{"id":1056,"date":"2022-07-01T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T08:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.acdev.co.uk\/articles\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2025-01-28T12:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T12:56:44","slug":"social-recruiting-survey-statistics-and-infographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agencycentral.co.uk\/articles\/social-recruiting-survey-statistics-and-infographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Recruiting: Survey, Statistics and Infographics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As little as a decade ago, those using\u00a0social media for recruitment\u00a0(or in any business capacity) were seen as pioneering. Today, around 94% of recruiters use social media, and the competition for the best talent is tougher than ever before.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What is Social Recruiting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Social recruiting\u2019 simply refers to the practice of sourcing candidates through social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. <\/p>\n\n\n

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And, with the average UK employee now spending 13 hours of the working week<\/a> browsing social media, it\u2019s easy to see why recruiters are turning to the web to source new talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were wondering how to gain the winning edge in the social recruiting arena, your friends at Agency Central have you covered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Statistics on the Social Recruitment Trends That Matter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We developed an in-depth survey, which was completed by our network of recruitment leaders from a wide range of disciplines, to give you unparalleled insight into which social recruiting strategies work \u2013 and how to put them into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, we\u2019ve gathered some of the best actionable statistics and insights from around the web, together with social media wisdom from our favourite recruitment experts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s our aim to provide a comprehensive social recruiting resource. If you\u2019re blogging on the subject, please feel free to link to our statistics. And, if you want to become an expert in your own right, take a moment to bookmark this page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Survey: Use of Social Media in Recruitment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We wanted to learn more about how recruiters and agencies are utilising social media. So, we distributed an in-depth survey among our recruitment network to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n