TweetMyJobs, the leading social and mobile recruitment and job distribution network in the US, found that two out of three companies plan to expand their social recruiting initiatives in 2014. The recently released survey indicates an increasingly positive outlook for the social recruiting sector. To accompany the survey results, TweetMyJobs released the video, “Is Social Recruiting Real?” highlighting how companies, job seekers and even governments are using social networks to connect. More than 350 hiring employers and 2,117 job seekers participated in the survey conducted in June 2013.. Some interesting facts:

• 72% of companies use social media to advertise their jobs
• 59% of companies find they get more referrals and 50% get more applications by using social recruiting
• 1 in 3 job seekers use social media as their primary tool for job searching
• 50% of job seekers spend more than 6 hours per week using social media for their job search

Robin D. Richards, Chairman & CEO of CareerArc Group commented, “The routines and practices of a typical job seeker are rapidly evolving, and this survey confirms that leveraging social and mobile networks to find talent is becoming a critical component of any HR executive’s recruiting strategy.”

View the video “Is Social Recruiting Real?”