Power of Social Networking
The social network is great way in the field of job search and recruitment because it offers opportunities to connect and network easily with other people. According to the Jobvite Job Seeker Nation Study, 76 percent of job seekers found their position through Facebook. Greater than 90% of employers also use social networking websites to hire people because employers use the social media profiles of candidates as selection factors in their recruitment efforts. This shows how important social networking is.
347 million members of LinkedIn documented their skills and careers online. This data enables LinkedIn to understand which position requires what kind of skills. “Who should one hire?” LinkedIn matches candidates to jobs, and predicts the best matches for each opportunity with their member profiles. By using data, LinkedIn offers transparency, and as anyone with a finance background knows, transparency improves the allocation process, resulting in less perceived risk with better returns.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/lutzfinger/2015/03/03/professional-networks-power-our-economy/
https://socialmediaclub.org/blog/uncategorized/the-importance-of-social-media-for-job-seekers