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Social media usage for organizational recruiting 2015

Organization usage of social media for recruitment according to HR professionals in the United States as of December 2015

The data describes the most common organization usage of social media for recruitment according to HR professionals in the U.S. as of December 2015. During the survey period, 89% of respondents stated that their organization used social media to post job advertisements.

Post job advertisments 89
Contact candidates or potential candidates 75
Search for passive job candidates by using social networking site's search feature 73
Search for active job candidates by using social networking site's search feature 67
Encourage employee referrals 58
Create interest in jobs by posting useful information, photos, or video 56
Create a group or a page for your organization to post information and career opportunities 46
Contribute to discussion through social networking sites (such as read and submit blog posts) 24
Other 2