Are You in the 80% of Graduates Who Searches for Jobs Online?
A study reported by ComputerWeekly says that 80% of university graduates only use the web to search for jobs. A mere 3% use newspapers.
What other statistics did the report find?
- 57% of students spend less than an hour researching the company before a job interview (who has time for more?)
- 9% of college graduates do not research companies at all before attending a job interview (bad move, grads)
- 18% of students utilize recruiters to find jobs
- 8% of graduates apply to the job in person
This is generation Google, generation Facebook, and others. Eighty percent of these users are also heavy users of Facebook, MySpace, and YouTube.
What does that mean for future employers? It’s time to rethink the strategy when it comes to targeting students, as social networks are where the students flock. As an example, awhile ago, the CIA brought its recruiting to Facebook. While the recruiting group doesn’t exist anymore, it turned out to be a huge success among students.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hi Digital Student,
This blog rocks. I’ve learned a lot of cool stuff here and as a senior I am in the midst of my first real job seach. Thanks for the tip about researching companies online before an interview.
I also read a great book (see my generation still reads books, not just online info!) this past year that has helped me a ton getting ready for the real world and my career. The title is “Getting from College to Career” by Lindsey Pollak. It’s geared for Gen Y or recent college grads and gives us 90 great action tips to take before you even work on your resume or go for an interview. It’s helped me a ton so thought you’d want to know about it. Check it out.
XO,
Linda