96% Of Recruiters (aka Head Hunters) Use Social Media

The Recruiter Nation Survey from Jobvite came out a couple of weeks ago.
“Much of the survey data is not surprising”, writes China Gorman. “Use of social media tools by recruiters is strong and growing; referrals are still the most effective source of quality hires; hiring activity is up; the hunt for talent will remain or get more competitive in the next 12 months. No surprises here.”

Here’s a surprise, though: only 4% of recruiters DON’T use social media tools in the recruiting process. But the tools used go way beyond Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter.

While referrals continue to be the most effective source of good hires, the frequency that other sources provide similar results is interesting. It looks like job boards are the Scott Walker of candidate sources – they started out strong (57% of recruiters reported using them in the 2009 report) but are fading as time passes.

China Gorman’s analysis also found some other interesting data, which you can read here.