STUDY: Job Seekers Turn to Facebook, But Recruiters Still Favor LinkedIn

Social recruiting solution Jobvite released the seventh version of its annual Social Recruiting Survey Wednesday, and the survey of more than 1,800 recruiters and human-resources professionals across various industries and regions found that social recruiting continues to become a priority for them, and that while Facebook has carved out a significant niche, LinkedIn is still the social network of choice on the recruiting side.

JobviteSocialRecruitingSurvey7650Social recruiting solution Jobvite released the seventh version of its annual Social Recruiting Survey Wednesday, and the survey of more than 1,800 recruiters and human-resources professionals across various industries and regions found that social recruiting continues to become a priority for them, and that while Facebook has carved out a significant niche, LinkedIn is still the social network of choice on the recruiting side.

Social media-related findings by Jobvite included:

  • 93 percent of recruiters currently use or plan to use social networks to support their recruiting efforts.
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