This statistic shows the share of human resources (HR) practitioners by recruiting channels used for open positions as of January 2017. During the survey, 78.4 percent of the respondents stated that they recruited for open positions using employee referral.
Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions?
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SilkRoad. (February 17, 2017). Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/
SilkRoad. "Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions?." Chart. February 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/
SilkRoad. (2017). Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/
SilkRoad. "Which of The following Do You Use to Recruit for Open Positions?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/
SilkRoad, Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Which of the following do you use to recruit for open positions? [Graph], SilkRoad, February 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/790399/recruiting-channels-used-by-hr-for-open-positions/