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. 32 percent of the 19 to 30 year-olds said that they would be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods.
Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*?
Generation
Answered yes
Gen Y (19-30 years)
32%
Gen X (31-48 years)
30%
Baby Boomers (49-66 years)
26%
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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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Kelly Services. (June 30, 2012). Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/
Kelly Services. "Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*?." Chart. June 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/
Kelly Services. (2012). Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/
Kelly Services. "Would You Be More Inclined to Search for Jobs via Social Media than Traditional Methods*?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/
Kelly Services, Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/ (last visited May 08, 2025)
Would you be more inclined to search for jobs via social media than traditional methods*? [Graph], Kelly Services, June 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257502/opinion-on-job-search-through-social-media-versus-traditional-methods/
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