This survey details the use of online search engines as a tool for screening job candidates within organizations in 2008 and 2011. Of the Human Resources professionals asked in 2011, some 59 percent stated that they do not use or plan to use this tool in their organization.
Do you use online search engines for screening job candidates?
Characteristic
2011
2008
No, we never have and do not plan to use this tool for screening
59%
53%
Yes, we currently use this online tool to screen job candidates
26%
34%
No, we never have, but plan to use this tool for screening in the future
9%
9%
Yes, we have used this tool previously, but do not plan to do so again
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SHRM. (August 25, 2011). Do you use online search engines for screening job candidates? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225350/screening-job-candidates-using-search-engines/
SHRM. "Do you use online search engines for screening job candidates?." Chart. August 25, 2011. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225350/screening-job-candidates-using-search-engines/
SHRM. (2011). Do you use online search engines for screening job candidates?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225350/screening-job-candidates-using-search-engines/
SHRM. "Do You Use Online Search Engines for Screening Job Candidates?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225350/screening-job-candidates-using-search-engines/
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Do you use online search engines for screening job candidates? [Graph], SHRM, August 25, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225350/screening-job-candidates-using-search-engines/