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Positive social media discoveries made by online recruiters 2018

Social media discoveries that lead to online recruiters extending an offer to a candidate as of May 2018

The data presents social media discoveries that led to hiring professionals extending an offer to a job candidate. During a survey in May 2018, it was found that 33% of respondents who researched candidates on social media extended an offer after finding the candidate's social media profile conveyed a professional image.

Background information supported their professional qualifications for the job	37
Job candidate was creative	34
Job candidate's site conveyed a professional image	33
Job candidate was well-rounded, showed a wide range of interests	31
Got a good feel for the job candidate's personality, could see a good fit within the company culture	31
Job candidate had great communications skills	28
Job candidate received awards and accolades	26
Other people posted great references about the job candidate	23
Job candidate had interacted with company's social media accounts	22
Job candidate posted compelling video or other content	21
Job candidate had a large number of followers or subscribers	18

Positive social media discoveries made by online recruiters 2018

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