Facebook, with over 1-billion potential candidates and candidate’s friend network as potential referrals, is a goldmine of untapped recruiting opportunities.

Facebook is a great way to start building a talent community of candidates who are interested in working with your company. In this infographic we’ll tell you why Facebook recruiting is important and what you can do to build a great community and start recruiting with Facebook.

This infographic was originaly published on Mashable.

Facts and Stats to tweet –

1. 85% of internet users have Facebook accounts. +tweet this
2. 74% of internet users use Facebook daily. +tweet this
3. 57% of internet users have more than 100 friends on Facebook. +tweet this
4. 58% of Facebook users have liked a brand on Facebook. +tweet this
5. 42% of people have mentioned a brand in a Facebook status update. +tweet this
6. 41% of people have shared a link, video, or story about a brand on Facebook. +tweet this
7. 84% of job seekers have a facebook profile. +tweet this
8. 48% of all job seekers (63% of those with a profile) have done at least one social job hunting activity on Facebook in the last year.  +tweet this
9. One in five job seekers added professional information to their Facebook profile in the past year. +tweet this
10. 16% received a job referral from a Facebook friend. +tweet this
11. 56% of Facebook-using job seekers are male, 64% are under the age of 40, 36% earn more than $75,000 and 42% are college graduates. +tweet this

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<a href=”https://leadspanda.com/blog/how-to-recruit-with-facebook-infographic/”><img src=”https://leadspanda.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/facebook-recruiting-e1333362654752.png” alt=”How to Recruit with Facebook”></a><br />Source: <a href=”https://leadspanda.com/blog/how-to-recruit-with-facebook-infographic/”>How to Recruit with Facebook</a><br />

Do you have a social media recruiting success story? Is it as effective as traditional recruiting? Let us know in the comments.