From the Harlan/Thompson HR Handbook Series, how to hire and recruit with social media. Presented during a recent SHRM conference, our handbook takes the HR pro through the facts, figures and stats behind the social media hiring revolution. Plus, 6 tips on how to use social media to find, recruit and hire that ideal candidate.

1. HR Handbook: Recruiting + Hiring with Social Media

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3. Statistics

4. Who’s driving traffic? LinkedIn is driving the most job-related traffic (47%) to career sites, followed by Facebook (30%) and Twitter (16%) (Jobs2Web)

5. 58.1% had successfully hired a candidate found through a social network.

6. On that, 80% of companies recruit through LinkedIn network. Now you know the value and importance of LinkedIn social network. Adding to it, 55% and 45% of companies recruit through Facebook and Twitter.

7. 79 percent of recruiters and hiring managers in the United States have reviewed online information posted to social networking sites and blogs to screen job candidates, and 70 percent have rejected an applicant based on information they found.

8. Tips

9. Tip #1 Be Transparent

10. Tip #2 Remember the Law

11. Tip #3 Be Up Front

12. Tip #4 Supplement with Social

13. Tip #5 Build Relationships

14. Bonus Tip! Involve Employees

15. Remember

16. Photo Credits

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