The State of Social Recruiting

THE STATE OF SOCIAL RECRUITING in 2011 89% U.S. COMPANIES WILL USE SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR RECRUITING UP FROM 83% IN 2010 82% OF U.S. JOBSEEKERS USE SOCIAL NETWORKS 1-1-1 14.4 MILLION JOB SEEKERS USED ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO FIND THEIR LAST JOB 64% HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HIRED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA 55% PLAN TO INVEST MORE IN SOCIAL RECRUITING THIS YEAR #31 REFERRALS ARE THE MOST HIGHLY RATED SOURCE FOR CANDIDATE QUALITY LEADER FOR INCREASED BUDGET 2 YEARS RUNNING SOCIAL NETWORKS USED BY COMPANIES FOR RECRUITING 100% USE 2 OR MORE 64% SOCIAL CHANNELS 80% 60% 40% 20% LINKEDIN FACEBOOK TWITTER 0% 100% 80% 60% SOCIAL NETWORKS USED BY JOB SEEKERS 40% 20% LINKEDIN FACEBOOK TWITTER 0% EMPLOYEE SOCIAL REFERRAL HIRES BY JOBVITE CUSTOMERS in in 73% 43% 141% 16% 20% 7% ALL SOCIAL HIRES BY JOBVITE CUSTOMERS FROM Jobvite SOURCES: Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey 2011, Jobvite Index, Job Seeker Nation 2010.