Using Social Media in Your Job Search

An increasing number of employers are using social media sites to recruit and to advertise for employees. The majority of open jobs are not posted on job boards, but are found through networking. According to JobVite’s 2013 Social Media Recruiting Survey:

• 94% of recruiters across all industries have adapted to social recruiting
• 78% of recruiters have made a hire using social recruiting
• 93% of recruiters are likely to look at someone's social media profile
• The order of preference is 1. LinkedIn 2. Facebook 3. Twitter

This article covers why use social media, referrals are everything, and how to get started.  

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