The green button in the upper part of the job advertisement can be given different functions. It can trigger one of the following actions:
- A XING instant application
- Redirecting to an external URL
- A XING message
XING immediate application (also called XING Apply) is a direct application on the XING platform.
For this purpose, a CV is generated from the user's profile and sent to the email address that was specified as the contact email address in the job advertisement.
The advantage for candidates is that they do not have to leave XING to fill out a form on another website.
The advantage for recruiters is an increased number of suitable applications.
What does such an application look like?
After clicking on the green “Apply” button, the applicant will be taken to the following form
Additional documents (such as a CV) can be uploaded using this form. By clicking on the green “Submit application” button, the application for the applicant is already completed. The person remains on XING and other suitable job advertisements are displayed.
The system creates a CV from the person's profile and sends it, including the other uploaded documents, via email to the address stored in the system.
How is XING Apply activated?
To learn how to activate instant application in onlyfy (ATS), please take a look at this article.
In the interface you can define it like this:
Feed
The <reply_setting> node must contain the value “xing_apply”. Additionally, <xing_apply_configuration.method> must be specified with EMAIL or API.
With the EMAIL option, a valid email address must also be specified in the <contact_email> node so that an email can be sent to you.
If you store API at <xing_apply_configuration.method>, the applicant data must be exported from our system. To do this, your system must be connected to our API in order to be able to execute the “Get a list of applications” call.
You can read how you can apply for API access in this article.
Here is an example of an ad with a XING instant application:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<feed xmlns:xsi=http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance xsi:schemaLocation="https://dev.xing.com/jobs/xsd">
<postings>
<posting>
[…]
<contact_email><![CDATA[recruitment@xing.com]]></contact_email>
<reply_setting><![CDATA[xing_apply]]></reply_setting>
<xing_apply_configuration>
<method>EMAIL</method>
<external_links>
<external_link>
<url>http://companyname.com/privacy</url>
<type>PRIVACY_POLICY</type>
</external_link>
<external_link>
<url>http://companyname.com/terms</url>
<type>TERMS_AND_CONDITIONS</type>
</external_link>
</external_links>
</xing_apply_configuration>
</posting>
[…]
</postings>
</feed>
For general information on the feed structure, please refer to the documentation
API
The reply_setting node must be set to xing_apply. If you have entered a valid email address in reply_email, a corresponding email will be sent.
If you leave reply_email empty, the applicant data must be exported from our system. To do this, your system must be connected to our API in order to be able to execute the “Get a list of applications” call.
You can read how you can apply for API access in this article.
Here is an example call for an ad with an immediate application
curl -X POST "https://api.xing.com/vendor/jobs/postings.json" \
-d "oauth_token=$ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d "oauth_consumer_key=$CONSUMER_KEY" \
-d "oauth_signature_method=PLAINTEXT" \
-d "oauth_signature=$CONSUMER_SECRET%26$ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET" \
-d '{
[…]
"reply_setting": "xing_apply",
"reply_email": "recruitment@xing.com ",
“xing_apply_privacy_policy”; “http://companyname.com/privacy”,
“xing_apply_terms_and_conditions”; “http://companyname.com/terms”,
}'
For general information about the API connection, please refer to the documentation.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at techsupport@xing.com