This statistic gives information on the social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012. During a survey, it was found that 65 percent of recruiters used Facebook to look up potential candidates.
Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012
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Statistics on Online recruiting and social media
Recruiting
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- Premium Statistic Share of job applications by source worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Share of job hires by source worldwide 2018
- Premium Statistic Most used candidate outreach channels worldwide 2019
- Basic Statistic Effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide 2018
- Basic Statistic Best sources of candidates in the North American staffing industry 2018
- Premium Statistic Most effective lead sources of U.S. staffing firms 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. employers who have not hired after screening social profiles 2018
- Premium Statistic Positive social media discoveries made by online recruiters 2018
Job portals
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- Premium Statistic Online jobs market: revenue of the leading firms worldwide 2018
- Basic Statistic Leading online job portals worldwide by market cap 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading online job portals worldwide by EV/EBITDA 2020
- Basic Statistic Leading online job portals worldwide by CAGR 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Countries with the most LinkedIn users 2023
- Basic Statistic Countries with biggest LinkedIn reach 2023
- Basic Statistic LinkedIn: distribution of global audiences 2023, by age group
- Basic Statistic LinkedIn: distribution of global audiences 2023, by gender
Targeted job ads
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- Premium Statistic Views on employers targeting only U.S. citizen candidates via social media U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Employers targeting only citizen candidates via social media U.S. 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Employers targeting only citizen candidates via social media U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Views on employers targeting specific school graduates via social media U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Employers targeting specific school graduates via social media U.S. 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Employers targeting specific school graduates via social media U.S. 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Views on employer use of social media to target only male candidates U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Views on employer use of social media targeting male candidates U.S. 2019, gender
User awareness
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- Basic Statistic Global confidence in neutrality of selected algorithms 2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. users altering social media accounts due to job search reasons 2018
- Basic Statistic U.S. users altering social media accounts due to job search reasons 2018, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. users altering social media accounts due to job search reasons 2018, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. negative social media experiences 2017, by gender
Further related statistics
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- Reasons for recruiters to look up candidates on social networks as of March 2012
- Social media channels utilized in successfully placing a candidate 2011-2012
- Social media channels recruiters expect to utilize more in 2013
- Biggest benefits of social media recruiting 2012
- Social media utilization by U.S. recruiting professionals 2015
- Americans who said they research products/ services with their smartphone 2018
- Global online users who access job sites 2016, by age and employment
- Chile: main product categories researched on CyberDay 2017
- U.S. mobile job searching location 2016
- Georgia: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Serbia: Instagram users 2021, by age and gender
- Bulgaria: Facebook users 2021, by age group
- Greece: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Ireland: Facebook users 2022, by age and gender
- Most popular D2C brands in the U.S. on social media 2019, by content actions
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- Reasons for recruiters to look up candidates on social networks as of March 2012
- Social media channels utilized in successfully placing a candidate 2011-2012
- Social media channels recruiters expect to utilize more in 2013
- Biggest benefits of social media recruiting 2012
- Social media utilization by U.S. recruiting professionals 2015
- Americans who said they research products/ services with their smartphone 2018
- Global online users who access job sites 2016, by age and employment
- Chile: main product categories researched on CyberDay 2017
- U.S. mobile job searching location 2016
- Georgia: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Serbia: Instagram users 2021, by age and gender
- Bulgaria: Facebook users 2021, by age group
- Greece: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Instagram users 2021, by age group
- Ireland: Facebook users 2022, by age and gender
- Most popular D2C brands in the U.S. on social media 2019, by content actions
ZoomLabs. (April 24, 2012). Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/
ZoomLabs. "Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012." Chart. April 24, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/
ZoomLabs. (2012). Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/
ZoomLabs. "Social Networks Most Frequently Used by Hiring Professionals to Research Job Candidates as of March 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/
ZoomLabs, Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Social networks most frequently used by hiring professionals to research job candidates as of March 2012 [Graph], ZoomLabs, April 24, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260132/social-networks-most-frequently-used-to-research-job-candidates/