Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Online Networking Sites Can Help Your Job Search




If you're looking for a new job but don't belong to an online social network, you could be hurting your chances of success. A recent survey of 115 human-resources professionals by Jobvite Inc., a provider of recruitment technology in San Francisco, found that:


  • 78% use sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and Jobster for recruiting.

  • Of those, 16% say that more than half the candidates they consider for jobs are identified through social-networking sites.

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