WWW::Search::Monster - class for searching Monster
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";}
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::SearchResult objects contain url, title, company, location and change_date fields. The following search options can be activated by sending a hash as the second argument to native_query().
Restrict by Location No restriction by default.
Only jobs in $location_id. To find out what $location_id you need please look at the source of http://jobsearch.monster.com. Note that $location_id does not mean the area telephone code.
Restrict by Job Category Use {'fn' => $cat_id} to select one or more job categories you want. For multiple selection use a '+' sign, e.g. {'fn' => '1+2'}. Possible categories are:
"WWW::Search::Monster" is written and maintained by Alexander Tkatchev ([email protected]). THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.