Social Media is gaining strength in job search ….
In the second annual Social Recruitment Survey, results indicate that employers are recruiting several ways: employee referrals, professional online networks, extensively on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter; and the traditional sources, including search firms and job boards. The survey clearly shows a preference-based on the quality of candidates and cost-effectiveness-for employee referrals and professional social networks, to recruit candidates.
- 76% plan to invest more in employee referrals and 72% plan to invest more in recruiting through social networks
- 80% of companies use or are planning to use social networking to find and attract candidates this year
- 77% of respondents said they use social networks to reach passive candidates who are not actively seeking employment.
- 24% of candidates disclose their social networking presence when applying for a job.
A terrific resource for using LinkedIn is Jason Alba’s book, “I’m on LinkedIn, Now What?”. Another new, excellent guide for utilizing Twitter in your search is “The Twitter Job Search Guide”, Whitcomb, Dib & Bryan.
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