Why Social Recruiting Needs to Be on Your Radar in 2017A survey of 500+ recruiters and talent acquisition leaders across Asia Pacific reveals the importance of building a social recruiting strategy.

If I didn’t use social recruiting…

Successful recruiters shared 2.5 more job posts in the last

6 months

strongly communicate their company’s employer brand

through social media

of successful recruiters reach out to talent via social media

of successful recruiters have built a community of followers

stay in touch with candidates on social throughout the

hiring cycle

have advertised on social media to create awareness

about jobs

conduct reference checks via social media before making

an offer

Top recruiters share twice as many company

updates on LinkedIn than unsuccessful recruiters

Social recruiting should be a required strategy

Candidates respond better when reached out to via

social media

My talent pipeline would thin out

Recruiters say

A social recruitment strategy ensures candidates are engaged with the hiring process from beginning to end.

Recruiters who evaluate themselves as successful do the following:

The quality of candidates would drop

Cost per hire would increase

52% 46% 43%

2.5x

36%

46%

45%

58%

51%

69%

33%

54%

45%

34%

2x

Recruiters across Asia Pacific prioritise hiring quality candidates

This infographic is based on LinkedIn’s survey of 526 recruiting professionals in the Asia Pacific region, who spend more than 25% of the time either directly recruiting or managing a team who conducts the recruiting.

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Australia & New Zealand values candidate and hiring manager satisfaction above all else

Having a robust pipeline matters most to India

Reducing time-to-fill is a priority for talent leaders in SEA & Hong Kong

Being “social” is second nature for successful talent leaders.

57% 42%