diff --git a/input/job-description/.gitignore b/input/job-description/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d18afce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/job-description/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+inbox/*
+!inbox/.gitkeep
+processed/*
+!processed/.gitkeep
+failures/*
+!failures/.gitkeep
diff --git a/input/job-description/failures/.gitkeep b/input/job-description/failures/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/input/job-description/inbox/.gitkeep b/input/job-description/inbox/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/input/job-description/processed/.gitkeep b/input/job-description/processed/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/input/resume/.gitignore b/input/resume/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/resume/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*
+!.gitkeep
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/input/resume/.gitkeep b/input/resume/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29