TalentPay

TalentPay is a decentralized professional recruitment platform built on the Aptos blockchain. It facilitates a secure, transparent, and direct-to-wallet ecosystem where recruiters can unlock high-quality candidate profiles and CVs through micro-transactions.

Key Features

• Decentralized Storage: Resumes and professional documents are stored using the Shelby Protocol, ensuring data durability and censorship resistance.
• Direct-to-Wallet Payments: Integrated with Aptos wallet adapters for seamless USD-to-APT conversion and instant payouts to candidates.
• Unified Dashboards: Dedicated interfaces for candidates to manage their professional identity and for recruiters to source talent.
• Hybrid Infrastructure: Leverages Supabase for high-performance indexing and auth, combined with blockchain for financial settlement and decentralized storage.

Architecture & Technology Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 15+ with App Router
• Blockchain: Aptos (Move Smart Contracts)
• Decentralized Storage: Shelby Protocol (SDK/Browser)
• Backend & Database: Supabase (PostgreSQL & Auth)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS with custom Design Tokens
• Icons: Lucide React

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18.x or later
• npm / pnpm / yarn
• An Aptos-compatible wallet (e.g., Petra, Martian)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/talentpay.git
   cd talentpay-app

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and populate it with the following:

   NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_url
   NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key
   NEXT_PUBLIC_SHELBY_API_KEY=your_shelby_api_key
   NEXT_PUBLIC_APTOS_NODE_URL=https://fullnode.testnet.aptoslabs.com

4. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

Deployment

This project is optimized for deployment on Vercel. Ensure that .npmrc is configured with legacy-peer-deps=true to handle dependency resolution between the Aptos and Shelby SDKs.

Security & Compliance

• Data Privacy: CV content is only accessible upon verified on-chain transactions.
• Transparency: All payout distributions are recorded on the Aptos ledger.

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