quick-hire.md

QuickHire PRD

Overview

QuickHire is a mobile-friendly job posting platform designed to help small businesses quickly hire qualified short-term staff. The goal is to launch a minimum viable product (MVP) within 24 hours that allows business owners to publish a job and receive applications via a single dashboard.

Problem Statement

Small businesses struggle to hire qualified short-term staff quickly due to slow and overloaded job boards, and chaotic application management. This results in lost productivity and revenue.

Target Audience

The target audience is small business owners, including those who manage cafes, shops, and local services, who need to hire a reliable temporary staff member in under 48 hours.

MVP Feature Scope

For the MVP, we will focus on the following features:

• Lightweight job post generator
• Auto-publishing to local job platforms
• Single mobile-friendly dashboard to receive applications

User Stories

1. As a small business owner, I want to create a job post quickly so that I can start receiving applications.
2. As a small business owner, I want to publish the job post to local job platforms with minimal effort so that I can reach a wider audience.
3. As a small business owner, I want to view applications in a single dashboard so that I can manage them efficiently.

Core Features

1. Job Post Generator: A simple form to input job details, including job title, description, location, and requirements.
2. Auto-Publishing: Integration with local job platforms to auto-publish the job post.
3. Application Dashboard: A mobile-friendly dashboard to view and manage applications.

User Flow

The following Mermaid diagram illustrates the user flow for the QuickHire MVP:

graph LR
    A[User visits QuickHire] --> B[User creates a job post]
    B --> C[User publishes the job post]
    C --> D[QuickHire auto-publishes to local job platforms]
    D --> E[QuickHire receives applications]
    E --> F[User views applications in the dashboard]

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Technical Stack

• Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS
• Backend/Auth: Firebase
• Deployment: Vercel

Assumptions & Constraints

• Limited design skills; focus on functionality over polish
• Solo developer; prioritization of features is crucial
• 24-hour launch constraint; MVP scope is limited to essential features

Success Metrics

The MVP is considered successful if a real business owner is able to publish a job and receive at least one qualified applicant within 24 hours of posting.