NAME

WWW::Scraper::Monster - Scrapes Monster.com

SYNOPSIS

 use WWW::Search;
 my $oSearch = new WWW::Search('Monster');
 my $sQuery = WWW::Search::escape_query("unix and (c++ or java)");
 $oSearch->native_query($sQuery,
 			{'st' => 'CA',
			 'tm' => '14d'});
 while (my $res = $oSearch->next_result()) {
     print $res->company . "\t" . $res->title . "\t" . $res->change_date
	 . "\t" . $res->location . "\t" . $res->url . "\n";
 }

DESCRIPTION

This class is a Monster specialization of WWW::Search. It handles making and interpreting Monster searches at http://www.monster.com. Monster supports Boolean logic with "and"s "or"s. See http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobsearch_tips.asp for a full description of the query language.

The returned WWW::Scraper::Response objects contain url, title, company, location and change_date fields.

OPTIONS

The following search options can be activated by sending a hash as the second argument to native_query().

Restrict by Date

The default is to return jobs posted in last 30 days. An example below changes the default to 14 days:

{'tm' => '14d'}

lid - Restrict by Location

No restriction by default.

over 8

"323" => Alabama-Anniston

"324" => Alabama-Birmingham

"325" => Alabama-Mobile/Dothan

"328" => Alabama-Montgomery

"326" => Alabama-Northern/Huntsville

"329" => Alabama-Tuscaloosa

"318" => Alaska-Anchorage

"319" => Alaska-Fairbanks

"320" => Alaska-Juneau

"337" => Arizona-Flagstaff

"338" => Arizona-Phoenix

"340" => Arizona-Tucson

"941" => Arizona-Yuma

"333" => Arkansas-Eastern

"334" => Arkansas-Little Rock

"331" => Arkansas-Western

"347" => California-Anaheim/Huntington Beach

"349" => California-Central Coast

"343" => California-Central Valley

"344" => California-Chico/Eureka

"882" => California-Long Beach

"348" => California-Los Angeles

"702" => California-Oakland/East Bay

"350" => California-Orange County

"352" => California-Sacramento

"351" => California-San Bernardino/Palm Springs

"354" => California-San Diego

"355" => California-San Francisco

"357" => California-Santa Barbara

"883" => California-Silicon Valley/Peninsula

"356" => California-Silicon Valley/San Jose

"698" => California-Ventura County

"361" => Colorado-Boulder/Fort Collins

"362" => Colorado-Colorado Springs

"363" => Colorado-Denver

"884" => Colorado-Denver South

"365" => Colorado-Western/Grand Junction

"367" => Connecticut-Danbury/Bridgeport

"368" => Connecticut-Hartford

"689" => Connecticut-New Haven

"885" => Connecticut-Southeast/New London

"369" => Connecticut-Stamford

"374" => Delaware-Delaware

"371" => District of Columbia-Washington/Metro

"377" => Florida-Daytona

"378" => Florida-Ft. Lauderdale

"379" => Florida-Ft. Myers/Naples

"380" => Florida-Gainesville/Jacksonville

"382" => Florida-Melbourne

"383" => Florida-Miami

"385" => Florida-Orlando

"386" => Florida-Pensacola/Panama City

"388" => Florida-St. Petersburg

"389" => Florida-Tallahassee

"390" => Florida-Tampa

"391" => Florida-West Palm Beach

"950" => Georgia-Atlanta

"899" => Georgia-Atlanta North

"886" => Georgia-Atlanta South

"395" => Georgia-Central/Augusta

"398" => Georgia-Savannah

"942" => Georgia-Southwest

"401" => Hawaii-Hawaii

"412" => Idaho-Boise

"413" => Idaho-Eastern/Twin Falls

"887" => Idaho-Northern

"700" => Illinois-Bloomington/Peoria

"417" => Illinois-Chicago

"888" => Illinois-Chicago North

"889" => Illinois-Chicago Northwest

"890" => Illinois-Chicago South

"422" => Illinois-Quincy

"423" => Illinois-Rockford

"419" => Illinois-Southern

"424" => Illinois-Springfield/Champaign

"426" => Indiana-Evansville

"427" => Indiana-Fort Wayne

"891" => Indiana-Gary/Merrillville

"428" => Indiana-Indianapolis

"429" => Indiana-Lafayette

"430" => Indiana-South Bend

"431" => Indiana-Terre Haute

"404" => Iowa-Cedar Rapids

"406" => Iowa-Central/Des Moines

"939" => Iowa-Davenport

"408" => Iowa-Western/Sioux City

"435" => Kansas-Kansas City

"940" => Kansas-Overland Park

"434" => Kansas-Topeka/Manhattan

"437" => Kansas-Wichita Western

"439" => Kentucky-Bowling Green/Paducah

"441" => Kentucky-Lexington

"442" => Kentucky-Louisville

"445" => Louisiana-Alexandria

"446" => Louisiana-Baton Rouge

"447" => Louisiana-Lafayette /Lake Charles

"450" => Louisiana-New Orleans

"449" => Louisiana-Northern

"462" => Maine-Central/Augusta

"463" => Maine-Northern/Bangor

"464" => Maine-Southern/Portland

"458" => Maryland-Baltimore

"708" => Maryland-Montgomery County

"460" => Maryland-Salisbury

"453" => Massachusetts-Boston

"893" => Massachusetts-Boston North

"892" => Massachusetts-Boston South

"455" => Massachusetts-Framingham/Worcester

"454" => Massachusetts-Western/Springfield

"468" => Michigan-Ann Arbor

"470" => Michigan-Detroit

"707" => Michigan-Flint/Saginaw

"472" => Michigan-Grand Rapids

"695" => Michigan-Kalamazoo

"473" => Michigan-Lansing

"467" => Michigan-Northern

"482" => Minnesota-Mankato/Rochester

"483" => Minnesota-Minneapolis

"480" => Minnesota-Northern/Duluth

"684" => Minnesota-St. Paul

"502" => Mississippi-Central

"500" => Mississippi-Northern

"499" => Mississippi-Southern

"489" => Missouri-Jefferson City

"491" => Missouri-Kansas City/Independence

"492" => Missouri-Northeastern

"494" => Missouri-Quincy

"897" => Missouri-Southeastern

"495" => Missouri-Springfield/Joplin

"497" => Missouri-St. Louis

"505" => Montana-Eastern/Billings

"508" => Montana-Great Falls

"699" => Montana-Helena/Butte

"510" => Montana-Western/Missoula

"526" => Nebraska-Lincoln

"528" => Nebraska-Omaha

"525" => Nebraska-West/North Platte

"541" => Nevada-Las Vegas

"542" => Nevada-Reno

"705" => New Hampshire-Northern

"530" => New Hampshire-Southern

"532" => New Jersey-Central

"534" => New Jersey-Northern

"533" => New Jersey-Southern

"537" => New Mexico-Albuquerque

"685" => New Mexico-Santa Fe

"544" => New York-Albany/Poughkeepsie

"545" => New York-Binghamton/Elmira

"546" => New York-Buffalo

"549" => New York-Long Island

"550" => New York-New York City

"547" => New York-Northern

"552" => New York-Rochester

"553" => New York-Syracuse

"554" => New York-Utica

"556" => New York-Westchester

"512" => North Carolina-Charlotte

"515" => North Carolina-Eastern/Greenville

"514" => North Carolina-Greensboro

"516" => North Carolina-Raleigh/Durham-RTP

"517" => North Carolina-Western/Asheville

"513" => North Carolina-Wilmington/Fayetteville

"519" => North Carolina-Winston Salem

"521" => North Dakota-Central

"522" => North Dakota-Eastern

"523" => North Dakota-Western

"558" => Ohio-Akron

"559" => Ohio-Cincinnati

"560" => Ohio-Cleveland

"561" => Ohio-Columbus/Zanesville

"562" => Ohio-Dayton

"563" => Ohio-Northwest

"566" => Ohio-Youngstown

"569" => Oklahoma-Central-Oklahoma City

"571" => Oklahoma-Eastern/Tulsa

"574" => Oregon-Central

"578" => Oregon-Portland

"579" => Oregon-Salem

"576" => Oregon-Southern

"581" => Pennsylvania-Allentown

"582" => Pennsylvania-Erie

"583" => Pennsylvania-Harrisburg

"584" => Pennsylvania-Johnstown

"585" => Pennsylvania-Philadelphia

"586" => Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh

"704" => Pennsylvania-State College

"588" => Pennsylvania-Wilkes Barre

"703" => Pennsylvania-York/Lancaster

"1384" => Puerto Rico-San Juan

"591" => Rhode Island-Providence

"594" => South Carolina-Columbia

"595" => South Carolina-Florence/Myrtle Beach

"596" => South Carolina-Greenville/Spartanburg

"593" => South Carolina-South/Charleston

"598" => South Dakota-East/Sioux Falls

"600" => South Dakota-West/Rapid City

"603" => Tennessee-Chattanooga

"604" => Tennessee-Jackson

"605" => Tennessee-Knoxville

"606" => Tennessee-Memphis

"607" => Tennessee-Nashville

"610" => Texas-Abilene/Odessa

"611" => Texas-Amarillo/Lubbock

"612" => Texas-Austin

"615" => Texas-Dallas

"613" => Texas-East/Tyler/Beaumont

"616" => Texas-El Paso

"686" => Texas-Fort Worth

"619" => Texas-Houston

"624" => Texas-San Antonio

"618" => Texas-South/Corpus Christi

"627" => Texas-Waco

"628" => Texas-Wichita Falls

"692" => Utah-Provo

"630" => Utah-Salt Lake City

"529" => Vermont-Northern

"706" => Vermont-Southern

"1383" => Virgin Islands-St. Croix

"1381" => Virgin Islands-St. John

"1382" => Virgin Islands-St. Thomas

"894" => Virginia-Alexandria

"634" => Virginia-Charlottesville/Harrisonburg

"693" => Virginia-Fairfax

"895" => Virginia-McLean/Arlington

"635" => Virginia-Norfolk/Hampton Roads

"701" => Virginia-Northern

"637" => Virginia-Richmond

"638" => Virginia-Roanoke

"694" => Virginia-Vienna

"896" => Washington-Bellevue/Redmond

"649" => Washington-Central/Yakima

"648" => Washington-Eastern/Spokane

"647" => Washington-Seattle

"697" => Washington-Tacoma/Olympia

"663" => West Virginia-Northern

"661" => West Virginia-Southern

"654" => Wisconsin-Eau Claire/LaCrosse

"653" => Wisconsin-Green Bay/Appleton

"655" => Wisconsin-Madison

"656" => Wisconsin-Milwaukee

"659" => Wisconsin-Northern

"667" => Wyoming-Casper

"668" => Wyoming-Cheyenne

st - State

Only jobs in state $state. To select multiple states separate them with a "+", e.g. {'st' => 'NY+NJ+CT'}

fn - Job Function

Use {'fn' => $cat_id} to select one to five (5) job categories. For multiple selection separate selections with a space, e.g. 'fn' => '1 2'. Leave blank to select all categories.

"1" => Accounting/Auditing

"2" => Administrative and Support Services

"8" => Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations

"540" => Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing

"541" => Architectural Services

"12" => Arts, Entertainment, and Media

"576" => Banking

"46" => Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical

"542" => Community, Social Services, and Nonprofit

"543" => Computers, Hardware

"6" => Computers, Software

"544" => Construction, Mining and Trades

"546" => Consulting Services

"545" => Customer Service and Call Center

"3" => Education, Training, and Library

"547" => Employment Placement Agencies

"4" => Engineering

"548" => Finance/Economics

"549" => Financial Services

"550" => Government and Policy

"551" => Healthcare, Other

"9" => Healthcare, Practitioner and Technician

"552" => Hospitality/Tourism

"5" => Human Resources

"660" => Information Technology

"553" => Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

"45" => Insurance

"554" => Internet/E-Commerce

"555" => Law Enforcement, and Security

"7" => Legal

"47" => Manufacturing and Production

"556" => Military

"11" => Other

"557" => Personal Care and Service

"558" => Real Estate

"13" => Restaurant and Food Service

"44" => Retail/Wholesale

"10" => Sales

"559" => Science

"560" => Sports and Recreation

"561" => Telecommunications

"562" => Transportation and Warehousing

AUTHOR

Glenn Wood, Chttp://search.cpan.org/search?mode=author&query=GLENNWOOD.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 Glenn Wood. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.