Enhance careers management features: update CareersPageController to fetch and display career listings with additional fields, modify Career model to include relationships and new attributes, and create a new view for the careers index with an application modal. Update database migration to reflect changes in the careers table structure and adjust routes for application submissions.

app/Http/Controllers/ApplicationController.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Models\Application;
+
+class ApplicationController extends Controller
+{
+    public function store(Request $request)
+    {
+        $validatedData = $request->validate([
+            'career_id' => 'required|exists:careers,id',
+            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
+            'birthdate' => 'required|date',
+            'resume_file' => 'required|file|mimes:pdf,doc,docx|max:2048',
+            'email' => 'required|email|max:255',
+            'phone_number' => 'required|string|max:20',
+            'cover_letter' => 'nullable|string',
+        ]);
+
+        $resumePath = $request->file('resume_file')->store('resumes');
+
+        Application::create([
+            'career_id' => $validatedData['career_id'],
+            'name' => $validatedData['name'],
+            'birthdate' => $validatedData['birthdate'],
+            'resume_file' => $resumePath,
+            'email' => $validatedData['email'],
+            'phone_number' => $validatedData['phone_number'],
+            'cover_letter' => $validatedData['cover_letter'] ?? null,
+        ]);
+
+        return back()->with('success', 'Your application has been submitted successfully!');
+    }
+}