2012 SOCIAL JOB SEEKERSURVEY

Methodology

the polling company, inc. on behalf of Jobvite conducted a nationwide online omnibus survey of 2,108 adults,

of which 1,266 adults (aged 18+) were part of the American workforce. Fielded September 5-7, 2012, the survey

included questions on current employment status, the use of social networks to find job opportunities and attitudes

about the current employment market.

Of the 1,266 members of the workforce, 948 were “job seekers,” and 86% also had at least one social network

profile. 318 were currently employed but NOT open to a new job.

Respondents for this survey were selected from an opt-in panel, and had expressed prior consent to participate

in online surveys such as this. Data were weighted so the demographics of this audience closely match the

nationwide population of adults (age 18+) with respect to gender, age, and region.

Definitions

Workforce: All participants in the labor market: currently employed + unemployed and looking

Job Seeker: All those actively seeking work or open to a new job, both currently employed and unemployed

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75% OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE IS COMPRISED OF JOB SEEKERS,up from 69% in 2011

ALL JOB SEEKERS

EMPLOYED, NOT OPEN

ALL JOB SEEKERS

EMPLOYED, NOT OPEN

2011

69%35%

31%

34%

2012

75%48%

25%

26%

EMPLOYED BUT OPEN ACTIVE JOB SEEKERS

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69%OF EMPLOYED AMERICANS ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING OR OPEN TO A NEW JOB, up from 61% in 2011

2012 Percentage of Employed (n=1,029)

TOTAL JOB SEEKERS

EMPLOYED, ACTIVELY SEEKING A NEW JOB 9%

EMPLOYED, OPEN TO A NEW JOB 60%

TOTAL NON-JOB SEEKERS

EMPLOYED, NOT OPEN TO A NEW JOB 31%

69%31%

2011 DATA EMPLOYED, ACTIVELY SEEKING A NEW JOB 16%

EMPLOYED, OPEN TO A NEW JOB 45%

EMPLOYED, NOT OPEN TO A NEW JOB 39%

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Q.61% OF JOB SEEKERS SAY FINDING A JOB’S GOTTEN HARDER IN THE PAST YEAR

39%

22%

21%

5%

8%

6%

MUCH HARDER

SOMEWHAT HARDER

NO DIFFERENT

SOMEWHAT EASIER

MUCH EASIER

NOT SURE

Q: Thinking of the past year, has it been easier or harder to find a job? N = 948

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41% OF EMPLOYED JOB SEEKERS ARE OVERQUALIFIED

29%

12%49%

7%3%

OVERQUALIFIED AND ACTIVELY LOOKING

OVERQUALIFIED BUT SATISFIED

PERFECTLY QUALIFIED

UNDERQUALIFIED

NO ANSWER

Q: Which of the following best describes your skill level in relations to your current position? N=712

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1/3 OF JOB SEEKERS ARE LESS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT JOB

15%

13%

34%

15%

19%

4% MUCH MORE OPTIMISTIC

SOMEWHAT MORE OPTIMISTIC

SAME OPTIMISM

SOMEWHAT LESS OPTIMISTIC

MUCH LESS OPTIMISTIC

NOT SURE

Q: Thinking of the past year, are you more or less optimistic about finding the right job? N=948

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88% OF ALL JOB SEEKERS HAVE AT LEAST ONE SOCIAL NETWORKING PROFILE; 64% have two profiles and 44% have three

31%

ALL JOB SEEKERS

85%44%

51%

EMPLOYED,NOT OPEN TO NEW JOB

75%31%

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2012

2011

2010

41%

31%

32%

2012

2011

2010

46%

34%

37%

2012

2011

2010

83%

82%

77%

TWITTER AND LINKEDIN GAIN ADOPTION AMONGST WORKFORCE

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19%

4%

2%

75%

23% OF JOB SEEKERS HAVE BEEN ASKED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INFO IN A JOB INTERVIEW

YES AND IT BOTHERED ME

YES AND IT DIDN’T BOTHER ME

NO

PREFER NOT TO ANSWER

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CONTENT RECRUITER REACTION* ANY

PROFANITY 61% 16% 8% 15% 23%

SPELLING/GRAMMAR 54% 20% 8% 5% 23%

ILLEGAL DRUGS 78% 4% 3% 2% 7%

SEXUAL 66% 6% 3% 2% 7%

PICS ALCOHOL 47% 9% 8% 3% 16%

RELIGIOUS 26% 13% 5% 5% 17%

VOLUNTEER/DONATE 66% 12% 8% 5% 17%

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION 80% 13% 8% 9% 20%

Content Posted by Job Seekers On Each Network

FACEBOOK CONTENT MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE JOB SEEKERS TROUBLE

* from the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey

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1 in 6 JOB SEEKERS CREDITS SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THEIR CURRENT JOB

32%

31%

26%

22%

18%

16%

13%

11%

13%

INTERNET JOB BOARD (SUCH AS CRAIGSLIST OR HOTJOBS)

REFERRAL FROM PROFESSIONALOR PERSONAL CONTACTS

NEWSPAPER

COMPANY CAREER SITE

INTERNAL JOB LISTING FOR CURRENT EMPLOYEES

ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK (SUCH AS A TWITTER POST OR LINKEDIN POSTING)

CAREER FAIR

RECRUITER (AGENCY OR INDEPENDENT)

OTHER

Which of the following resources did you use that directly led to finding your current/most recent job? Please select all that apply.

40%

of Job Seekers credit a referral from professional/personal contacts OR an online social network

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41% OF JOB SEEKERS FOUND FAVORITE/BEST JOB FROM FRIENDS OR FAMILY

41%

27%

17%

15%

11%

9%

8%

8%

6%

10%

FRIEND/FAMILY

CLASSIFIED AD

ONLINE JOB BOARD

FACEBOOK

CAREER FAIR

RECRUITER

COLLEGE/UNIV. CONNECTION

TWITTER

LINKEDIN

OTHER

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WHO ARE THE JOB SEEKERS ON FACEBOOK?

70%

INCOME

< 25K

$25-49

$50-74

$75-99

$100K+

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS

SOME COLLEGE

COLLEGE GRAD

POST GRAD

AGE

18-29

30-39

40-54

55+

33%

30%

29%

9%18%

19%

15%

25%

22%

29%

22%

14%

34%

30%

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52% OF JOB SEEKERS USE FACEBOOK TO HELP FIND WORK, up from 48% in 2011

CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

UPDATED PROFILE WITH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 25% 20%

PROVIDED YOUR OWN PROFILE ON A JOB APPLICATION OR DURING AN INTERVIEW 17% 11%

MODIFIED PRIVACY SETTINGS WITH WORK IN MIND 15% 19%

SEARCHED FOR JOBS 14% 20%

RESEARCHED A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER BEFORE/ DURING APPLICATION PROCESS. 9% 14%

CONNECTED WITH A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER 8% 13%

HAD CONTACT WITH A RECRUITER 6% 8%

NONE OF THESE 48% 52%

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49% OF JOB SEEKERS USE FACEBOOK CONTACTS FOR CAREER GAIN

CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

I MADE NEW PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS 12% 20%

I ASKED A CONTACT FOR HELP WITH A JOB SEARCH /CAREER ADVICE 11% 20%

I SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH A CONTACT 12% 17%

A CONTACT SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY 20% 20%

A CONTACT REFERRED ME FOR A JOB 16% 16%

A CONTACT PROVIDED AN EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE ON A COMPANY 9% 12%

NONE OF THESE 51% 51%

1 in 5

Job Seekers Had a Contact

Share a Job on Facebook

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WHO ARE THE JOB SEEKERS ON LINKEDIN?

60%

INCOME

< 25K

$25-49

$50-74

$75-99

$100K+

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS

SOME COLLEGE

COLLEGE GRAD

POST GRAD

AGE

18-29

30-39

40-54

55+

28%

34%

30%

9%

18%

18%

18%

33%

12%

23%

27%

23%

28%

40%

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CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

UPDATED PROFILE WITH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 26% 15%

SEARCHED FOR JOBS 11% 13%

PROVIDED YOUR OWN PROFILE ON A JOB APPLICATION OR DURING AN INTERVIEW 9% 8%

MODIFIED PRIVACY SETTINGS WITH WORK IN MIND. 7% 7%

CONNECTED WITH A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER 7% 8%

RESEARCHED A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER BEFORE/ DURING APPLICATION PROCESS. 6% 9%

HAD CONTACT WITH A RECRUITER 4% 9%

NONE OF THESE 62% 70%

38% OF JOB SEEKERS USE LINKEDIN TO HELP FIND WORK, up from 30% in 2011

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38% OF JOB SEEKERS USE LINKEDIN CONTACTS FOR CAREER GAIN, up from 27% in 2011

CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

I MADE NEW PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS 12% 13%

I ASKED A CONTACT FOR HELP WITH A JOB SEARCH /CAREER ADVICE 6% 8%

I SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH A CONTACT 7% 10%

A CONTACT SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY 19% 8%

A CONTACT REFERRED ME FOR A JOB 8% 9%

A CONTACT PROVIDED AN EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE ON A COMPANY 8% 9%

NONE OF THESE 62% 73%

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WHO ARE THE JOB SEEKERS ON TWITTER?

67%

INCOME

< 25K

$25-49

$50-74

$75-99

$100K+

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS

SOME COLLEGE

COLLEGE GRAD

POST GRAD

AGE

18-29

30-39

40-54

55+

35%

34%

26%

5%

18%

18%

18%

28%

16%

25%

19%

28%

28%

33%

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CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

UPDATED PROFILE WITH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 13% 8%

SEARCHED FOR JOBS 10% 11%

PROVIDED YOUR OWN PROFILE ON A JOB APPLICATION OR DURING AN INTERVIEW 10% 5%

RESEARCHED A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER BEFORE/ DURING APPLICATION PROCESS. 7% 5%

MODIFIED PRIVACY SETTINGS WITH WORK IN MIND. 5% 9%

HAD CONTACT WITH A RECRUITER 5% 5%

CONNECTED WITH A POTENTIAL EMPLOYER 4% 6%

NONE OF THESE 66% 84%

34% OF JOB SEEKERS USE TWITTER TO HELP FIND WORK, up from 26% in 2011

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35% OF JOB SEEKERS USE TWITTER CONTACTS FOR CAREER GAIN, up from 25% in 2011

CAREER ACTIVITY 2012 JOB SEEKERS

2011 JOB SEEKERS

I MADE NEW PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS 9% 9%

I ASKED A CONTACT FOR HELP WITH A JOB SEARCH /CAREER ADVICE 8% 9%

I SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH A CONTACT 7% 9%

A CONTACT SHARED A JOB OPPORTUNITY 11% 7%

A CONTACT REFERRED ME FOR A JOB 9% 6%

A CONTACT PROVIDED AN EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE ON A COMPANY 11% 7%

NONE OF THESE 65% 75%

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DEMOGRAPHICS OF ALL JOB SEEKERS55%

45%

AGE

18-29

30-39

40-54

55+

27%

25%

36%

12%

INCOME

< 25K

$25-49

$50-74

$75-99

$100K+

EDUCATION

HIGH SCHOOL OR LESS

SOME COLLEGE

COLLEGE GRAD

POST GRAD

26%

13%

27%

34%

18%

24%

12%

21%

20%

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