# LinkedIn Jobs MCP Server - Usage Examples
## Basic Examples
### 1. Simple Job Search
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Search for software engineer jobs in San Francisco"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "software engineer"
- location: "San Francisco"
- All other parameters use defaults
### 2. Remote Job Search
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Find remote data scientist positions"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "data scientist"
- location: "remote"
- remoteFilter: "remote"
### 3. Entry-Level Jobs
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Show me entry-level marketing jobs in New York"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "marketing"
- location: "New York"
- experienceLevel: "entry level"
## Advanced Examples
### 4. Filtered by Salary and Experience
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Find senior software engineer positions in Seattle with minimum salary of $120,000"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "software engineer"
- location: "Seattle"
- experienceLevel: "senior"
- salary: "120000"
### 5. Recent Postings Only
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Search for product manager jobs posted in the past week in Austin"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "product manager"
- location: "Austin"
- dateSincePosted: "past week"
### 6. Contract Work
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Find contract UX designer positions in Los Angeles"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "UX designer"
- location: "Los Angeles"
- jobType: "contract"
### 7. Hybrid Work
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Show me hybrid full-time jobs for business analysts in Chicago"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "business analyst"
- location: "Chicago"
- jobType: "full time"
- remoteFilter: "hybrid"
## Complex Multi-Filter Examples
### 8. Highly Specific Search
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Find senior full-time machine learning engineer positions in San Francisco,
posted in the last 24 hours, with minimum salary of $100,000, show me 20 results"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "machine learning engineer"
- location: "San Francisco"
- experienceLevel: "senior"
- jobType: "full time"
- dateSincePosted: "24hr"
- salary: "100000"
- limit: "20"
### 9. Executive Search
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Search for executive level positions in finance in Boston, sorted by most recent"
```
**What happens:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters:
- keyword: "finance"
- location: "Boston"
- experienceLevel: "executive"
- sortBy: "recent"
## Pagination Examples
### 10. Getting More Results
**First Query:**
```
"Find software engineer jobs in Silicon Valley"
```
**Follow-up Query:**
```
"Show me the next page of results"
```
**What happens in follow-up:**
- Tool: `search_linkedin_jobs`
- Parameters: (same as before, but...)
- page: "1" (next page)
## Comparative Search Examples
### 11. Multi-Location Comparison
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Compare software engineer salaries and opportunities in San Francisco vs New York.
Search both locations."
```
**What happens:**
Claude will make two separate tool calls:
1. First call for San Francisco
2. Second call for New York
Then Claude will analyze and compare the results.
### 12. Market Research
**Query to Claude:**
```
"What are the most common requirements for senior product managers?
Search for these positions across multiple cities."
```
**What happens:**
Claude will:
1. Search for senior product manager roles
2. Analyze job descriptions
3. Identify common patterns in requirements
## Integration Examples
### 13. With Resume Analysis
**Query to Claude:**
```
"Based on my resume (which I'll share), find relevant job openings in my area"
```
**Process:**
1. User shares resume
2. Claude analyzes skills, experience, location
3. Claude searches LinkedIn with appropriate filters
4. Claude highlights matching positions
### 14. Career Progression Planning
**Query to Claude:**
```
"I'm currently a mid-level data analyst. Show me senior data analyst positions
and data scientist positions that could be my next career step."
```
**What happens:**
Claude will:
1. Search for senior data analyst positions
2. Search for entry/associate level data scientist positions
3. Compare requirements and provide career advice
## Troubleshooting Examples
### 15. Broad Search When No Results
**Initial Query:**
```
"Find blockchain developer jobs in a small town"
```
**If no results, Claude might suggest:**
```
"Let me broaden the search to include remote positions"
```
Then searches with `remoteFilter: "remote"`
### 16. Refining Search
**Initial Query:**
```
"Find jobs in tech"
```
**Claude's response might be:**
```
"That's quite broad. Let me search for 'software engineer' positions.
Would you like to specify a location?"
```
## Best Practices
### Good Queries:
✅ "Find software engineer jobs in San Francisco"
✅ "Search for remote product manager positions"
✅ "Show entry-level marketing roles in New York"
### Less Effective Queries:
❌ "Find me a job" (too vague)
❌ "Jobs" (needs keyword and location)
❌ "What jobs are there?" (needs specifics)
### Tips for Best Results:
1. **Always specify a role** (keyword)
2. **Include a location** (or specify "remote")
3. **Use filters** to narrow results (experience level, salary, job type)
4. **Ask Claude to compare** multiple searches for better insights
5. **Request pagination** if you need more than the default 10 results
## Expected Response Format
All searches will return results in this format:
```
Found X job(s) for "[keyword]" in "[location]":
1. [Job Title]
Company: [Company Name]
Location: [Location]
Posted: [Time]
Salary: [Salary Range] (if available)
Apply: [LinkedIn URL]
2. [Job Title]
...
```
## Error Handling
If something goes wrong, you'll see helpful error messages:
- **No results**: "No jobs found for [keyword] in [location]. Try adjusting your search criteria."
- **Invalid filter**: "Validation error: [specific field] must be one of [valid options]"
- **API error**: "Error searching LinkedIn jobs: [error details]"
