📅 2024-01-19 — Session: Developed LinkedIn Web Scraping Strategy
🕒 15:45–16:00
🏷️ Labels: Web Scraping, Linkedin, Python, Beautifulsoup, Requests
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to develop a comprehensive strategy for scraping job postings from LinkedIn using Python, while ensuring compliance with LinkedIn’s terms of service.
Key Activities
- Web Scraping LinkedIn Job Postings: Explored a structured approach using Python libraries like BeautifulSoup and requests, handling authentication, and making HTTP requests.
- Analysis of LinkedIn Redirection Script: Reflected on a JavaScript snippet used for redirection, understanding its tracking and redirection mechanisms and implications for scraping.
Achievements
- Developed a clear strategy for LinkedIn job scraping, including necessary technical considerations and compliance aspects.
- Gained insights into LinkedIn’s redirection scripts and their impact on web scraping efforts.
Pending Tasks
- Further exploration of LinkedIn’s terms of service to ensure full compliance in web scraping activities.