More Job Seekers Use Facebook to Find Work than LinkedIn [Infographic]
In 2012, 88 percent of job seekers have at least one social media profile, according to a recent survey. Surprisingly, Facebook was the number one platform people used to find work this year, beating the strictly professional network, LinkedIn.
In 2012, 88 percent of job seekers have at least one social media profile, according to a recent survey. Surprisingly, Facebook was the number one platform people used to find work this year, beating the strictly professional network, LinkedIn.
From Sept. 5 through 7, recruiting platform Jobvite surveyed 2,108 adults, 1,266 of whom already had jobs, to find out how people felt about their employment prospects in the current economy. Social media played an important role in establishing a professional identity and searching for new jobs, even among the gainfully employed.
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