25 Fun Facts About Resumes, Interviews, & Social Recruitment
Think you know what the job search market looks like in 2016? These figures tell quite an intriguing story. Enjoy!
- In the US, there are 3 million unfilled jobs and 11.8 million unemployed workers.
- The average time spent by recruiters looking at a resume: 5 to 7 seconds.
- 76% of resumes are discarded for an unprofessional email address.
- 88% rejection rate when you include a photo on your resume.
- In 2000, 22% of resumes were submitted via email or posted on the web. In 2015, over 90% of resumes are now posted online or sent via email.
- Only 35% of applicants are actually qualified for the jobs they apply to.
- Applicant Tracking Software, the robots that read your resume, are able to quickly eliminate 75% of the applicants.
- 427,000 resumes are posted each week on Monster.
- 68% of employers will find you on Facebook.
- There are 15 million brands and organizations on Facebook.
- 18,400,000 applicants found their job on Facebook.
- 10,200,000 applicants found their job on LinkedIn.
- 89% of recruiters have hired someone through LinkedIn.
- 8,000,000 applicants found their job on Twitter.
- 93% of recruiters are likely to look at a candidate’s social media profile.
- 43% of job seekers have used their mobile device to engage in a job search with 7% of all job seekers conducting their job search online while in the restroom.
- While the average length of an interview is 40 minutes, 33% of 2000 surveyed bosses indicated they know within the first 90 seconds if they will hire that candidate.
How can they make such a decision in less than 2 minutes? In the same survey, respondents noted the following nonverbal mistakes as some of the reasons why you may be eliminated during the interview:
- 70% indicated applicants were too fashionable or trendy.
- 67% indicated failure to make eye contact.
- 55% the way the candidate dressed, acted or walked through the door.
- 47% of clients who had little or no knowledge of the company.
- 38% was a tie – quality of voice and overall confidence; and lack of a smile.
- 33% for bad posture.
- 26% because the handshake was too weak.
- 21% for crossing their arms over their chest during the interview.