10 Reasons job seekers should care about social media. Recent Jobvite studies conducted in 2009 and 2010 show:
- 73.3% of employers use social network or social media to support their recruitment efforts
- In 2010, of the recruiters using social media:
- 78% used LinkedIN
- 55% used Facebook
- 45% used Twitter
- 19% used blogs
- 14% used YouTube
- 5% used My Space
- 58.1% successfully recruited through a social network
- Rating satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, they rated:
- 8.14 Referral
- 8.09 Internal transfers
- 7.34 Direct sourcing
- 6.86 Social networks
- 6.52 Corporate career site
- 6.45 3rd party recruiters/Search firms
- 6.25 Campus recruiting
- 5.89 Job boards
- Asked why they use social media for recruiting:
- 77% Reach passive job seekers
- 74% Low cost
- 72% Source of hard to find skills and experience
- 72% Good way to find target candidates
- 60% Identify potential candidates before a requisition opens
- In what candidate source will your company invest more this year?
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46% Social networks
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In what candidate source will your company invest less this year?
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38% Outside recruiters/search firms
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36% Job boards
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16% Campus recruiting