As you might expect, LinkedIn does some research on job seeker behavior. And their findings are pretty interesting.
22% of fully-employed people are not open to new opportunities. 16% are not actively looking, but network with friends about jobs. 44% are open to considering jobs, but only when someone contacts them first (typically a recruiter).
Only 18% are applying to job postings.
OK, small employers. If you run ads, you can at least hope to get some good people in that 18% … right?
Well, as I mentioned in my last post on this topic, your job ads aren’t doing as much good as you thought they were. If you are not on Indeed, and if you are not mobile friendly, and if you are not easy to apply to, that 18% gets whittled down pretty fast. Your job ads are only giving you a tiny fraction of the 18% now.
These are just a couple of the slides from a presentation we have on this topic. Contact me if you want to know more.
[...] why your job advertising is not giving you a steady flow of great candidates. You got left behind. Candidates have gone mobile in their job search. Nearly a third of candidates who are visiting career sites like CareerBuilder and Indeed are using [...]
[...] why your job advertising is not giving you a steady flow of great candidates. You got left behind. Candidates have gone mobile in their job search. Nearly a third of candidates who are visiting career sites like CareerBuilder and Indeed are using [...]
[...] fact, research consistently shows that only 18 percent of currently working people ever respond to job advertising. The vast majority of people will never see your job ad. no matter where it is [...]
[...] posting job ads has always been a long shot–LinkedIn’s research shows that only 18% of currently employed people even look at job ads. But now, with the impact of Google and Mobile, most employers would be lucky to see a fourth of [...]