{"id":970,"date":"2012-03-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=970"},"modified":"2018-11-14T22:28:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T06:28:18","slug":"social-recruiting-stats-that-will-rack-your-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/social-recruiting-stats-that-will-rack-your-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Recruiting Stats that will Rack your Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bettsrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/social-recruiting1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"social-recruiting\" src=\"http:\/\/bettsrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/social-recruiting1-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Social Media Stats\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>With various social media tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, it is no wonder that recruiters have turned to social media to find the best candidates. \u00a0Take a look at these statistics below, some may shock you.<\/p>\n<p>-89% will use social media for recruiting in 2011<\/p>\n<p>-1 of 3 employers rejected a candidate because of something they found on social media<\/p>\n<p>-14.4 million people have used social media to find their last job in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>-86% of employers says that candidates should make their profiles more employer friends<\/p>\n<p>-24% of managers found \u201cfit and personality\u201d from a social media profile<\/p>\n<p>-80% of companies use LinkedIn to find talent<\/p>\n<p>-50% of companies use Facebook to find talent<\/p>\n<p>-45% of companies use Twitter to find talent<\/p>\n<p>Click here to read the full list of social recruiting statistics:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/08\/28\/social-media-recruiting-infographic\/\">http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/08\/28\/social-media-recruiting-infographic\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about your Facebook or LinkedIn profile after learning these statistics? 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