Can Social Media Help You Find A Job?

Can SOCIAL MEDIA Help You FIND A JOB? Social media - tool for the proactive jobseeker or the procrastinator? The debate has raged for years about just how useful social networks can be for finding work. And, whilst job boards continue to dominate the way in which people apply to job vacancies, we asked over 2,000 people whether or not social media has had an impact on their jobseeking habits. 01. 53°%o now use social People in Northern Ireland most likely to use Social Media. Only Scotland saw less than half of people use social media to media to find new job vacancies. Job boards remain the most find work. popular way to search for work. 02. LinkedIn remains most popular social network to find work. The more people earn, the more likely they are to use social media to find work. 1. Linkedin 2. Facebook 3. Google+ 4. Twitter ofher 03. 8* in reed.co.uk's industry-leading number of social followers continue to amplify their vacancies. reedcouk 9 Over 35,000 fans e Over 45,000 followers O Over 2,000 followers In Over 3,000 followers 80%. O say social media makes finding a job easier than it was five years ago. OFFICE 04. 7/10 jobseekers don't keep information on social media profiles absolutely up-to-date. 05. E Four in five have never followed up their application with the hiring manager on social media. On line following Off line not following +50K following Off line not following facebook Those earning over ☺ Like Off line £50,000 most likely to follow up. Off line twitter profile endorse friends SW Linkedin. People in SW England least likely to follow up. 06. Almost 60% potential employers could view your social media updates. are not concerned that Source: Can Social Media Help You Find A Job Survey, February 2014. Base: 2,000 reedcouk The UK's #1 job site.