This statistic shows the importance of social media as a job seeking tool according to respondents in the United Kingdom in 2014. Among employed professionals, 40 percent reported finding social media not at all important as a job seeking tool.
Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool?
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YouGov. (May 8, 2014). Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/
YouGov. "Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool?." Chart. May 8, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/
YouGov. (2014). Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/
YouGov. "Overall, How Important, If at All, Do You Think Social Media Is as a Job Seeking Tool?." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/
YouGov, Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Overall, how important, if at all, do you think social media is as a job seeking tool? [Graph], YouGov, May 8, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315976/social-media-importance-for-job-seeking/