Social media has impacted greatly on employee recruitment.
This infographic from Visual.ly shows some of the stats and explains more.
Takeaways:
- 73% 0f employers have successfully hired a candidate through social media – a 10% increase since 2011.
- LinkedIn is the top social media website used for recruitment.
- Employers like to see professional organisation membership and charity work or volunteering on social media profiles, and frown upon posts about illegal drugs.
- 1 out of 7 people refereed has been hired, compared to 1 out of 10 general candidates.
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