Social Recruiting Just Works Better

Jobvite has released their 2012 social recruiting survey results! If you are avoiding social tools like LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook, I hope this summary of their findings convinces you to start…today! The rules of job search are changing and by adopting and adapting to these changes, especially now, you have a better chance of standing out!

The Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2012 was conducted online between May and June 2012. Over 1000 people across the globe completed the survey in response to an email invitation sent to a registered list of human resources and recruiting professionals.

Results Speak Volumes

Here are the highlights of responses from HR and recruiting professionals:

92.4% use or plan to use social recruiting
43% of recruiters who use social recruiting saw an increase in candidate quality
73% have successfully hired a candidate through social
31% of recruiters using social have seen a sustained increase in employee referrals

Yes, We’ve Hired From Social

There are a lot of skeptics out there. But when you see that 89% of hiring professionals report they have hired someone from LinkedIn, how can you argue?

What Do “They” Look At?

Are you paying enough attention to your social profiles? Do they really convey the right information or enough information? Here’s why you need to go spiff up your profiles! (Notice the numbers have grown since 2010? Do you need more proof?)

Where will YOU invest your time?

By far, LinkedIn reigns supreme, but, don’t discount the other networks!

Referrals = Money!

Hiring referrals from company employees has consistently been recognized as a best practice! Let’s not forget this is THE reason for you to identify target companies and begin networking yesterday! Interesting numbers here:

Your Next Steps?

If you are ready to get serious about social networking and embracing it for your job search, here is a post that answers all your questions!

How to Get Started Using Social Media for Your Job Search

Or you can check out all my posts on social media here.

Tagged as: career sherpa, Facebook, hannah morgan, Jobvite 2012, LinkedIn, Twitter

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StaffingTips

Very interesting numbers, thank you for posting. Even if people aren't actively using their profiles for work search networking, they need to be aware that prospective employers are more than likely going to be checking them out on social media as part of the recruiting process.