Infographic: 92 percent of recruiters use social networks

LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are the top sites used by recruiters, according to a recent survey.

By Regina Wood
July 25, 2012

Job-seekers, clean up your social network profiles. Somebody is watching you.

Ninety-two percent of recruiters tap social networks to find new hires, according to the Jobvite 2012 Social Recruiting survey. And, 73 percent have successfully hired a candidate through social media. The network with the most successful hires? LinkedIn, according to 89 percent of respondents.

Here’s the breakdown of the top social media sites used by recruiters: