Inferring skills associated with a job

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• extracting textual features from a job posting on an online system having a plurality of members;
• selecting, using the extracted textual features, a specific skill from a plurality of skills associated with the job posting;
• selecting, using the extracted textual features, a job title for the job posting from a plurality of standardized job titles;
• accessing an affinity score for the specific skill, the affinity score being based on a likelihood that the specific skill is associated with the selected job title;
• determining a skill frequency score associated with the specific skill, the skill frequency score being based on the specific skill being included in profile data of one or more members in the plurality of members that are associated with the selected job title;
• calculating a confidence score of the specific skill being associated with the job posting based on the textual features, the affinity score, and the skill frequency;
• and
• presenting, in a user interface, the specific skill to a member of the online system when the confidence score is above a predetermined threshold.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

• extracting textual features from a job posting on an online system having a plurality of members;
• selecting, using the extracted textual features, a specific skill from a plurality of skills associated with the job posting;
• selecting, using the extracted textual features, a job title for the job posting from a plurality of standardized job titles;
• accessing an affinity score for the specific skill, the affinity score being based on a likelihood that the specific skill is associated with the selected job title;
• determining a skill frequency score associated with the specific skill, the skill frequency score being based on the specific skill being included in profile data of one or more members in the plurality of members that are associated with the selected job title;
• calculating a confidence score of the specific skill being associated with the job posting based on the textual features, the affinity score, and the skill frequency;
• and
• presenting, in a user interface, the specific skill to a member of the online system when the confidence score is above a predetermined threshold.