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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
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
Call References
Search Engine
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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