Applicant skills inference for a job

A method comprising:

• selecting, from a jobs database, a specific job posting from a plurality of job postings, a number of submitted job applications for the specific job posting being above a predetermined threshold;
• determining, using profile data of a plurality of members of a social network system, job applicants that have applied to the specific job posting, profile data of the job applicants having an indicator of having applied to the specific job posting;
• obtaining, using the profile data of the job applicants, a set of skills associated with the job applicants;
• determining, using the profile data of the job applicants, a percentage of the job applicants having a specific skill from the set of skills;
• calculating, using a processor, a confidence score of the specific skill being associated with the specific job posting based on the percentage of the job applicants having the specific skill;
• and
• causing a presentation of the specific job posting to a first member when the confidence score transgresses a predetermined score, the specific skill being listed on a profile page of the first member.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to:

• select, from a jobs database, a specific job posting from a plurality of job postings, a number of submitted job applications for the specific job posting being above a predetermined threshold;
• determine, using profile data of a plurality of members, job applicants that have applied to the specific job posting, profile data of the job applicants having an indicator of having applied to the specific job posting;
• obtain, using the profile data of the job applicants, a set of skills associated with the job applicants;
• determine, using the profile data of the job applicants, a percentage of the job applicants having a specific skill from the set of skills;
• calculate a confidence score of the specific skill being associated with the specific job posting based on the percentage of the job applicants having the specific skill;
• and
• cause a presentation of the specific job posting to a first member when the confidence score transgresses a predetermined score, the specific skill being listed on a profile page of the first member.