IntervueAI — AI-Powered Interview Practice Platform

IntervueAI is a full-stack AI-powered interview simulation platform designed to help users improve their communication, confidence, and interview performance. Users can choose interview personas, answer real questions, receive AI-based feedback, and track progress over time.

⭐ Key Features

• Real-time audio recording & transcription
• AI-generated interview questions (persona + difficulty)
• Speech-to-text using Whisper
• AI analysis for communication & confidence
• Dashboard with aggregated insights
• PDF report generation
• Session history & performance tracking
• JWT authentication & secure login
• Responsive UI

🧠 Tech Stack

Frontend

• React 18 + TypeScript
• Vite
• Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
• React Router v6
• Axios
• jsPDF

Backend (Node.js)

• Node.js + Express
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT (Auth)
• bcryptjs
• express-validator

AI Microservices (Python)

• FastAPI
• Whisper (Speech-to-text)
• Llama3 / Ollama (LLM feedback & analysis)
• requests library

Database

• MongoDB Atlas

🧪 How It Works (Flow)

1. User logs in / signs up
2. Chooses persona + difficulty
3. AI interview simulation begins
4. Audio recorded + transcribed using Whisper
5. LLM analyzes answers for clarity, relevance & communication
6. Scores & feedback shown on dashboard
7. PDF report generated
8. Average confidence & communication tracked over sessions

🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Clone Repo

git clone https://github.com/ananyajaiswall/IntervueAI
cd IntervueAI

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🗄 Backend Setup (Node.js)

cd backend
npm install

Create .env file:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=<your mongodb atlas uri>
JWT_SECRET=<your secret>

Run:

npm start

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🤖 AI Microservice Setup (Python)

cd ../python_api
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate     # (Mac/Linux)
.\.venv\Scripts\activate      # (Windows)
pip install -r requirements.txt

Run:

python interview_api.py

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🎨 Frontend Setup (React)

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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🚧 Future Enhancements

• Body language detection (CV + Vision Transformers)
• Real-time corrective suggestions
• HR/Tech persona marketplace
• Job role-specific interview templates
• Adaptive difficulty

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📌 Purpose of the Project

Designed as an interview preparation tool for:

• Students & freshers
• Job switchers
• Mock interview practice
• Communication improvement

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