B
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60%
60% -- share of job seekers investigating company social media for job seekers (2026)
60% of job seekers investigate a company's social media presence before applying or accepting a job.
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60%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Kickstand
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Tier C
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job seekers: 60% share of job seekers investigating company social media. Source: Kickstand (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/job-seekers-investigate-social-media-before-applying-2026
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