The statistic displays the results of survey of methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018. The survey results indicate that among the companies surveyed, using company employees and contacts were the preferred means of actively approaching potential new employees in 2018. Approximately 70 percent of respondents indicated that their company approached potential new employees through its current employees, while roughly 65 percent identified business and personal contacts as a valuable channel for active recruitment.
Methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018*
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Methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018*
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employees with insights in the personnel and recruitment methods of companies with at least two employees
Method of interview
Telephone interviews and online survey
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* The source does not provide the original wording of the question posed during the survey. The wording of the question chosen for this statistic may therefore differ slightly from the original.
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I&O Research. (October 15, 2018). Methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940100/methods-used-to-actively-approach-potential-new-employees-in-the-netherlands-2018/
I&O Research. "Methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018*." Chart. October 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940100/methods-used-to-actively-approach-potential-new-employees-in-the-netherlands-2018/
I&O Research. (2018). Methods used by companies to actively approach potential new employees in the Netherlands in 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940100/methods-used-to-actively-approach-potential-new-employees-in-the-netherlands-2018/
I&O Research. "Methods Used by Companies to Actively Approach Potential New Employees in The Netherlands in 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940100/methods-used-to-actively-approach-potential-new-employees-in-the-netherlands-2018/
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