LinkedIn: Referrals Make a Difference

a Linkedin: (doser closer look Referrals make a difference Performance-Based Hiring (by Lou Adler) suggests a 60/20/20 approach to job seeking: Being referred to a hiring manager by a trusted person .. 20% applying through referrals 60% 20% networking for unposted or 'hidden' jobs enhancing resume increases an applicant's odds of being hired: 50-100x Enter Linkedln 2= 45 you could be connected to YOU anybody! someone they know and So on "Could you introduce me? " and on The Concept: someone and so forth ... 6 Degrees of Separation you know "Sure!" By the numbers 2 new members each second Total Users 280 million (Feb. 2014) 200 group conversations per minute 20 languages US Users 84 million 36 30 million million Millennials- (15-34 yr olds) Students (current/recent) 40% visit daily groups created each week 38% visitors use mobile devices (Aug. 2013) 2012 Schools & Universities with LinkedIn profiles 235k jobs posted in the US 150k US jobs on Linkedln Each of the Top 50 Law Firms have a profile HH = 100 Average number of groups users join: 2013 business pages on LinkedIn 1.2 M products & services shown 972 use of Linkedin recruiters to source using BULLHORN.COM job candidates and growing share price 52 wk high $257.56 1.73 M (2012) TREFIS.COM estimates Ave. annual Aug. 2013 $227 JOB POSTINGS with the Aug. 2012 $101.36 38k (2008) potential for 20-40x more brought to you by degreequery.coom http://www.ere.net/2013/04/30/bullhorn-report-linkedin-most-popular-site-for-social- recruiting/ http://gigaom.com/2013/08/19/linkedin-woos-students-and-why-i-think-it-is-a-good-move/ http://gigaom.com/2014/02/19/linkedin-has-the-one-thing-other-publishing-platforms- would-kill-for/ http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/09/20/12-awesome-social-media-facts-and-statistics-for- 2013/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2014/02/19/the-definitive-professional-publishing-platform/ http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130612170852-15454-hire-economics- don-t-waste-your-time-applying-to-job-postings http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/ask-the-headhunter-is-linkedin/ http://www.trefis.com/stock/Inkd/articles/194025/another-look-at-linkedins-large-potential- in-job-postings/2013-07-03 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=LNKD designed by kingworks creative