April 16, 2012 - Cabarrus County

MethodsUsedforRecruiting80WordofMouth(73.1%)706050InternetPostings(49.5%)LocalNewspapers(47.5%)403020100Category1EmploymentSecurityCommission(45.1%)RecruitingAgencies/TempServices(37.4%)SocialNetworking(31.2%)Methods Used for Recruiting EffortsEmployers identified word of mouth as their primary source for recruitingfollowed by Internet Postings. The use of Social Networking is becomingmore popular and is used overall by 31.2% of employers as a recruitingtool and 47% of the Professional Services sector use social networkingfor recruiting. A few small employers commented that Word of Mouthrecruiting is very effective, indicating that without a human resourcesdepartment to handle recruiting they were not equipped to handle thevolume of inquiries that would be generated using other methods. Thestatistics showed that 81% of the Retail Sales and Services sectorrecruited by word of mouth.“Our best employees come from intercompanyassistance or by word of mouth.”11I-4Page 291