B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
89%
89% -- share of college students using social media for job search for US college students (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
89%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
AfterCollege
Primary
Tier C
https://bestorganizations.com/finding-members-on-college-campuses-recruiting-students/ ↗
Source Article
Finding Members on College Campuses: Recruiting Students
Original Research
AfterCollege
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Methodology
Survey conducted by AfterCollege, as cited by bestorganizations.com; original survey date not stated
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymedia_entertainment
RegionUS
Channelsocial
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US college students: 89% share of college students using social media for job search. Source: AfterCollege (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/college-students-social-media-job-search
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/college-students-social-media-job-search" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>89%</strong> -- share of college students using social media for job search for US college students<br><small>Source: AfterCollege (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/college-students-social-media-job-search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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