This statistic shows the most popular methods of securing jobs according to workers worldwide as of September 2014. During the survey, 25 percent of respondents said that they used online job boards when they secured their most recent job.
How did you secure your most recent job?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Online job boards
25%
Word of mouth
15%
Direct approach from employer/recruiter
15%
Recruitment/staffing company/headhunter
14%
Employee referral
9%
Company website
7%
Print advertisement
3%
Social media site
2%
College/university career services office or event
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Kelly Services. (September 30, 2014). How did you secure your most recent job? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/
Kelly Services. "How did you secure your most recent job?." Chart. September 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/
Kelly Services. (2014). How did you secure your most recent job?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/
Kelly Services. "How Did You Secure Your Most Recent Job?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/
Kelly Services, How did you secure your most recent job? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
How did you secure your most recent job? [Graph], Kelly Services, September 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/379111/methods-of-securing-jobs-worldwide/
