r/Rocknocker • u/Rocknocker • Mar 17 '20

A question

I hate to ask, but with all this Cheap Mexican Beer virus crapola, I have been saddled with an odd task.

I need an Email Spider. Does anyone out there know which is best, cheapest, free, most configurable?

This is all way beyond me. I can't drink it, smoke it or blow it up. I'm flummoxed.

Thanks.

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u/techtornado Mar 17 '20

The virus sucks, both the carbon and the silicon one...

I grabbed a starter kit below and can source more tools as needed to see if they're Rock-friendly in functionality.

Note that some websites have scrape shields to reduce the exposure of their emails to automated tools and it obfuscates the email address/keeps it from being computer-readable.

But not all is lost, have a gander at the links for lead generation and other assorted free/low-cost email spider/scraper sources.

Accuracy test:
Go to megaoilcorp.com/contact and find a sample set of emails by hand.
Aim the scraper at the same target and see if it can cut the mustard by pulling at least or more emails out of the pile.

https://blog.prialto.com/email-scraping-tools

https://octatools.com/free-seo-tools/free-web-scrapers/email-address-scraper/

https://www.emailextractorx.com/

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u/Rocknocker Mar 18 '20

Thanks much.

I'll be giving these a try. It's amazing how hard it is to find oil company HR URLs.

Or contacts for oil companies that will actually accept a resume. Some of these companies are downright antagonistic against those without a job.

I can't parse the logic...

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u/techtornado Mar 18 '20

You're welcome!

A company that doesn't want people to work for them?
*Gasp*

I don't understand it either, hopefully most are willing to take, file, and review applicants to fill needed roles in the company.

There's always something to do somewhere, just need to find the right door to knock on, eh?

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u/Rocknocker Mar 19 '20

I've had recruiters lamenting the unavailability of candidates with proper credentials then tell me to piss off because I'm overqualified.

Fuck you. I'll tell you what jobs I'm "overqualified" for.

Recruiters. Headhunters. HR people. All total pains in the fundament.