2009 Jobvite Social Recruitment Survey

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2009 Social RecruitmentSurvey Results


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2009 Social Recruitment Survey Results

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1. Do you or your company use social networking orsocial media to support recruitment efforts?

Don't Know

2%Plan to Begin

This Year

13%

No

17%Yes

68%

2. Which social networking sites do you or yourcompany use to find candidates? Check all that apply.

None

Ning

MySpace

Other

Twitter

Facebook

LinkedIn 95%

59%

42%

13%

11%

10%

1%

Don't Know

12%

No

22%Yes

66%

4. Have you successfully hired a candidate

through an online social network?

3. Why do you use online social networks for recruiting? Check all that apply.

Other

Promote Jobs or Employment Brand to a Target

Identify Potential Candidates Before a Requisition Opens

Good Way to Find Our Target Candidates

Source of Hard-to-Find Skills or Experience

Low Cost Candidate Source

Reach Passive Jobseekers

Don't Use Them

77%

74%

72%

72%

60%

59%

3%

2%

Social Networks

Questions 2, 3, and 4 were completed only by

the respondents who answered affirmatively

that they are using or planning to use social

networks to support recruitment in question 1.

These respondents account for 81% of the

total responses.


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Other

Other Social Networking Sites

Twitter

Facebook

Call References

Search Engine

LinkedIn

None

MySpace

76%

67%

61%

44%

21%

14%

11%

10%

5%

Not applicable

Dont know

C-level

Executive / VP

Senior-level / Director (7-10 years of experience)

Entry-level (1-2 years of experience)

Mid-level / Manager (3-6 years of experience) 77%

76%

62%

44%

28%

5%

3%

Traditional

Dont know

Not applicable

C-level

Executive / VP

Entry-level (1-2 years of experience)

Senior-level / Director (7-10 years of experience)

Mid-level / Manager (3-6 years of experience) 51%

43%

34%

27%

13%

7%

5%

Online

6. What tools do you use to research candidates?

Check all that apply.

7. What type of candidates does your company find through traditional employee referrals

and online social networking referrals? Check all that apply.

Disclose

24%

5. What percentage of candidates disclose their

social networking presence to you?


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10. What percentage of your companys totalvacancies are listed on paid job boards?

8. In what candidate sources are you/your company investing more and less this year? Check all that apply.

Job boards

Campus recruiting

Internal transfers

Direct sourcing

Corporate career site

Social networks

Employee referrals

Other

3rd party recruiters/search firms

76%

72%

64%

58%

55%

29%

26%

9%

7%

More

Other

Corporate career site

Internal transfers

Direct sourcing

Campus recruiting

Job boards

3rd party recruiters/search firms

Employee referrals

Social networks

72%

57%

45%

21%

18%

17%

12%

11%

8%

Less

9. Rate your satisfaction with the quality of candidates fromthese sources. 1 is the least satisfaction and 10 the most.

3rd Party Recruiters/Search Firms

Job Boards

Campus Recruiting

Other

Social Networks

Corporate Career Site

Direct Sourcing

Employee Referrals

Internal Transfers

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.7

5.4

Candidate Sources

Listed

57%

Not Listed

43%


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Referrals

5. Did your company conduct layoffs during the

past 12 months?

Hiring Plans

Yes

59%

No

41%

11. How extensively do you feel you tap intoyour employees social and professional

networks for hiring?

Not At All

25%

Somewhat

60%

Extensively

15%

12. What percentage of your employees participatein referring candidates?

average 31%13. What percentage of total vacancies do you

fill by referral?

average 29%

14. What percentage of jobs at your company carry

a referral bonus?

average 63%


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16. What are your hiring plans in 2009? Check all that apply.

17. How many hires (new or replacement) is your company

planning to make in the remainder of 2009?

Over 250

51 to 250

11 to 50

1 to 10

10%

18%

38%

34%

18. If you are hiring, what level of experience

will you hire? Check all that apply.

C-Level

All Levels

Executive/VP

Senior-Level

Entry-Level

Mid-Level 76%

55%

47%

15%

15%

5%

Not hiring at all

Adding contractors or part-time hires

Plans are uncertain/Dont know

Making only full-time replacement hires (no new growth hires)

Making new (growth) full time-hires 50%

35%

27%

24%

5%

The next three questions were completed by the 66% of respondents that are either making new (growth) full-time hires,

making only full-time replacement hires (no new growth hires) or adding contractors or part-time hires.

19. Do you plan on hiring employees to fill recruitment, staffing or talent acquisition positions?

Yes, adding new contract or part-time staffing positions

Yes, making replacement hires only

Yes, making new full-time hires

Plans are uncertain/Dont know

No, not hiring at all 50%

24%

12%

10%

4%


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20. How many employees does your company have?

5,000+

1,001 to 5,000

501 to 1,000

251 to 500

101 to 250

1 to 100

15%

21%

12% 15%

17%

20%

Demographics

21. Whats your role in recruiting at your company?

Other 12%

CXO 2%

HR VP 5%

HR ManagerDir. Of Staffing18%

HR Director 12%

Hiring Manager 2%

HR Generalist 10%

Consultant 4%

Sourcer 4%

Recruiter 31%

23. What industry do you work in?22. What type of organization do you work for?

Independent Consultant

5%Recruitment Agency

6%

Employer

89%Technology

33%

Public Service,ducation, Recreation

10%

Communication8% Manufacturing

8%

Finance andInsurance

8%

Healthcare

6%

Retail anWholesal

6%

RecruitmentAgency

6%

IndependentContractor

5%

Services

4%

Other4%Transportation Energy

and Storage2%


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