If you haven’t noticed the Social Media explosion over the past years, then you must have been living under a rock. Being the social butterfly that we are, Adzuna is already in on the social media d-low, and thought we’d share a few pearls of wisdom with you.
Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pretty much sit at the epicenter of every aspect of our social lives, professional lives; and now businesses and recruiters are joining the party too. You’ll be lucky to find a single employer not using any form of social media to recruit, so if your not out there, you’re missing out.
80% of job openings are now being filled using social media channels and an astonishing 9.5 out of 10 recruiters have successfully landed a candidate through LinkedIn, 4/10 using the power of tweets and 3/10 on Facebook.
So how do you harness the power of social media we hear you asking? Well the Adzuna SuperNerds will tell you; listen close.
Recruiters spend less than half their time posting job opening but nearly 60% of their time sourcing applicants. If they’re sourcing these people through social media then thats where you need to be; get out there, stand out, be visible, be employable.
- Eye tracking studies show that people spend a measly 5.7 seconds looking at your profile. Therefore you have to make the greatest impact you can during in that morsel of time.
- Two simple tricks: profile photo BAM, and job title, POW.
- We believe that employers are beginning to think more creatively about how they advertise job descriptions in the hope of attracting higher quality candidates. This trend can work in reverse; what is it that you can bring to the table, what is your superpower? Are you a SEO wizard, marketing ninja or Java guru?
- Finally, evidence also shows that 8.6/10 recruiters believe the best, and most time/cost efficient way to find ninja candidates is through referral.
Now this is where we can really show off our ninja superpower: Adzuna Connect. Not only are we the greatest job ad search-engine in all the land, but we show job vacancies that you are connected to (first and second-degree). Simply sign-in with LinkedIn or Facebook to see which of your friends or workmates can refer you to your dream job with this new social function.
Try it out for yourself and see if you can join the throngs of people land the job of their dreams with social media. Let us know which strategy worked for you, or if you have any comments, let us know in the comments below, Twitter or Facebook. We look forward to hearing your success stories!





