X to Compete With LinkedIn , by Launching New Job Listings Feature.
X to Compete With LinkedIn , by Launching New Job Listings Feature.
X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon offer job listings and more.
CEO Elon Musk took to the platform on Aug.
27 with the announcement.
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X has started to compile jobs and education data about users for "safety, security and identification purposes," 'Bloomberg' reports.
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Biometric information is also being collected.
Engadget reports that this data is likely being collected to aid in creating X's job listings feature, among other things.
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Currently, some verified organizations, such as Workweek, can post job listings as scrolling cards in their bios.
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According to Workweek CEO Adam Ryan, the feature was included in the "verified for organizations" package that costs $1,000 a month.
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Musk teased the new feature in May as X acquired Laski, a tech startup that works in job matching.
It was X's "first acquisition under Musk," Engadget reports.
