HR focusing less on job boards, more on Facebook

July 1, 2009 by
Filed under: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Online recruiting 

Despite smaller budgets, many companies are still hiring. How are they searching for employees?

Most are spending more time on social networking sites and less money on job boards like CareerBuilder and Monster, according to a recent survey by Jobvite, a recruiting software provider.

Of the 440 HR pros who responded, 72% said their company will invest more in recruiting through social networks this year. Meanwhile, more than half expect to spend less on job boards.

What online tools are getting the most use? The most popular social networks for recruiters and HR pros:

  • Linkedin (used by 80% of those who responded)
  • Twitter (42%)
  • Facebook (36%)
  • Jobster (17%)
  • Myspace (13%).

Other traditional, low-cost methods are getting more attention in this economy as well — for example, 68% of companies said they plan to increase the use of employee referrals.

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2 Comments on HR focusing less on job boards, more on Facebook

  1. Sarah on Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 11:42 am

    2. The article from the Wall Street Journal talks about a technology called jobmatch which is replacing careerbuilder, monster etc –

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204475004574126832685403014.html

  2. Mark Ste. Marie on Sat, 4th Jul 2009 12:44 pm

    3. The growth of social sites as a networking tool has been astounding. In my view this trend will continue.