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Find job seekers using social media recruiting

Social media recruiting Infographic, by Azunda
Social media recruiting Infographic, by Azunda

Finding great candidates for rolls in your company is never an easy task. In the past few years Social media recruiting has been taken up by entrepreneurs and startup companies, as job seekers begin to use social media as a major part of their job hunting process.

In fact 50% of Britons turn to social networks to find work, this statistic is from a study of Social media recruiting, by Adzuna.

 Social media recruiting

Job Sector % of respondents that use social networks to find work
Retail 13%
Creative & Design 11%
Accounting and Finance 9%
IT 8%
PR, Advertising & Marketing 8%

This study compiled by Adzuna is not the first time they have crunched data for a public viewing. Adzuna’s data also powers the Number 10 Dashboard, used by the Prime Minister and senior officials to keep track of economic growth on a daily basis. To find out more about Adzuna’s, and it’s founders, please read the founders interview with The Startup Magazine.

If you would like to find out more about how to find your perfect candidate for free, see our article on how to beat the recruiter.

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Yoav Farbey

Contributing writer to the Startup Magazine.