This article is part of my AI CV Analyzer MERN App series. A step-by-step buildinpublic walkthrough of creating a full-stack AI résumé analysis platform using MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, and AI.
Overview
Hello everyone! It’s me, Voke || vawkei, the MERN developer with the fire, and this marks the start of a #buildinginpublic series where I’ll be building an AI CV Analyzer web application from scratch.
This will be a full-stack application built with:
- React.js on the frontend
- Node.js / Express.js on the backend
- A database-backed architecture
- An LLM integration to analyze job–candidate fit
The goal of the app is simple but practical:
To allow a user (or recruiter) to analyze how well a CV matches a job role using AI and understand why.
This series isn’t a polished tutorial.
It’s a live build diary.
As I design, code, break things, and fix them, I will document:
- architectural decisions
- mistakes and trade-offs
- prompts, AI logic, and integration choices
- real-world challenges that don’t show up in “perfect” demos
The series will be long, detailed, and raw.
The aim is not just a working product, but a clear record of how it was built.
Why Do We Need this AI CV Analyzer App at all?
Before any AI tool like this exists, here’s what a recruiter actually does:
They open a CV on their computer.
Then they:
Skim the first page in a few seconds
Scan for familiar job titles
Glance at listed skills
Mentally compare it to the job description
Make a quick judgment
All of these happen very fast.
They do all these because they have too many CVs and too little time.
The Hidden Problems Recruiters face
Even experienced recruiters struggle with things like:
Different CV formats
Candidates describing the same skill in different ways
Inflated or unclear job titles
Long CVs that hide relevant experience
Important details buried in paragraphs
Transferable skills that are easy to miss
So recruiters are constantly asking themselves:
- Is this candidate actually a good fit?
With This Application
This app helps recruiters:
Quickly see fit level
Understand why a candidate matches or doesn’t
Identify strengths and gaps
Reduce guesswork
Instead of reading 20 CVs deeply, they can Focus their attention where it actually matters.
With This Application:
The recruiter gets a second, consistent, unbiased pair of eyes
So what are we waiting for? Let’s get this party started…
I will catch you in the next part.
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