* (e.g. newspaper advertisements, online job boards, or recruitment companies).
Survey conducted among 168,000 respondents from 30 countries in the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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Job searches via social media versus traditional methods 2012, by industry
The statistic shows the results of a survey concerned with the question whether the survey respondents are more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods, by industry sector. 26 percent of the respondents from the "Life Sciences" industry sector said that they would be more inclined to use social media to search for jobs rather than using traditional methods.
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Kelly Services. (June 30, 2012). Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/
Kelly Services. "Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*?." Chart. June 30, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/
Kelly Services. (2012). Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/
Kelly Services. "Would You Be More Inclined to Search for Jobs via Social Media than Traditional Methods*?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jun 2012, /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/
Kelly Services, Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? [Graph], Kelly Services, June 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/257505/job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods-by-industry-sector/
