Job Portal SaaS (Candidate Finder)

Candidate Finder SaaS is an advanced recruitment portal where employers can sign up and pay for unique features like their own web section with branding, conducting online quizzes and interviews with candidates. Its unique job board allows employers to analyse and scrutinise applicants before bringing them onboard. The admin/owner of the system can create any number of packages with monthly and annual subscriptions against which employers can hold paid memberships. With extensive CMS features, the content on the front website — menus, pages, news, and other necessities — can be easily managed. The script can be run in two different modes: regular and multitenancy. Please see the demos below for reference.

The system is built on Laravel with a complete, easy-to-use admin panel to review and control content and features. With a minimal set of installation requirements, it can be set up on any Apache or Nginx hosting.

Demo Details

Regular Job Portal Demo

• Admin: https://cfsaas-regular.a2zlogics.com/admin — admin@cf.com / 60703310
• Front: https://cfsaas-regular.a2zlogics.com — candidate@cf.com / 60703310
• Employer: https://cfsaas-regular.a2zlogics.com/employer — flamemedia@cf.com / 60703310

Multitenancy Job Portal Demo

• Admin: https://cfsaas-mt.a2zlogics.com/admin — admin@cf.com / 60703310
• Front: https://cfsaas-mt.a2zlogics.com — candidate@cf.com / 60703310
• Employer: https://cfsaas-mt.a2zlogics.com/employer — flamemedia@cf.com / 60703310
• Candidate: https://cfsaas-mt.a2zlogics.com/flame-media — candidate@cf.com / 60703310

Installation & Setup

Instructions for installation and complete usage are included in the documentation, with step-by-step pictorial guides. Follow this video for database setup and script installation.

Note: Please read the admin documentation — especially the installation guide — before setup.

Server Requirements

The requirements are minimal and available on most hosting providers.

• Apache or Nginx
• Database support (e.g. MySQL or MSSQL)
• PHP 7.4 or greater
• PDO extension
• PHP GD library
• OpenSSL support
• cURL support
• Public folder must be writable

Features

• Packages & Memberships Management
• PayPal, Stripe, Paystack, Razorpay, Flutterwave, Mollie, and Offline Payment Methods
• Front Site CMS Features (Pages, News, Menu Designer, etc.)
• Interactive Dashboards for Admin & Employers
• Roles and Permissions for Admin & Employers
• Language Translations ready
• Gmail and LinkedIn login (APIs)
• Job Board with unique features
• Interview creation, assignment, and conduct with PDF export
• Quiz designer with concept of reusability
• Interview designer (similar to quiz designer)
• Traits management
• Quiz Wizard feature for candidates
• Multiple resume builder for candidates
• News & Announcements via blog for employers
• Front-end features for home page and footer
• Jobs management
• Candidates/Applicant management with bulk import feature
• Departments management for jobs
• Settings for system management
• Responsive design for admin, employer, front site, and candidate area
• Google reCAPTCHA

Updates Log

Version 2.7 – 18 Jul 2025

• Added: Candidate favourites listing in employer account area.
• Added: Candidate creation by employer with global availability checks.
• Added: Apply for candidate by employer.
• Added: Resume apply restrictions in employer settings.
• Added: Candidate import feature for admin.
• Fixed: Email issue for Laravel 11.
• Fixed: Admin email templates editor issue.
• Fixed: Employer email templates editor issue.
• Fixed: Google reCAPTCHA issue on registration.

Version 2.6 – 26 Feb 2025

• Added: Laravel version 11 support.
• Added: Download invoice for membership.
• Added: Database session storage option.
• Added: Assign a job to a particular team member/recruiter.
• Added: Setting to display all candidates to all employers in account area.
• Fixed: file_get_contents function unavailability issue in reCAPTCHA.
• Fixed: Missing email template file issue.

Version 2.5 – 19 Nov 2024

• Added: Flutterwave payment gateway.
• Added: Mollie payment gateway.
• Added: Google reCAPTCHA on login and signup.
• Added: Delete job application feature for candidate.
• Added: Email notification to candidate on job application status change.
• Added: Show/hide password input feature on login and signup.
• Added: Dark mode switch styling changed.
• Fixed: Admin email update issue.
• Fixed: Department creation issue (in job create/edit) when only allowed for admin.
• Fixed: Employer settings missing issue.
• Fixed: Language slug update issue.
• Fixed: Email templates update issue.

Version 2.4 – 1 Apr 2024

• Added: Separate FAQs page.
• Added: Increased character limits for titles, descriptions, etc. at several places.
• Added: Setting for selecting timezone.
• Added: Email queue option/setting.
• Added: Industries module and related changes.
• Fixed: .htaccess redirect.
• Fixed: To-dos issue in employer dashboard.
• Fixed: Job statuses not appearing in employer dashboard.
• Fixed: Candidates list send-email action in employer and admin area.
• Fixed: Candidate resume download from action menu in employer area.
• Fixed: Candidate register issue when packages are enabled and no free package exists.
• Fixed: Breadcrumb page link issue.
• Fixed: Long titles display distortion at several places.
• Fixed: Employer site not appearing properly in multitenancy version.
• Fixed: Color selector not working in multitenancy version.

Version 2.3 – 1 Dec 2023

• Added: Interface for general image uploading.
• Added: Size limit setting for uploads.
• Added: Search history items made clickable on home page.
• Added: Candidate packages (apply to jobs, public resume page, number of resumes, show/hide personal info).
• Added: Display "Last Date" on job ads with a setting to show/hide this field.
• Fixed: HTML entity decoding of language phrases.
• Fixed: Google/LinkedIn missing variable issue at login/signup when disabled.
• Fixed: Candidate area dark mode button when colour selector panel is not available.
• Fixed: Admin CSS variables restoration issue on update.
• Fixed: Extra menu items being added on update.
• Fixed: Employer job description formatting not saving.
• Fixed: Profile and testimonial image distortion issue.
• Fixed: Removed "in" when there is no news category.

Version 2.2 – 24 Jul 2023

• Added: Front site dynamic language switch with RTL support.
• Added: Hide job after last date.
• Added: Offline payment mode.
• Added: Symlink alternate mechanism for image display when unavailable.
• Added: Display candidate pages to logged-in employers only.
• Added: Admin candidate static resume file download option.
• Added: Jobs display in admin area.
• Fixed: Admin candidate resume download issue.
• Fixed: Colour theme glitch on page reload.
• Fixed: Front register issue when only one type is allowed.
• Fixed: Admin resume download issue.
• Fixed: Candidate response issue when no resume items exist.
• Fixed: Front candidate detail page missing slug issue.
• Fixed: Admin CKEditor attribute removal issue.
• Fixed: Employer jobs CSV export.

Version 2.1 – 2 May 2023

• Added: Razorpay payment gateway.
• Added: Paystack payment gateway.
• Added: Setting to hide site stats from front site login modal.
• Added: CSS setting for front site and candidate area.
• Fixed: Colour theme glitch on page reload.
• Fixed: Admin → Employer delete now removes all corresponding data.
• Fixed: Front contact form error.
• Fixed: Front candidates list page missing slug issue.
• Fixed: Front candidate detail page missing slug issue.
• Fixed: Employer quiz question edit error.
• Removed: "Candidate Finder" as placeholder for employer site fields.

Version 2.0 – 15 Mar 2023

• Added: New improved design.
• Added: Multi colour theme with dark mode.
• Added: Candidate list and detail pages on front site.
• Added: Separate pricing page with FAQs.
• Added: Admin FAQs module.
• Added: Google and LinkedIn login on front site.
• Added: Improved design of candidate area.
• Added: Quiz timer display.

Version 1.3.1 – 11 Sep 2022

• Added: CKEditor 5 in place of 4.
• Added: Error logs table for recording email errors and avoiding script blocking.
• Added: Option to display jobs to logged-in applicants only (employer section).
• Fixed: Employer account activation link from front/main site.
• Fixed: Employer branding custom-style CSS file generation issues.
• Fixed: Missing job detail links/URLs following introduction of slugs.
• Fixed: Subdomain slug issues and "www" issues.
• Fixed: LinkedIn and Google login/signup issues.
• Fixed: Employer → Job Board → Delete application not working.
• Fixed: Date issue in employer signup.
• Fixed: Jobs detail slug and ID handling.

Version 1.3 – 3 Jul 2022

• Added: Settings for Portal vs Multitenancy.
• Added: Filter creation in admin area.
• Added: Department creation in admin area.
• Added: Slug field in employer job creation.
• Added: Front job display by job slug.
• Added: Job detail page on the main front site.
• Added: Apply feature with traits selection on the main front site.
• Added: Candidate account area on main front site.
• Added: Adjustments for Job Filters Creation settings in admin, employer, and candidate area.
• Added: Adjustments for Departments Creation settings in admin, employer, and candidate area.
• Added: Front/main site login for candidates and employers.
• Added: Separate site feature in packages/memberships.
• Added: Move uploads folder outside of public.
• Added: Separate company logo for employer.
• Added: Header script settings for front/main, employer, and candidate area.
• Added: WYSIWYG editor setting for email templates with enable/disable option.
• Fixed: Employer membership renewal selection UX confusion.
• Fixed: Favicon not appearing.
• Fixed: Membership price decimal limit.
• Fixed: Page and news detail content alignment issue.
• Fixed: Free package duration issue.
• Fixed: employer_id variable not found on employer signup with dummy data.

Version 1.2 – 18 Apr 2022

• Added: Footer scripts settings.
• Added: Increased limit for candidate job experience entries.
• Added: New colour settings for front site.
• Added: Filters on jobs and companies page at front site.
• Fixed: Subdomain "Admin Login as Candidate" missing route issue.
• Fixed: Mobile view issues on front-end site.
• Fixed: Y-axis bar of admin dashboard.
• Fixed: Front package signup button crash.
• Fixed: Default company "not found" image.
• Fixed: Employer send-email-to-candidate feature.

Version 1.1 – 22 Feb 2022

• Added: PHP 8 compatibility.
• Fixed: Purchase code limit issue.
• Fixed: Error image on employer logo, banner, and favicon.
• Fixed: Employer is now mandatory when creating a membership from admin.
• Fixed: Admin employer creation issue.
• Fixed: Admin candidate creation issue.
• Fixed: Admin membership listing sort issue.