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INM MAGAZINE VOLUME 8 | FEBRUARY 2016 #Emerging Trends S.No. 1 2 3 4 5 Country Top choice recruiters United Kingdom (UK) Twitter United States of America Facebook (USA) Germany & DACH region Xing (German speaking countries) France Viadeo Asian Countries LinkedIn SNW is the fastest growing medium in terms of quality hires, increasing by 73% over the past four years as compared to other mediums like referral programs, company career websites, etc. LinkedIn continues to be the most popular option among 50.8% companies whereas 49.2% companies still continue to not brand themselves on either of the platforms (as indicated in the graph below): Hence, as indicated by the graph above, the scope to explore and exploit social media as a recruitment forum vests in the fact that 49% of the employers still prefer using a recruitment consultant to advertise a new role as compared to all other methods. The results were drawn of Next choice recruiters Facebook - of LinkedIn Facebook based on a survey conducted on 896 job seekers and 280 hiring managers and was indicated by 'Robert Walters' white