Job Data Guides

Practical guides on job posting data - from choosing a job API to finding sales signals in job ads. Each topic starts with a main guide and goes deeper from there.

Job APIs & Integration

What a job posting API is, how to choose one and how to integrate it into your job board, app or data pipeline.

Main guideUnderstanding Job APIs: A Comprehensive GuideWhat a job API is, the main types, how to judge coverage, freshness and pricing, and how to access job posting data through an API - with FAQ and checklist.Main guideHow to Integrate a Job API: Step-by-Step TutorialIntegrate Techmap's Job Posting API step by step: API key, first request, filters, pagination, deduplication, daily syncs, error handling and job board display.

Job Board Backfill

How job boards fill empty categories and regions with external job feeds - planning, tools, revenue and trade-offs.

Main guideThe Planner's Guide to Job Board BackfillPlan job board backfill end to end: models, gap analysis, feed formats, dedup and expiry, Google for Jobs, refresh cadence, ROI metrics and a launch checklist.

Job Data Sources & Formats

Where job postings come from and how to work with job data files - feeds, JSON, CSV, Parquet and XML.

Main guideExploring Job Posting Sources: A Comprehensive Guide to Job Boards, Job Aggregators, and BeyondDiscover the key differences between job posting sources such as job boards, aggregators, search engines, social media platforms, HR software suites, and company ATS career pages. Learn how to leverage these platforms effectively to meet your recruitment and data analysis goals.

Job Data Analysis

Turning raw job postings into insights - analysis workflows, data mining techniques, dashboards and visualization.

Main guideAnalyzing Job Posting Data for Business InsightsHow to analyze job posting data: questions it answers, the fields, a cleaning and aggregation workflow, key metrics, biases, and pandas/DuckDB examples.Main guideJob Data Mining: Techniques and Best PracticesHow to mine job postings: collection, parsing, title and skill normalization, salary extraction, deduplication, clustering, evaluation and pipeline practices.

Market & Labour Market Intelligence

Reading hiring trends, salaries and labour market shifts from job postings.

Main guideHow Job Ads Data Uncovers Market TrendsHow to use job postings as a leading indicator: which trends they reveal, methods like YoY and share-of-postings, recurring reports and pitfalls.

Company Signals & Sales Intelligence

Finding sales signals in job postings - new office locations, tools and technologies companies use, and how to classify them.

Main guideA Classification of Company Signals in Sales IntelligenceWe present a comprehensive classification of company signals found in job postings, including indicators like product launches, new office openings, technology adoptions, and tool usage.

Tech Job Search with Job Data

Hands-on projects for developers and students who use job posting data to find their next job.

Main guideHow to Create a Personalized Job Posting AgentA tutorial for a personalized job posting agent that sends email notifications. Learn to access a Job Posting API, retrieve job postings in JSON, and reformat the data.

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