This statistic gives information on selected contact activities that US job seekers perform on LinkedIn. During a survey in December 2013, it was found that 32 percent of job seekers in the United States had made a new professional connection through the social network.
Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013
Characteristic
Share of respondents
A contact referred me for a job
40%
A contact shared a job opportunity
32%
I made new professional connections
32%
A contact provided an employee's perspective on a company
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Jobvite. (February 19, 2014). Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/
Jobvite. "Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013." Chart. February 19, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/
Jobvite. (2014). Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/
Jobvite. "Selected Contact Activities of U.S. Job Seekers on Linkedin as of December 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/
Jobvite, Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Selected contact activities of U.S. job seekers on LinkedIn as of December 2013 [Graph], Jobvite, February 19, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263449/selected-contact-activities-of-us-job-seekers-on-linkedin/