17 Social #Recruiting Statistics For 2018 via @lauriewooduk #socialmedia #socialrecruiting

By Laurie Wood

Keep up to date with the latest social recruiting stats for 2018!

Social Media Channels

• Facebook still ranks top with 2.13 billion, active monthly users
• Instagram is crawling behind with 800 million, active monthly users
• Twitter has 330 million, active monthly users
• LinkedIn receives 250 million, active monthly users
• Pinterest is in the last place with 175 million, active monthly users

Job Seekers

• Job seekers rank social media and professional networks as the most useful job search resource compared to job boards, job ads, employee referrals, recruiting agencies, and recruiting events.
• 55% of Job seekers who have read a negative review have decided against applying for a position at that company
• Only 1 out of 3 Job Seekers report having been asked by an employer for their feedback as a candidate.
• Job seekers rank current employees as the most trusted source for information about a company,

Recruiters

• 80% of employers say social recruiting helps them find passive candidates
• 67% of recruiters expect competition for candidates to increase
• 70% of hiring managers say they’ve successfully hired with social media
• 91% of employers are using social media to hire talent, today.

Job Sector

• 75% of potential hires are not actively searching – thus relying on social media to reach them.
• 60% of employers are concerned with the cost of unfilled positions
• 89% of companies plan to start using social media to recruit
• Employers believe that social media marketing will be the most in-demand HR skill by 2020, followed by Data Analysis and Predictive Modeling

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