LinkedIn Job Scraper
Program to scrape and store a constant stream of LinkedIn job postings and dozens of their respective attributes
Download the polished dataset and view insights at - https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/arshkon/linkedin-job-postings
User Configurations
Required
logins.csv- Populate with multiple LinkedIn logins
- Specify the purpose of the login (search or detail retreiever)
- I recommend 1-3 logins for search and the remaining for more expensive attribute retrieval
Optional
details_retriever.py- MAX_UPDATES: - Number of job postings to look up before sleeping. Increase with more accounts/proxies (default = 25)
- SLEEP_TIME: - Seconds to sleep between every iteration (default = 60)
Running
This program consists of 2 main scripts, running in parallel.
python search_retriever.py - discovers new job postings and insert the most recent IDs and minimal attributes into the database
python details_retriever.py - populates tables with complete job attributes
It's important to note that while search_retriever.py typically runs smoothly, even through your personal IP and a singular account, details_retriever.py can be a bit finicky. Each search generates approximately 25-50 results, all of which must be individually queried to obtain their attributes. To enhance its performance, I recommend the following strategies:
- Utilize multiple proxies and accounts when running details_retriever.py.
- Experiment with different time delays to find the optimal settings.
- Run details_retriever.py during periods of lower online activity, such as late-night hours and weekends, to catch up with the progress of search_retriever.py. This will ensure that both processes remain synchronized and up to date.
Converting Database to CSV
python to_csv.py --folder <destination folder> --database <linkedin_jobs.db>
Creates a CSV file for each database, along with minimal preprocessing