OpenBaraza/ajirika

How to make Africa's Human Capital more employable # 🧭 Project Ajirika — Building a Standard for the Data CV Hiring has evolved — from handwritten letters and printed CVs, to email attachments, and now to online job application portals. These portals have made life easier for HR teams — but for applicants, each submission still takes time and effort to re-enter the same details over and over again. **Project Ajirika** is starting a conversation around this. > 💡 *What if we had a standard data structure for job applications — where an applicant could upload one structured “data CV” that any portal could read?* This would: - Save time for applicants - Ensure accuracy across job submissions - Make job matching more efficient - Enable AI-assisted CV writing and job matching --- ## 🎯 Our Goals 1. **Reusable JSON CV Format** Create a portable, machine-readable `JSON` CV format that applicants can use across multiple job portals. 2. **Unified CV Platform** Build a central open-source platform for job seekers to update, export, and share their CVs in the standard format. 3. **HR Standardization** Collaborate with the HR community in Kenya to standardize key CV data fields and metadata. 4. **Open Source Development** Foster an active open-source community to evolve the schema and tools continuously. --- ## 🕓 Project History | Date | Milestone | Description | |------|------------|-------------| | **October 2025** | Concept Meeting | Initial idea of a standardized data CV format discussed. | | **October 2025** | Brainstorming | Drafted problem statements and project goals. | | **Ongoing** | Research | Analyzing existing global standards such as JSON Resume and HR Open Standards. | --- ## 🚀 Current Action Items | 🧩 Area | Description | |---------|-------------| | 🔍 **Research Standards** | Conduct detailed research on global CV data formats and standards. | | 👥 **HR Community Engagement** | Engage HR professionals in Kenya to discuss CV standardization and metadata. | | 📄 **Document Challenges** | Collect real-world pain poin …