There are 1,942,980 Irish profiles on Facebook (Facebook.com)■Over 900 new profiles are set up each day■The average Irish person spends 4hours 10 minutes on Facebook per month (*Comscore)■49% of the population over 15 years of age are on Facebook,■47% of Facebook users log in daily - 24% every couple of days - 12% log in weekly etc (Ipsos MRBI)

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Nearly two in five companies (37%) use social networking sites to research job candidates

In a 2009 study of employers who conduct online background checks, 45% said they used social media to screen job candidates.

The nationwide survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive from February 9 to March 2, 20l2, included more than 2,000 hiring managers and human resource professionals across industries and company sizes.

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What are hiring managers looking for on social media?

Hiring managers are using social media to evaluate candidates’ character and personality outside the confines of the traditional interview process.

· To see if the candidate presents himself/herself professionally – 65%· To see if the candidate is a good fit for the company culture – 51%· To learn more about the candidate’s qualifications – 45%· To see if the candidate is well-rounded – 35%· To look for reasons not to hire the candidate – 12%

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