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I got the link to the online questionnaire about the usage of the Social Media in Recruitment today. It is really interesting that people are actually studying the usage of the social media in recruitment as a postgraduate study on the universities in Dublin. 

The use of Social Media in Recruitment in Ireland

Thank you for taking the time to take part in this short research survey. We are investigating the current and future trends in the use of social media resources in Recruitment.

This survey is part of a postgraduate research project ....(SHORTENED) ...Your participation is very much appreciated.

I fall into the following category... (please select only one)

• HR / Recruitment Professional (Employer)
• Recruitment Professional (Agency)
• Jobseeker
• None of the above

The use of Social Media in Recruitment in Ireland - Recruitment Professionals [Page 2/3]


My opinion of the use of social media in recruitment is...

• I don't think it has any use
• I don't know much about it
• It may have some limited uses
• It is becoming more and more important
• I think its a very useful tool

In Industries:

• Human Resources
• Manufacturing, Supply Chain or Engineering
• Sales & Marketing
• Finance, Accountancy or Legal
• Science, Pharmaceutical or Healthcare
• Information Technology
• Other (please specify)

My organisation has the following number of staff

• 1-5
• 6-10
• 11-50
• 51-250
• over 250

In a professional capacity, my organisation uses the following social media resources... (Tick all that apply)

• LinkedIn Company Profile
• Twitter Page
• Facebook Company Page
• Company Blog
• None of the above

The use of Social Media in Recruitment in Ireland  - Social Media Usage [Page 3/3]

My organisation has successfully used the following social media tactics in a recruitment campaign... (Tick all that apply)

• Active resourcing through LinkedIN
• LinkedIn job advertisements
• Posting job ads on Twitter
• Posting job ads to company Facebook page
• Paid advertising on Facebook
• Paid advertising on Google
• None of the above

If you use LinkedIn, how often would you log on?

• Hourly
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• I haven't used it in a long time
• I don't use LinkedIn

If your organisation uses Twitter, how often does your organisation Tweet?

• Hourly
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• It was set up but isn't updated much anymore
• My organisation does not use Twitter

If your organisation uses Facebook, how often does your organisation post updates to Facebook?

• Hourly
• Daily
• Weekly
• Monthly
• It was setup, but isn't updated that much anymore
• My organisation does not use Facebook

If your organisation uses a company blog, how often would the company post a new blog?

• Daily
• Weekly
• Every 2 weeks
• Monthly
• It was setup, but we haven't posted a blog in a while
• My organisation does not have a company blog

In my opinion, the most useful social media resources for recruitment is... (Rank 1 - 4, where 1 is the best)

• Facebook
• LinkedIn LinkedIn
• Twitter Twitter
• Company Blogs

The use of Social Media in Recruitment in Ireland