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Effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide 2017
Effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide 2017
Effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide in 2017, by effectiveness score*
This statistic displays the effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide in 2017, ranked using an effectiveness score. ring the survey, the most effective recruitment channel was internal recruitment, with a score of 16.03.
The effectiveness score is calculated through dividing the portion of overall hires due to a channel by the portion of overall applications received from that channel.
Effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide in 2017, by effectiveness score*
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| Effectiveness score | |
|---|---|
| Internal hire / application | 16.03 |
| Custom campaign | 8.32 |
| Entered by recruiter | 7.02 |
| Social media shares | 6.15 |
| Federated search | 4.58 |
| Referral | 4.52 |
| Resume search | 3.82 |
| Notifications | 3.67 |
| Agency | 2.83 |
| Email campaign | 1.43 |
| Career site | 0.84 |
| Job boards | 0.39 |
| Effectiveness score | |
|---|---|
| Internal hire / application | 16.03 |
| Custom campaign | 8.32 |
| Entered by recruiter | 7.02 |
| Social media shares | 6.15 |
| Federated search | 4.58 |
| Referral | 4.52 |
| Resume search | 3.82 |
| Notifications | 3.67 |
| Agency | 2.83 |
| Email campaign | 1.43 |
| Career site | 0.84 |
| Job boards | 0.39 |
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This statistic displays the effectiveness of recruitment channels worldwide in 2017, ranked using an effectiveness score. ring the survey, the most effective recruitment channel was internal recruitment, with a score of 16.03.
The effectiveness score is calculated through dividing the portion of overall hires due to a channel by the portion of overall applications received from that channel.
Show moreThe effectiveness score is calculated through dividing the portion of overall hires due to a channel by the portion of overall applications received from that channel.
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- March 2018
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Special properties
- based on data from over 55 million visitors and 17 million applications.
- Supplementary notes
- * Effectiveness score is calculated through dividing the portion of overall hires due to a channel (available here) by the portion of overall applications received from that channel (available here).
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- Release date
- March 2018
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Special properties
- based on data from over 55 million visitors and 17 million applications.
- Supplementary notes
- * Effectiveness score is calculated through dividing the portion of overall hires due to a channel (available here) by the portion of overall applications received from that channel (available here).
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