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X to Compete With LinkedIn by Launching New Job Listings Feature

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X to Compete With LinkedIn by Launching New Job Listings Feature

X to Compete With LinkedIn by Launching New Job Listings Feature

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.


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