ZubairImtiaz3 / get-remote-companies

A Node.js script that scrapes remote job postings from a specific job search page to find companies hiring from Pakistan.

Get Remote Companies

A Node.js script that scrapes remote job postings from a specific job search page to find companies hiring from Pakistan. The script uses Puppeteer for web scraping and stores the data in a JSON file.

Note:

The companies.json file already contains names of companies that have been scraped. This file will be updated as new companies are found during subsequent runs of the script.

Features

Scrapes Job Postings: Extracts job data from the provided job search page.

Filters by Location: Only includes companies hiring remotely from Pakistan.

Detailed Information: Retrieves additional company details including description and number of employees.

Data Storage: Saves unique company names in a companies.json file.

Technologies

• Node.Js
• TypeScript
• Puppeteer

Installation & Run Locally

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/ZubairImtiaz3/get-remote-companies.git
   cd get-remote-companies

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the script:

   npm run start

   The script will start scraping job postings and will save unique company names in companies.json.

How it can be improved

Custom Location Input: Allow users to enter any country name and have the script scrape job postings and companies accordingly.

Error Handling: Enhance error handling for network issues or page structure changes..

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests. Contributions are welcome!