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I setup OpenCATS for my small organization (4 users) but users are reluctant primarily because it is too time consuming to import profiles from linkedin. What is your experience, have you found ways to facilitate this?

I'm afraid I'll have to switch to a paid product because of that one feature missing.

Welcome..

and I think you're really making a feature request rather than a cry for help. However - there's a Google Chrome greasemonkey script that did this - I don't use it and it may need updated. I f you do use it and update it - please contribute the changes back to the project.

https://github.com/mlespiau/opencats-ta ... -goodiesau

This script was hardcoded for the author's AWS instance, you will need to change the target etc.

Thank you Russ. I was wondering if people had found hacks / workarounds to speed the import of a profile, not just asking for a new feature

I'm sufficiently geeky to setup OpenCATS on a VPS but I'm no developer so tweaking the script is unfortunately beyond my abilities

I appreciate the quick response

mporting profiles directly from LinkedIn. Here are some potential solutions to help with this issue:

Browser Extensions: There are browser extensions like "ZippyApp" or "Recruiterflow Chrome Extension" that might allow you to easily parse and import LinkedIn profiles into OpenCATSgeometry dash These tools can sometimes fill in the gap by automating the process of copying data from LinkedIn to your ATS.

Manual Import Process: Although it is more time-consuming, you can create a standardized template for users to manually import data from LinkedIn. This template could have fields that mirror those in OpenCATS, allowing for easier data entry.

Zapier Integration: If your users are comfortable with automation tools, setting up a Zapier integration might help. While OpenCATS doesn’t natively support Zapier, you can use Zapier to connect LinkedIn to a Google Sheet and then import that data into OpenCATS.

Consider Paid Plugins or Tools: If the budget allows, you could explore third-party tools or plugins that integrate with OpenCATS to streamline the LinkedIn profile import process.

Bob Morane wrote: ↑08 Sep 2021, 08:54 I setup OpenCATS for my small organization (4 users) but users are reluctant primarily because it is too time consuming to import profiles from linkedin. What is your experience, have you found ways to facilitate this? slope

I'm afraid I'll have to switch to a paid product because of that one feature missing.

You can consider using third-party tools or browser extensions that can help scrape LinkedIn profiles and convert them into a format compatible with OpenCATS (like CSV). Tools like "Data Miner" or "Phantombuster" can automate the extraction process.