feat: initial commit with core features and structure

- Added Interview Ready features: Resume Checker and Take Home Checker.
- Implemented modular structure in `/src/features/` for feature isolation.
- Set up shared components and services in `/src/components/` and `/src/services/`.
- Integrated Next.js Pages Router for simple routing and improved SEO.
- Configured Tailwind CSS with CSS-in-JS support for flexible styling.

Author: mdelcarlo

.gitignore

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+# See https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files/ for more about ignoring files.
+
+# dependencies
+/node_modules
+/.pnp
+.pnp.*
+.yarn/*
+!.yarn/patches
+!.yarn/plugins
+!.yarn/releases
+!.yarn/versions
+
+# testing
+/coverage
+
+# next.js
+/.next/
+/out/
+
+# production
+/build
+
+# misc
+.DS_Store
+*.pem
+
+# debug
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+.pnpm-debug.log*
+
+# env files (can opt-in for committing if needed)
+.env*
+
+# vercel
+.vercel
+
+# typescript
+*.tsbuildinfo
+next-env.d.ts

.nvmrc

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+20.18.0

README.md

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+# Interview Ready Gems 💎
+
+A powerhouse suite of companion apps built to enhance **Interview Ready** experience. Each feature is crafted to help developers train smarter, assess better, and optimize their workflow—ensuring they stand out and get hired faster.
+
+## 🚀 About This Repository
+
+This is a **Next.js** project designed with a **modular architecture** to support multiple features, such as **Resume Checker** and **Take Home Checker**. Each feature is encapsulated within its own directory, ensuring better maintainability and scalability.
+
+
+
+## 🚀 Features
+
+- **Resume Checker**: A tool for analyzing and reviewing resumes.
+- **Take Home Checker**: A tool to assess take-home assignments.
+
+
+## 📁 Project Structure
+
+```
+/src/
+  /features/
+    /resume-checker/         # Feature: Resume Checker
+      /components/           # Specific UI components
+      /hooks/                # Custom hooks for this feature
+      /services/             # API calls and business logic
+      /pages/                # Next.js pages (entry point for this feature)
+        index.tsx            # /resume-checker route
+    /take-home-checker/      # Feature: Take Home Checker
+      /components/
+      /hooks/
+      /services/
+      /pages/
+        index.tsx            # /take-home-checker route
+  /components/               # Shared UI components across features
+  /hooks/                    # Shared hooks
+  /services/                 # Shared business logic
+  /pages/                    # Next.js pages
+    index.tsx                # Main entry point
+  /styles/                   # Global styles
+  /public/                   # Static assets
+  next.config.js
+  tsconfig.json
+  package.json
+```
+
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+### 1️⃣ Install Dependencies
+
+```bash
+npm install  # or yarn install or pnpm install
+```
+
+### 2️⃣ Run Development Server
+
+```bash
+npm run dev  # or yarn dev or pnpm dev
+```
+
+Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) in your browser to see the result.
+
+### 3️⃣ Run Production Build
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+npm start
+```
+
+## 🏗️ Architectural Decisions
+
+### 1️⃣ **Encapsulation per Feature**
+Each feature has its own `/pages/` directory inside `/src/features/`. This structure keeps feature-specific code self-contained while still allowing for shared utilities.
+
+### 2️⃣ **Page Router Approach**
+We opted for **Next.js Pages Router** instead of App Router for simplicity and compatibility with traditional routing patterns.
+
+### 3️⃣ **Shared Components & Services**
+Common UI elements and business logic reside in `/src/components/` and `/src/services/`, preventing code duplication.
+
+### 4️⃣ **Flexible Styling**
+- **Tailwind CSS** is the primary styling approach.
+- **CSS-in-JS (Styled Components, Emotion, etc.)** can be used per feature, ensuring flexibility without enforcing a single styling method.
+
+## 🚀 Deploying on Vercel
+
+This project is optimized for deployment on **Vercel**. To deploy:
+
+1. Push your code to a GitHub repository.
+2. Connect the repository to [Vercel](https://vercel.com/).
+3. Vercel will automatically build and deploy the app.
+
+For manual deployment:
+
+```bash
+vercel
+```
+
+## 📖 Additional Resources
+
+- [Next.js Documentation](https://nextjs.org/docs)
+- [Vercel Deployment Guide](https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/deploying)
+
+---
+
+This project is designed to be **scalable, maintainable, and easy to extend**. Contributions and improvements are always welcome! 🚀
+

eslint.config.mjs

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+import { dirname } from "path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
+import { FlatCompat } from "@eslint/eslintrc";
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
+
+const compat = new FlatCompat({
+  baseDirectory: __dirname,
+});
+
+const eslintConfig = [
+  ...compat.extends("next/core-web-vitals", "next/typescript"),
+];
+
+export default eslintConfig;

next.config.ts

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+import type { NextConfig } from "next";
+
+const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
+  /* config options here */
+  reactStrictMode: true,
+};
+
+export default nextConfig;