API Auto Job Posting Distribution to Job Boards from my site.

sjls · 10-02-2008, 08:23 AM

I’m trying to find some documentation and instructions on how I can input jobs from my website and have them posted directly on the appropriate category on job boards. I have developed a software for our recruiters to post a job on our site and we would like those same jobs to be distributed to monster, dice, craiglist. We have accounts and pay for the membership for all the major job boards because I realize there will be some account setup and we need to have the ability to post. How is it that I can submit jobs through my form and have it sent to job sites? Thanks, Stephen 866-BEREAN-1 x327 or 954-416-4407

**jamiemac2005** · 10-02-2008, 03:57 PM

hey, i hope you're knowledgable in some form of server-side scripting/possibly javascript... basically check the forms that you would be posting them to:

- if it uses the method "GET"(e.g. <form method="GET"> then life is nice and easy(because you can just modify the url) e.g. http://www.myexample.com/postjob.php...&jobtitle=blah (of course you'd just edit the two "blah"s and just link to that url...

- if the form uses the "POST" method (e.g. <form method="POST">) then re-build the form with hidden items, self populate it and post it... e.g. if the form is something like:

Code:

<!--(example form)-->
<form method="POST" action="postjob.php">
<input type="text" name="jobtitle" />
<input type="text" name="jobdescription" />
</form>

do something like:

Code:

<form method="POST" action="http://www.fullsiteurl.com/postjob.php">
<input type="hidden" name="jobtitle" value="the job they posted" />
<input type="text" name="jobdescription" value="the description" />
</form>

(I think this would work but it's untested, i'm sure it could be changed to work if it doesn't)

then have it submit itself...

or you could do this entirely in javascript(i think):

Code:

<script language="text/javascript">
//a function to post a ficticious form
function postForm(jobTitle, jobDescription){
//create a form object
var theForm = document.createElement("form");
theForm.action = "http://www.fullsiteurl.com/postjob.php";
theForm.method = "POST";//or "GET";
//add the hidden items(the quick and unclean way[using innerHTML])
theForm.innerHTML = "<input type='hidden' name='jobTitle' value='" + jobTitle + "' /><input type='hidden' name='jobDescription' value='" + jobDescription + "' />";

//subit the form
theForm.submit();
}
</script>

Of course you'll have to look at the forms, choose the best course of action, modify code, etc. yourself and if you need help with translating them into a self-fillable/submittable form just post back with the form's contents.

Cheers,
Jamey

10-02-2008, 08:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
sjls Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 OS: WINDOWs XP Pro	API Auto Job Posting Distribution to Job Boards from my site. I’m trying to find some documentation and instructions on how I can input jobs from my website and have them posted directly on the appropriate category on job boards. I have developed a software for our recruiters to post a job on our site and we would like those same jobs to be distributed to monster, dice, craiglist. We have accounts and pay for the membership for all the major job boards because I realize there will be some account setup and we need to have the ability to post. How is it that I can submit jobs through my form and have it sent to job sites? Thanks, Stephen 866-BEREAN-1 x327 or 954-416-4407

10-02-2008, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,888 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: API Auto Job Posting Distribution to Job Boards from my site. hey, i hope you're knowledgable in some form of server-side scripting/possibly javascript... basically check the forms that you would be posting them to: - if it uses the method "GET"(e.g. <form method="GET"> then life is nice and easy(because you can just modify the url) e.g. http://www.myexample.com/postjob.php...&jobtitle=blah (of course you'd just edit the two "blah"s and just link to that url... - if the form uses the "POST" method (e.g. <form method="POST">) then re-build the form with hidden items, self populate it and post it... e.g. if the form is something like: Code: <!--(example form)--> <form method="POST" action="postjob.php"> <input type="text" name="jobtitle" /> <input type="text" name="jobdescription" /> </form> do something like: Code: <form method="POST" action="http://www.fullsiteurl.com/postjob.php"> <input type="hidden" name="jobtitle" value="the job they posted" /> <input type="text" name="jobdescription" value="the description" /> </form> (I think this would work but it's untested, i'm sure it could be changed to work if it doesn't) then have it submit itself... or you could do this entirely in javascript(i think): Code: <script language="text/javascript"> //a function to post a ficticious form function postForm(jobTitle, jobDescription){ //create a form object var theForm = document.createElement("form"); theForm.action = "http://www.fullsiteurl.com/postjob.php"; theForm.method = "POST";//or "GET"; //add the hidden items(the quick and unclean way[using innerHTML]) theForm.innerHTML = "<input type='hidden' name='jobTitle' value='" + jobTitle + "' /><input type='hidden' name='jobDescription' value='" + jobDescription + "' />"; //subit the form theForm.submit(); } </script> Of course you'll have to look at the forms, choose the best course of action, modify code, etc. yourself and if you need help with translating them into a self-fillable/submittable form just post back with the form's contents. Cheers, Jamey __________________ Myspace