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In a bid to build the “everything platform,” the coming X job search feature aims to get a good chunk of LinkedIn’s business. The coming of this feature to the platform is becoming ever clearer, as a new post from Elon Musk points out. From the post, it is not only clear that he is planning to bring a job listing feature to the social media platform, but he also wants a bite of LinkedIn’s cake.
In the post, Elon points out how cringe he feels making use of job applicants’ LinkedIn links. Instead of making use of these links sent to him by others, he says that he prefers them to share their resume or bio via email. The billionaire now has his attention on bringing job applicants over to X instead, hence standing as a competition to LinkedIn.
However, the plan of Elon Musk to bring a new X job feature is not a new one, as the platform has already been working on it. A few months ago, news about this coming feature hit the Internet, proving that X is evolving into an everything platform. Here are the details on this future feature that will be making its way to Elon Musk’s social media platform.
Laski will help bring the X job search feature to users of the platform in the coming months
A few months ago, X purchased a firm known as Laskie to help them build job features into their platform. Laskie on its own ran a job listing firm before X purchased them, and this gave them the idea to work on this feature. Already, this feature has been tested by a few organizations using the social media app, but it is not yet available for public usage.
According to an organization that had access to this feature, it is part of the $1,000 monthly verification X premium package. In the coming weeks, this feature might resurface, allowing X users to access it via their accounts. With this, they would be able to list their personal work information and history for prospective employers to see once they apply for a job via the X platform.
In an official statement, X confirms that they might need the personal information of those who intend to use this feature. With this information, the platform would be able to recommend jobs to users once available. These jobs would be tailored to the qualifications of the users, as seen in the personal information that X might require.
Now, this might sound a lot like LinkedIn to you, and that’s what it aims to sound like. With this feature, some Twitter users might drop using LinkedIn entirely while searching for jobs and employment opportunities. Another vital point to note is that this coming X job search feature will also need user biometric data.
Once available, this feature sits behind the Blue subscription plan, hence not being accessible to all. More details on this job search feature will become available in the coming weeks. Would you make use of this feature while searching for jobs online?