Social Media in Recruitment Insights

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Social Media in Recruitment

www.SocialMediaJob.eu | info@socialmediajob.eu

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It pays to know people…
About
Social Media Job is the only social media job advertising website in the
about EU with targeted job vacancies listed daily
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we are specialists in: Scope and reach social media stats
clients •  job advertising •  European Union coverage •  targeted LinkedIn groups
•  company branding
•  targeted recruitment campaigns •  numerous unique users •  growing Twitter followers
•  CV search and viewing
•  social advertising / events •  growing job views •  access to active Facebook fans

•  new jobs listed daily •  qualified Xing group members
By partnering with Social Media Jobs
you can notably improve your hiring •  quality CVs uploaded
process; saving time, reducing costs
and enhancing your brand •  qualified job applications
awareness


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Job Profiles & Coverage
We cover the European Union and specialise within these key social media
about marketing job categories:
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job profiles : career levels
clients •  Web Designers •  Communications Experts
Head of Marketing
•  Web Programmers •  Social Media Campaigners
Marketing Executive
•  Web Coordinators •  PR Specialists
•  Mobile App Developers •  Creative & Design Marketing Director
•  Social Media Strategists •  Direct Marketing Entry level Account Director
•  Search Engine Optimization •  Social Media Planning
Marketing Manager Interns
•  Search Engine Marketing •  Project Management
Marketing Assistant
•  Community Managers •  New Media Coordinator

•  Copywriting •  Content Strategists


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The Study
The demographics of the study:
about

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results 148 companies responded
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78 companies in Spain

70 companies outside Spain

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Results
Have you ever used social media to know more about a candidate for a
about job opening in your company
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clients
9.2%
No
6.9%
More Spanish companies check out
social networks then the average
European recruitment agent.
90.8%
Yes
93.1%

Europe Spain


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Results
Which social networks did you use?
about

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1%
Tuenti
clients 1%

19%
Xing
24%
Xing is more popular in Spain then in the
45% rest of Europe. Facebook is not as used
Twitter in Spain to research potential candidates
44%
as it is in other EU countries.
90%
LinkedIn
91%

51%
Facebook
44%

Europe Spain


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Results
At which stage of the recruitment process did you search for your
about candidates online
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I do not use social networks in my 5.8%
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recruitment processes 3.4%

6.5%
Just before making an offer
9.2% Spanish companies are more likely to
0.7% search for candidates online than most
After the last interview EU country companies. Spanish
1.1%
companies are much likely to check
21.0% candidates just before making an offer.
After the first interview
19.5%

65.9%
At the arrival of the application
64.4%

Europe Spain


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Have you ever rejected a candidate because of what you saw about them
about on some social networking sites?
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clients 6.5%
I do not use them
8.0%
More Spanish companies check out
57.2% social networks then the average
No European recruitment agent.
54.0%

36.2%
Yes
37.9%

Europe Spain


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Results
Why have you rejected those candidates?
about

the study 27.5%
26.4%

results More discriminatory comments affect
hiring decisions in the EU then in Spain,
clients while drug and alcohol consumption is
more influential in Spain
17.0%
15.9%

13.2%
12.3%
10.1%
8.7%
6.6% 6.6%
5.8%
4.3% 4.3%
3.8% 3.8%
2.9%

For For sharing For lying about For For For content For content For
demonstrating confidential their inappropriate inappropriate related to related to drug discriminatory
weak information of professional comments photos alcohol use comments
communications previous experience and consumption
skills employer knowledge Spain Europe


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Have you ever hired a candidate based on what they have in their social
about media profile?
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clients
53.6%
No
46.5% Social profiles seem to affect more
positively then negatively job seekers.
More companies have hired people due
to content on their social media profiles
46.4% than have been rejected. Further, Spain
scores significantly higher then the rest
Yes
of the EU.
53.5%

Europe Spain


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Results
Have you ever used social media to know more about a candidate for a
about job opening in your company
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47.2%

results 43.5% Proof of professional experience along
with an overall positive impression and
clients high communication skills are among the
most important factors for companies in
29.6% 28.7% Spain to hire candidates. 29.6%
27.5%
24.6% 24.6%
22.2%
20.3%

15.7%
14.5%

8.7% 8.3%
5.8% 5.6%

Gives a positive The profile The profile shows The candidate The perfil shows The candidate The candidate I have never hired
impression confirms their candidate's has solid the candidate as a has good had won awards a candidate based
professional creativity communications well-rounded references and on their online
qualifications skills individual acknowledgement profile

Spain Europe


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