When it comes to recruiting for your company traditional methods are not the only solution for finding that special someone. Studies from recent years have shown us that using social media as a means of recruitment has a lot of potential when searching for candidates. And Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles can help a recruiter to create their own profile of a future employee and aid in their decision when hiring. Find out more on social media recruitment with our eight simple statistics. Click, enjoy, share and let us know your thoughts! twitter.com/axonnmedia inbound@axonn.co.uk +44 (0) 207 517 2200 www.axonn.co.uk You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter to be kept up to date with the latest in content marketing: go.axonn.co.uk/newsletter

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8 statistics to prove social media
is the way to go
21st century recruiting

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Inbound practices
produce 54% more
leads and job
applications than
traditional marketing
practices
(Source: Gradtouch/hubspot)

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93% of recruiters are
using LinkedIn.
(Source: MyCleverAgency)

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25%
of organisations use
social media to find
information about
candidates that would
not be possible
otherwise.
(Source: Acas)

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94% of recruiters use or plan to use
social media in their recruitment efforts
(Source: Jobvite Survey)

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There was a 43% increase in
the quantity of candidates when
using social media to recruit
(Source: Jobvite Survey)

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Recruiters reported a 49%
increase in the quality of
candidates on social media.
(Source: Jobvite Survey)

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78% of recruiters have made a
hire through social media(Source: Jobvite Survey)

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38% of job seekers are using
LinkedIn in their efforts to
find work.
(Source: MyCleverAgency)

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