to help job seekers take their NextStep.