WWW::Search::Monster - class for searching Monster

  use WWW::Search;
  my $oSearch = new WWW::Search('Monster');
  my $sQuery = WWW::Search::escape_query("perl and (perl or perl)");
  $oSearch->native_query($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

use {'lid' => $location_id}

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. The default is no location restriction.

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:

* 1 Accounting/Auditing

* 2 Administrative and Support Services

* 8 Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations

* 5620 Aerospace/Aviation/Defense

* 540 Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing

* 9004 Airlines

* 541 Architectural Services

* 12 Arts, Entertainment, and Media

* 576 Banking

* 46 Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical

* 3979 Building and Grounds Maintenance

* 8125 Business Opportunity/Investment Required

* 8126 Career Fairs

* 9005 Computer Services

* 543 Computers, Hardware

* 6 Computers, Software

* 544 Construction, Mining and Trades

* 546 Consulting Services

* 5622 Consumer Products

* 545 Customer Service and Call Center

* 3 Education, Training, and Library

* 7305 Electronics

* 547 Employment Placement Agencies

* 5624 Energy/Utilities

* 4 Engineering

* 9002 Environmental Services

* 3561 Executive Management

* 548 Finance/Economics

* 549 Financial Services

* 550 Government and Policy

* 7306 Healthcare - Business Office & Finance

* 2947 Healthcare - CNAs/Aides/MAs/Home Health

* 3972 Healthcare - Laboratory/Pathology Services

* 2963 Healthcare - LPNs & LVNs

* 2990 Healthcare - Medical & Dental Practitioners

* 3007 Healthcare - Medical Records, Health IT & Informatics

* 9014 Healthcare - Optical

* 551 Healthcare, Other

* 3973 Healthcare - Pharmacy

* 3974 Healthcare - Radiology/Imaging

* 3975 Healthcare - RNs & Nurse Management

* 3976 Healthcare - Social Services/Mental Health

* 3977 Healthcare - Support Services

* 3978 Healthcare - Therapy/Rehab Services

* 552 Hospitality/Tourism

* 5 Human Resources/Recruiting

* 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

* 542 Nonprofit

* 9010 Operations Management

* 11 Other

* 557 Personal Care and Service

* 9007 Product Management

* 9008 Project/Program Management

* 5623 Publishing/Printing

* 7307 Purchasing

* 558 Real Estate

* 13 Restaurant and Food Service

* 44 Retail/Wholesale

* 10 Sales

* 9009 Sales - Account Management

* 9011 Sales - Telemarketing

* 5957 Sales - Work at Home/Commission Only

* 559 Science

* 560 Sports and Recreation/Fitness

* 5625 Supply Chain/Logistics

* 561 Telecommunications

* 9013 Textiles

* 562 Transportation and Warehousing

* 9003 Veterinary Services

* 9006 Waste Management Services

WWW::Search::Monster is written and maintained by Alexander Tkatchev (Alexander.Tkatchev@cern.ch).

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.