Job boards are a gold mine of business intelligence. They show you who's hiring, what skills are in demand, and which companies are growing. But scraping job postings from a single board isn't enough. Job openings are scattered across dozens of platforms, and manually collecting this data is time-consuming.

The Job Postings Scraper lets you aggregate job listings from multiple sources into one place. This tool gives you a comprehensive view of the job market, helping you find leads, research competitors, or analyze market trends.

What is a Job Postings Scraper?

A Job Postings Scraper is a tool that automatically collects job posting data from various online job boards. It goes beyond a simple scraper for one site. Our scraper is a single solution that pulls data from multiple sources at once.

Instead of writing complex code for each job board, you use a single, simple interface to get all the data you need. This saves you time and ensures you get a complete view of the market. You can also integrate this data with your existing workflows.

Why not just use a single job board?

In the past, one or two platforms dominated the job market. That’s no longer the case. Today, job postings are fragmented across many sites, including:

  • General job boards like Indeed and Glassdoor
  • Niche boards for specific industries
  • Company career pages
  • Social media platforms like LinkedIn

Only scraping one source gives you an incomplete picture. You might miss opportunities or misread market trends. The Job Boards Scraper solves this by consolidating data from over 19 major job boards into one collection.

How the Job Boards Scraper Works

Our Job Boards Scraper is built for simplicity and power. It offers multiple ways to find the data you want.

This method is the most common. It lets you search for job listings using keywords and filters. You can use it to build a targeted lead list or analyze market trends.

Imagine you're a B2B SaaS company selling an HR tool. You can search for "HR Manager" jobs in "New York" to find companies actively hiring for that role. This tells you they might need a new tool to manage their growing team.

You can filter your search by:

  • Job title keywords: Search for specific roles like "software engineer" or "marketing manager."
  • Location: Target specific cities, states, or countries.
  • Job seniority: Find roles for interns, seniors, or executives.
  • Industry: Narrow your search to a specific sector.
  • Job posting age: Find the newest listings to act quickly.

2. Search from a list of companies

This is a more advanced use case. Instead of a broad search, you provide a list of companies you want to find jobs for. This is useful for account-based marketing (ABM) or sales.

Let's say you have a list of target accounts from a previous campaign. You can feed this list into the scraper to find all current job openings within those companies. This data can help you:

  • Identify decision-makers for your sales outreach.
  • Personalize your messages by referencing a specific job opening.
  • Spot new opportunities with existing or past clients.

This method works with company names, domains, or LinkedIn URLs. You just need to have a collection with your company data.

Getting Started: A Step-by-Step Guide

Using the Job Boards Scraper is simple. Here’s how you can do it in Datablist.

Step 1: Create a new collection & select "Job Postings Search"

First, you need a place to store your data. Create a new collection in your Datablist account by clicking the "+" button in the left sidebar.

In the data sources select "Job Postings Scraper." This will open the scraper configuration.

Select Sources
Select Sources

This is where you tell the scraper what to look for. You have two main options, as described above:

  • General Search: Use the search filters to define your criteria. You can search for keywords in job titles or descriptions, select a country, and set seniority levels. You can also exclude keywords like "intern" to refine your results.
  • Company-based Search: Select an existing collection that contains your list of companies. The scraper will then find job postings for only those companies.

For example, if you want to find marketing roles in San Francisco, you would enter "marketing" as the keyword and "San Francisco" as the location. You can also add "manager" to the list of keywords to narrow the search.

Job Posting Search configuration
Job Posting Search configuration

Step 4: Configure output properties

Define the columns where the scraped data will be saved. The scraper automatically extracts data points like:

  • Job Title
  • Company Name
  • Location
  • Job Description
  • Application URL
  • Posting Date

Make sure the output columns have the correct data type (text, URL, etc.) so your data is clean and ready to use.

Step 5: Run the scraper

Once everything is configured, click "Run." The scraper will go to work, collecting job postings that match your criteria and populating your collection.

You can then clean and normalize the scraped data. Use a Data Extractor to pull specific information like email addresses or phone numbers from the job descriptions.

Use Cases for Your Job Postings Data

Scraped job data is valuable for many business functions.

  • Sales & Lead Generation: Identify companies that are growing and in need of new solutions. A company hiring for a "Head of Marketing" might be a perfect lead for your marketing automation software.
  • Recruiting: A recruiter can use this data to find new job opportunities for their candidates. They can also see what skills are in demand in their industry.
  • Market Research: Analyze job trends to understand which industries are booming or what skills are most sought after in a given city.
  • Competitor Intelligence: See which roles your competitors are hiring for. This can give you insights into their strategy and future plans.

FAQ

Yes, it is generally legal to scrape publicly available data from job boards. However, you should always check the terms of service of the specific sites you are scraping.

Can I scrape specific company career pages?

The Job Boards Scraper focuses on aggregating data from multiple job boards. If you need to scrape a specific career page, you can use the AI Website Scraper.

How is this different from other job scrapers?

Most other scrapers are built for a single job board. Our Job Boards Scraper is a multi-source aggregator. This means you don't need to combine data from different scrapers, saving you time and giving you a complete dataset.

The Job Boards Scraper is a powerful tool for anyone who needs to understand the job market. It turns unstructured job postings into clean, usable data, giving you a competitive edge in sales, marketing, and recruiting.