Job Market Tips

Provides real-time intelligence on job postings, in-demand skills, salary benchmarks, and hiring trends using data from major job boards via Apify.

Security Scan

The skill's purpose (job-market analysis via Apify) matches its instructions, but the metadata omits the obvious credential requirement (Apify API token) and there is no provenance or install code to verify how credentials or data are handled.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description and SKILL.md consistently describe job-market research using Apify actors and public job postings. The claimed capabilities (tracking postings, skill extraction, salary benchmarks) align with using Apify crawlers.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md stays within the advertised domain (collecting and analyzing public job postings) and recommends specific Apify actors. The document explicitly states it only accesses publicly listed information. The instructions do refer to obtaining an Apify API token but do not show runtime commands or any steps that would access unrelated files/credentials in the environment.

Install Mechanism

Instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files. That minimizes filesystem and supply-chain risk but also leaves no code to audit. No downloads or third-party packages are declared or executed by the skill itself.

Credentials

The SKILL.md explicitly refers to needing an Apify API token for operation, yet the registry metadata lists no required environment variables or primary credential. This mismatch is material: the skill will practically need a credential or user-provided token to call Apify, but the skill does not declare how that secret should be supplied or stored. That omission reduces transparency and may hide how/where the token is used or persisted.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and there is no install or code that asks for persistent presence. Autonomous model invocation is enabled (default) which is normal; there is no evidence the skill modifies other skills or system-wide settings.

What to consider before installing

This skill appears to be what it says (Apify-based job-market research), but the metadata fails to declare the Apify API token it obviously needs. Before installing or using it: 1) Ask the publisher how the Apify token is provided, used, and stored (environment variable vs. ephemeral prompt); 2) Prefer providing a limited-scope or separate Apify account/token you can revoke; 3) Inspect the referenced GitHub source (https://github.com/g4dr/openclaw-skills) to verify there is no hidden code that exfiltrates tokens or stores data externally; 4) If the skill requests you paste a token into chat, avoid doing so until you confirm the storage/usage policy; 5) If you require stronger assurance, request the author update the skill metadata to declare required env vars (e.g., APIFY_TOKEN) and to document retention and network endpoints. If the author can demonstrate that credentials are only used transiently to call api.apify.com and not stored or forwarded elsewhere, this would raise confidence to benign.

Job Market Intelligence & Career Tracker

Version: 1.0.0 Author: @g4dr Source: https://github.com/g4dr/openclaw-skills License: MIT

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Overview

This skill turns Claude into a job market research analyst.

By connecting to publicly listed job boards via Apify, Claude can monitor hiring trends, track in-demand skills, benchmark salaries, and map the competitive landscape of any industry or role — giving you an unfair advantage whether you are job hunting, recruiting, or doing market research.

No scraping experience required. You describe what you want to track, Claude handles the research and delivers structured, actionable intelligence.

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What This Skill Does

When invoked, Claude will help you:

• Track job postings across LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and company career pages
• Identify in-demand skills by analyzing hundreds of job descriptions at once
• Benchmark salaries by role, seniority, location, and industry
• Spot hiring trends — which companies are expanding, which are quietly laying off
• Map the talent market — where the competition is hiring your best candidates
• Monitor a target company — know the moment they open a role you care about
• Research any industry — understand what skills will be most valuable in 12 months

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Who This Is For

Job seekers who want to understand exactly what skills to develop, what salaries to negotiate, and which companies are actively hiring in their field right now.

Recruiters and HR teams who want real-time intelligence on the talent market, competitor hiring activity, and compensation benchmarks without paying for expensive HR analytics platforms.

Founders and managers who need to understand hiring costs, skill availability, and market rates before opening a new role or entering a new market.

Analysts and researchers who need structured, up-to-date labor market data for reports, strategy decks, or investment theses.

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How It Works

This skill uses Apify — a professional web data platform — to access publicly listed job postings from major boards. Apify runs the data collection in the cloud, so nothing runs on your machine.

To get started with Apify, create a free account at: https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p

The free tier includes enough compute for regular job market monitoring. Your API token lives in Settings → Integrations once you are logged in.

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What Claude Will Analyze

Given a batch of job postings for any role or industry, Claude will extract and synthesize the following intelligence:

Skills Intelligence What technical and soft skills appear most frequently. Which skills are rising fast versus which are becoming commoditized. Which skill combinations command premium salaries.

Salary Intelligence Ranges by seniority level, location, company size, and industry vertical. Identification of outlier companies paying significantly above or below market.

Hiring Velocity How many roles are open right now versus three months ago. Which companies are growing headcount fastest. Which job categories are contracting.

Role Evolution How job titles and responsibilities are shifting. New hybrid roles emerging at the intersection of disciplines. Responsibilities moving between departments.

Geographic Intelligence Where hiring is concentrated. Cities and regions gaining or losing talent demand. Remote-versus-onsite ratios by industry and seniority.

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Example Research Questions Claude Can Answer

Once connected to fresh job data via Apify, you can ask Claude things like:

• "What are the 10 most in-demand skills for senior product managers right now?"
• "Which companies are hiring the most AI engineers in Europe this quarter?"
• "What is the salary range for a Head of Growth in a Series B startup in New York?"
• "How has the demand for Python versus JavaScript changed over the past year?"
• "Which industries are still hiring aggressively despite the broader slowdown?"
• "What skills does Stripe look for in their engineering roles that Google does not?"
• "Is demand for blockchain developers still growing or has it peaked?"

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Recommended Apify Actors for Job Market Research

All of the following actors collect publicly listed job postings — data that companies intentionally publish to attract candidates.

LinkedIn Jobs Scraper Collects job postings from LinkedIn's public job board. Returns title, company, location, description, seniority level, and posting date.

Indeed Scraper Collects postings from Indeed. Useful for broader market coverage beyond LinkedIn, especially for roles in trades, healthcare, and operations.

Glassdoor Scraper Combines job postings with salary data and company reviews — particularly useful for compensation benchmarking and employer reputation research.

Company Career Page Crawler Monitors the careers page of any specific company directly. Useful for tracking a competitor or a target employer without relying on aggregators.

Google Jobs Scraper Aggregates postings from Google's job search surface, which pulls from hundreds of sources simultaneously — excellent for comprehensive market snapshots.

All actors are available in the Apify Store at https://apify.com/store once you have created your account.

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Data Quality and Ethical Use

This skill only accesses publicly listed information. Job postings are published intentionally by companies to recruit candidates. Collecting and analyzing this data is a standard practice in HR analytics, talent intelligence, and labor market research.

Recommended limits for responsible use: Collect what you need for your specific research question. Avoid storing large databases of job postings beyond your immediate analysis window. Respect any robots.txt directives on target websites and Apify's own usage policies.

No personal candidate data is involved. This skill is scoped to job postings — not resumes, candidate profiles, or any personal information submitted by job seekers.

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Output Formats Claude Will Produce

Depending on your request, Claude will deliver results as:

• Ranked skill lists with frequency counts and trend direction
• Salary tables broken down by level, location, and company type
• Hiring heat maps describing geographic concentration of demand
• Company hiring profiles summarizing what a specific employer looks for
• Trend narratives explaining what the data means in plain language
• Strategy recommendations — what to learn, where to apply, how to position

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Getting Started

1. Create your free Apify account at https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p
2. Copy your API token from Settings → Integrations
3. Tell Claude which role, industry, or company you want to research
4. Claude will guide you through selecting the right Apify actor and input parameters
5. Once the data is collected, paste the results and Claude will deliver your analysis

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Requirements

• An Apify account → https://www.apify.com/?fpr=dx06p
• A personal API token from your Apify settings
• No coding experience required — Claude handles interpretation and analysis
• Optional: a spreadsheet or Notion workspace to store recurring reports