In 2020, more than ** percent of job candidates in Germany claimed being frequently contacted by potential employers through messages sent on career networking platforms such as Xing or LinkedIn. Moreover, instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp or Telegram were not as frequently used by German employers to approach suitable candidates as other platforms: as it seems, less than percent of candidates declared being contacted through those channels during that same year.
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Uni Bamberg. (March 13, 2020). Share of candidates approached by potential employers through specific channels in Germany in 2020, by contact channel [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1286582/germany-top-contact-channels-used-to-approach-job-candidates/
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