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Job seekers can no longer ignore their online presence, according to the 2012 Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey. Job seekers who are not present online, do so at their own peril. Those who are not on LinkedIn are virtually invisible to employers. Hiring managers and third party recruiters are enamored with the easy access to talent afford to them by social networks. Social networking is simply preferred by recruiters and employers as a tool to acquire talent. If you don’t believe these statements just look at results of the newly released 2012 Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey.
- 92% of companies will recruit in social networks this year. (Up from 89% in 2011)
- 43% of recruiters who use social recruiting saw an increase in candidate quality this year.
- 73% of companies have successfully hired a candidate through social media.
In addition, LinkedIn has become nearly universal with 93% of companies using the site for recruiting and… 66% of companies surveyed use Facebook and 54% of companies use Twitter; with both sites showing increasing usage for recruiting purposes over the past two years.
And the hiring statistics are impressive as well. 89% of companies have made a hire through LinkedIn, followed by Facebook at 26% and Twitter at 15%.
And, did you know that 86% of recruiters are likely to review your LinkedIn profile before deciding to contact you? This is my logic for having a LinkedIn profile be resume-like in nature, even though some of my resume writing brethren think otherwise.
Social networking is not going away. In today’s job market you must have an online presence to attract the attention of employers. Period—end of story. Are you looking good online today? If not, sign up for a call with me today.
Written by Lisa Rangel, Executive Resume Writer
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