Gone the days of hiring skillful individuals through newspaper notifications, with abundant growth in the usage of social media sites among the audience over internet, most of the companies started preferring social media sites over traditional recruiting methods.
In present days, social media sites have become a great source to promote brands, spread services, find clients, establish new relationships and find skillful employees.
There are several social media sites present over the internet but in order to acquire employees, more than 93% of companies have used LinkedIn, 66% of organizations have grabbed employee by visiting their profiles on Facebook and over 54% of recruiters have used Twitter to pinpoint the talented individuals to work for their company.
Tips to make your job hunting more easy:
Update your profile on LinkedIn regularly and match it to your curriculum vitae.
Follow your dream companies and share interesting, latest news that depicts your enthusiasm, knowledge and interest.
Ask for references from your friends on the social site and it is estimated that every 1 out of 7 who are referred will definitely get hired by the company.
Try to attach a PDF link on your curriculum vitae so that recruiters can take a print of it for their reference.