JobVite Social Recruiting Survey 2014 was released a few weeks back and the statistics may surprise you.
Here are a few takeaways from the extensive report.
- Social recruiting is now the norm —93% of recruiters use or plan to use social to support their recruiting efforts.
- LinkedIn remains recruiters’ top social network.
- Recruiters take social media profiles seriously when evaluating candidates. 55% of recruiters have reconsidered a candidate based on their social profile
Which of the following social networks do you use for recruiting? LinkedIn 94%
Which of the following tactics do you use for recruiting on social networks?
LinkedIn:
Search for candidates: 95%
Contact candidates: 95%
Keep tabs on potential candidates: 93%
Vet candidates pre-interview: 93%
Post jobs: 92%
73% of recruiters have hired a candidate through social media. Which of the following networks have you hired through? 79% LinkedIn
93% of recruiters will review a candidate’s social profile before making a hiring decision. What do you look for in a candidate on social networks?
LinkedIn:
Professional experience 97%
Length of professional tenure 96%
Industry-related posts 88%
Mutual connections 93%
Specific hard skills 95%
Cultural fit 80%
55% of recruiters have reconsidered a candidate based on their social profile, with 61% of those reconsiderations being negative.
Negative:
Guns 51%
Profanity 63%
Spelling/grammar 66%
Illegal drug references 83%
Sexual Posts 70%
Alcohol 44%
