Talent.com Jobs Scraper

Extract and collect Talent.com job listings into a clean, structured dataset for research, monitoring, and analysis. Gather job titles, companies, locations, salary fields, links, and detailed descriptions in both plain text and HTML. Built for reliable, automated job data collection at scale.

Features

• Flexible search input — Run with a keyword and optional location, or provide a direct Talent.com search URL
• Rich description coverage — Collects complete description and descriptionHtml whenever available
• Structured output fields — Get standardized records ready for analytics, enrichment, and export
• Duplicate-safe collection — Avoids repeated listings while collecting across multiple pages
• Production-ready defaults — Balanced limits for fast runs and stable results
• Proxy-ready execution — Works with Apify Proxy for improved reliability on larger runs

Use Cases

Job Market Intelligence

Track hiring demand by role, location, and employer. Build trend reports to understand where jobs are growing and which skills are being requested.

Recruitment Research

Collect job listings and source links for outreach planning, candidate-market analysis, and role benchmarking across regions.

Competitive Monitoring

Monitor openings from target companies over time. Identify new role patterns, expansion into new locations, and hiring momentum.

Data Enrichment Pipelines

Use structured output in downstream workflows for classification, summarization, tagging, and dashboarding.

Lead Generation Workflows

Extract company names, titles, and listing URLs for outreach and prospecting workflows in sales and hiring operations.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
startUrl	String	No	—	Talent.com search URL to use as the starting point
searchQuery	String	Yes	—	Main keyword to search for jobs
location	String	No	—	Optional location filter
maxItems	Integer	No	20	Maximum number of jobs to collect
maxPages	Integer	No	5	Maximum number of result pages to process
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	Apify proxy settings for run reliability

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Output Data

Each dataset item contains:

Field	Type	Description
jobId	String	Job identifier
sourceTitle	String	Original job title from listing source
title	String	Normalized or best available job title
company	String	Company name
location	String	Job location text
jobType	String	Employment type when available
salary	String	Salary summary text
salaryMin	Number	Minimum salary value when available
salaryMax	Number	Maximum salary value when available
salaryCurrency	String	Salary currency code or text
salaryType	String	Salary period/type when available
postedDate	String	Posting date/time when available
snippet	String	Short listing summary
description	String	Plain-text full job description
descriptionHtml	String	HTML-formatted job description
sourceLink	String	Source apply or outbound link
url	String	Talent.com job page URL
source	String	Source site identifier
listUrl	String	Search/list URL used for this item
scrapedAt	String	Timestamp when the item was collected

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Usage Examples

Basic Search Collection

Collect the first 20 results for a keyword in the United States.

{
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "United States",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Larger Dataset Run

Increase page and item limits for broader market analysis.

{
  "searchQuery": "data engineer",
  "location": "Remote",
  "maxItems": 120,
  "maxPages": 10
}

Direct Search URL + Proxy

Start from a specific Talent.com search URL and use proxy configuration for stability.

{
  "startUrl": "https://www.talent.com/jobs?k=python+developer&l=Canada",
  "searchQuery": "python developer",
  "maxItems": 80,
  "maxPages": 8,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

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Sample Output

{
  "jobId": "603321558836451768",
  "sourceTitle": "Software Developer",
  "title": "Software Developer",
  "company": "Adapt Forward",
  "location": "North Charleston, SC, US",
  "jobType": "fulltime",
  "salary": "",
  "salaryCurrency": "",
  "salaryType": "",
  "postedDate": "2026-01-24T04:56:24Z",
  "snippet": "Developer III, Software Developer...",
  "description": "Job Description... As a Software Developer, you will be a member of a development team...",
  "descriptionHtml": "HTML description content...",
  "sourceLink": "https://www.ziprecruiter.com/...",
  "url": "https://www.talent.com/view?id=603321558836451768",
  "source": "talent.com",
  "listUrl": "https://www.talent.com/jobs?k=software+developer&l=United+States",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-15T05:43:17.731Z"
}

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Tips for Best Results

Choose Strong Search Keywords

• Use specific role names such as frontend developer, devops engineer, or product manager
• Add role modifiers when needed, for example senior, remote, or contract

Tune Limits Gradually

• Start with maxItems: 20 to validate data quality quickly
• Increase maxItems and maxPages for production runs after validation

Improve Run Reliability

• Keep proxyConfiguration.useApifyProxy enabled for consistent collection
• Schedule recurring runs for monitoring use cases instead of very large single runs

Keep Inputs Consistent

• Reuse stable keyword/location combinations for trend comparisons
• Use the same limits across periodic runs for cleaner reporting

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Proxy Configuration

For reliable collection, use Apify Proxy:

{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

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Integrations

Connect your dataset with:

• Google Sheets — Export job records for analysis and reporting
• Airtable — Build searchable hiring databases
• Webhooks — Send fresh data to your internal systems
• Make — Automate enrichment and notifications
• Zapier — Trigger follow-up actions from new jobs
• Slack — Share updates with recruiting or research teams

Export Formats

• JSON — Best for programmatic processing
• CSV — Best for spreadsheet workflows
• Excel — Best for business reporting
• XML — Best for system integrations

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs can I collect in one run?

You can set limits with maxItems and maxPages. Larger limits collect more results but increase runtime.

Can I collect jobs for multiple locations?

Each run uses one location value. For multiple locations, run separate jobs per location and combine datasets.

What happens if salary data is missing?

Salary fields are included only when available in the listing. Empty or unavailable values may be omitted.

Why do some listings have shorter snippets?

snippet is intentionally short for quick scanning. Use description and descriptionHtml for complete content.

Can I start from a direct Talent.com search URL?

Yes. Provide startUrl to begin from a specific search page.

Is proxy required?

Not always, but proxy usage is recommended for better consistency and larger-volume runs.

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Support

For issues, improvements, or feature requests, use the Apify Actor page support channels.

Resources

• Apify Documentation
• Apify API Reference
• Apify Schedules

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Legal Notice

This actor is intended for legitimate data collection use cases. You are responsible for using it in compliance with applicable laws, platform terms, and website policies. Collect and process data responsibly.