Use of social media to assist making career/employment decisions by generation 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 17, 2012
This survey details the responses of people in the three main workforce generations as to their use of social media when making career or employment decisions. 44% of respondents in Generation Y answered yes to this question.

Do you use your social media network when making career/employment decisions?

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Release date

April 2012

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2012

Number of respondents

168,000 respondents

Age group

8-19 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey conducted among 168,000 respondents from 30 countries in the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
The survey focuses on the three main workforce generations – Gen Y (aged 19-30), Gen X (aged 31-48) and Baby Boomers (aged 49-66).

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