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# Social Media Employment Charts
This Infographic Highlights How Essential a LinkedIn Account Is

By Andrew Sztein | Published 2013-03-21 | Special
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-account
References: [bitrebels](http://www.bitrebels.com/social/a-linkedin-profiles-importance/) & [visual.ly](http://visual.ly/linkedin-revolutionizing-world-recruiting)

In a tough job market, there's nothing more essential than a complete [LinkedIn](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-analytics) account, job experience not withstanding. To hammer home how important a well put-together LinkedIn account can be, the 'LinkedIn: Revolutionizing The World Of Recruiting' infographic by Obizmedia explores the statistics and reasoning behind the biggest professional social network on the web.

For example, 77% of current job openings are posted on LinkedIn, and without a LinkedIn account, there's no real way to compete with the 200 million users in 200 countries for any of those job postings. The only thing worse than not having a LinkedIn account in this job market is not having a complete profile, or having a poorly slapped-together one.

In comparison to other social media sites, 93% of recruiters use LinkedIn to find employees, while only 66 and 52% of recruiters use [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-short-video) and [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-1) respectively.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.8/10
- Popularity: 57% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Linkedin Dominance:** LinkedIn is dominating the professional social networking space and recruiters are relying heavily on it.
- **Importance of Complete Profiles:** Having a complete and well-put-together LinkedIn profile is essential in a tough job market.
- **Recruiting on Social Media:** Recruiters are turning to social media more than ever before to find potential employees.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Social Media:** The job market is relying heavily on social media to find and fill open positions.
- **Recruiting:** Recruiters must adapt to tools such as LinkedIn in order to find the best possible candidates.
- **Professional Networking:** As social media becomes more important in the job market, professional networking platforms will become increasingly significant.

## Related on Trend Hunter

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- [Org Chart Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-org-for-linkedin.md)
- [Professional Community Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-3.md)
- [Social Profile Critiques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-roaster.md)
- [Linkedin Creator Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-2.md)
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- [Social Workplace Branding Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soshial.md)
- [Professional Social Media Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-games.md)
- [Professional Networking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkntrack.md)