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1. Social
Recruitment
Survey Results

2. Social Recruitment Survey Results
Jobvite, a provider of next-generation recruitment solutions, has published
results of its 2008 Social Recruitment Survey. Social recruitment is the
practice of leveraging social and professional networks, online and offline,
for talent acquisition. The survey shows that companies are increasingly
tapping social networks to find employees. But most have yet to implement
a comprehensive social recruitment strategy that fully leverages
companies’ most valuable social networks – those of their employees.
Jobvite’s survey focused on the recruiting habits of small and medium
sized businesses. The survey was completed by 115 human resources and
recruitment professionals, the majority of which (81%) had between
1-1000 employees at their company.
1. Do you or your company use social networking or 2. Which social networking sites do you or your
social media to support recruitment efforts? company use to find candidates? Check all that apply.
80%
LinkedIn
Don’t Know
36%
Facebook
3%
17%
Jobster
13%
MySpace
Yes
No 6%
Ning
78%
18%
1%
Second Life
12%
None
7%
Other
3. Which social networking methods do you or your company use now to aid recruitment?
Check all that apply.
75%
Tap employees’ social or professional networks (including employee referrals)
64%
Make contacts through online social networks
64%
Email own friends and contacts
43%
Attend networking events
11%
Author a blog
11%
Comment on blogs or networks
5%
Post recruiting videos online
9%
None
2%
Other
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4. Which social networking methods do you or your company plan to use more this year for recruiting?
Check all that apply.
68%
Tap employees’ social or professional networks (including employee referrals)
64%
Make contacts through online social networks
43%
Attend networking events
42%
Email own friends and contacts
17%
Comment on blogs or networks
14%
Post recruiting videos online
13%
Author a blog
14%
None
6%
Other
5. How do you or your company use online social networks for recruiting?
Check all that apply.
60%
To make new contacts that might be useful later
60%
To promote open jobs
56%
To headhunt specific candidates
40%
To find out who’s looking
17%
I do not use online social networks
4%
Other
6. Have you ever had an inappropriate or unusual approach from a candidate via a social network?
Yes
10%
Don’t know No
12% 78%
7. What are some of the more unusual approaches you’ve seen used by jobseekers or recruiters in
social networks?
Responses vary widely and range from having people ask for help on certain non-work related issues to lying about
knowing you, how they know you and where they know you from. Lying about being an alumni of a certain school or
professional network was also cited as well as being contacted via social networks by people who are not at all
qualified for the open position.
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8. Which of the following do you think are inappropriate when using social networks for recruitment purposes?
Check all that apply.
44%
Candidate referencing a mutual contact when applying for a job without that person’s permission
40%
Recruiter calling a contact made through a social network without their permission
37%
Recruiter using a candidate’s references to find more prospects
35%
Candidate calling or emailing more than once after applying for a position
34%
Recruiter emailing a social network contact without their permission
32%
Recruiter promoting the salary of a specific job to a social network
8%
Recruiter asking a contact for an introduction to someone specific in their network
3%
Recruiter promoting a specific job to a social network
10%
Other
9. How extensively do you use your own social and 10. How extensively do you or your company tap your
professional networks for hiring? employees’ social and professional networks
(including employee referrals) for hiring?
Not at All
Not at All
14%
14%
Extensively
Extensively
36%
30%
Somewhat
Somewhat
50%
57%
11. What percentage of candidates at your company 12. Is the percentage of candidates from employees’
come from tapping your employees’ social and social networks changing?
professional networks (including employee referrals)?
Don't Know
23%
23%
Increasing
39%
16%
15%
14%
12%
9%
About the Same
33%
4% 4% 2%
1%
Decreasing
0-10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
61-70%
71-80%
Over 80%
Don’t Know
4%
PERCENTAGE OF CANDIDATES
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13. What percentage of hires at your company come 14. Is the percentage of hires from employees’ social
from tapping employees' social and professional networks changing?
networks (including employee referrals)?
Don't Know
25%
19%
Increasing
19%
43%
12% 12%
11%
10%
About the Same
5% 34%
3% 2%
Decreasing
0-10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
61-70%
Over 70%
Don’t Know
4%
PERCENTAGE OF HIRES
15. What percentage of employees at your 16. Approximately how much did your company
company refer candidates? spend last year on referral bonuses?
25% Don’t Know
25%
21%
18%
$0 - 25K
Over $250K 44%
2%
10%
9%
7%
$101 -250K
5%
4%
4%
2%
$51 - 100K
0-10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
61-70%
Over 70%
Don’t Know
5% $26 - 50K
19%
PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES
17. How does your company track referral bonuses? 18. What percentage of jobs carry a referral bonus?
Don’t Know
13%
61%
We Don’t Track
Applicant Tracking
Referral Bonuses
System
8%
32%
20%
10%
7%
2%
Manually
Employee Referral
45%
0-25%
26-50%
51-75%
76-100%
Don’t Know
Software
2%
PERCENTAGE OF JOBS
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20. Does your company offer non-cash
19. What is the average amount of referral bonuses?
incentives for referrals?
More than $5000
Don’t Know
1%
8%
Yes
$2501 - 5000 10%
22%
$0 - 500 Don’t Know No
23% 10% 80%
$1001 - 2500
29%
$501 - 1000
17%
21. If yes, what non-cash incentives for referrals are most popular or effective with employees?
Vacations and raffles with the grand prize offered being an all-expense paid vacation were mentioned the most
followed by gift cards and movie tickets. Other mentions include big ticket items like televisions and smaller
items such as iPods and sports tickets.
22. What is your role in recruiting at your company? 23. How many employees does your company have?
5,000+
Director of Staffing
10%
14% 0-100
Recruiter
1,001-5000 21%
30%
Hiring Manager 10%
5%
101-250
Vice President of
11%
Human Resources
Sourcer
9%
3%
Other
15% 501-1000
26%
Human Resources 251-500
24% 23%
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Conclusion
To increase hiring success, Jobvite recommends setting up processes and incentives to involve all
employees in identifying candidates, as well as leveraging the full suite of available online tools.
“In a talent crunch, such as the one many companies with professional staff face today, your
employees are the most valuable asset you have for recruitment,” said Jesper Schultz, Chief
Executive Officer of Jobvite. “Recruiters are natural networkers and recognize the value of using new
social tools and leveraging their employee networks. However, our survey shows that companies are
losing out by not fully communicating recruitment priorities to the whole company. By enabling and
motivating employees to participate fully, employers can leverage the connections of the whole
company in acquiring talent.”
About Jobvite
Jobvite creates recruitment solutions that fundamentally change the way companies hire.
The company was built on the insight that successful talent acquisition involves all employees. In a
recruitment market being transformed by social networking, Jobvite has created one easy platform
for all sourcing and hiring activities, including applicant tracking, sourcing, career site, social
networking and more. Market-leading companies have adopted Jobvite’s Web 2.0 recruitment
application as an easy and cost-effective way to achieve greater quality, speed and control in the
recruiting process.
For more information, visit www.jobvite.com or email information@jobvite.com.
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