This statistic displays the portion of job applications received worldwide in 2018, broken down by the source of the application. During the survey, just under 35 percent of applications were received through career websites.
Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source
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Jobvite. (March 31, 2019). Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/
Jobvite. "Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source." Chart. March 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/
Jobvite. (2019). Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/
Jobvite. "Share of Job Applications Worldwide in 2018, by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/
Jobvite, Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Share of job applications worldwide in 2018, by source [Graph], Jobvite, March 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881116/recruitment-share-of-job-applications-by-source-worldwide/