This statistic gives information on selected career activities that U.S. job seekers perform on Facebook. During a survey in September 2012, it was found that 25 percent of job seekers in the United States had updated their profile with professional information.
Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Updated profile with professional information
25%
Provided your own profile on a job application or during an interview
17%
Modified privacy settings with work in mind
15%
Searched for jobs
14%
Researched a potential employer before/during application process
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Jobvite. (February 19, 2014). Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/
Jobvite. "Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012." Chart. February 19, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/
Jobvite. (2014). Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/
Jobvite. "Selected Career Activities of U.S. Job Seekers on Facebook as of September 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/
Jobvite, Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Selected career activities of U.S. job seekers on Facebook as of September 2012 [Graph], Jobvite, February 19, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263417/selected-career-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-facebook/
