Social networking has impacted our lives completely that it seems to permeate every part of our lives. This point can simply be made looking at how people get jobs nowadays.
With social media sites like LinkedIn that are specifically designed for the recruiter and job seeker all the way to Facebook and the trend of checking in on the social lives of potential new hires, our digital selves are more closely related to the non-virtual us.
But there is a whole technological and social recruiting history to look at. The infographic below shows us the details of how social technology has impacted recruitment processes.
Here are a few of the highlights:
- We have always has resume databases, but the social network has allows for more current and updated content
- 49% of employed Americans look for jobs via social networks.
- 93% of organizations are using social media for recruitment.
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In the years that you have had with recruitment (be that on the hiring or being hired ends), what has been your experience of technology and the social engagement through the process?
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