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4. Which
social
networks
are Sourcers
using?
Whilst it is no surprise that
nearly every Sourcer is
using LinkedIn, nearly half are
missing out on Twitter’s 500m
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leveraging the 1.25 Billion people
using Facebook and 77% are
completely ignoring the 1 billion
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Is it simply a lack of knowledge
on how to use these tools
properly?
96%
55% 52%
37%
23%
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5. 27%
53%
20%
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How many cLoinnkneedcIntions
does the average
Sourcer have?
Considering the importance of having a strong
network, it’s surprising that
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Most Sourcers (53%) have between 501 and 2,000
LinkedIn connections, but Sourcers in EMEA
are twice as likely to have in excess of
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North American Sourcers.
However, North American Sourcers are
33% more likely to be super-connectors
(2,000 connections) than their European
counterparts.
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8. 21%
Most Sourcers either send
an InMail or add a passive
6%
candidate as a Connection
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them.
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4%
whilst only 6% pick up the phone to
try and reach them. This is stunning
considering how important personal
communication is in engaging potential
talent.
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much more likely to be using a Free
LinkedIn Account, with no InMails, it’s
much more likely that they will add
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point of contact.
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10. What are the
average response
rates by Medium
for candidates
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14. When we analysed the data on how Sourcers
primarily engaged with passive candidates
we found striking differences in their average
response rates.
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than adding someone as a connection, sending
an email was even better. However, the majority
of Sourcers who pick up the phone to
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response rates more than double than
that of any other medium.
This reinforces the need for Sourcers to have
traditional phone skills to compliment their online
search skills.
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Productivity look like?
•More Candidates, Faster
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24. 1 minute of lost productivity costs:
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@socialtalent
johnny@socialtalent.co
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