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81.9%
81.9% -- share of job seekers using linkedin first for Higher education job seekers (2026)
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81.9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Sample Size
70
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Another Source
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Tier B
https://www.anothersource.com/resources/blog/what-candidates-really-want-10-stats-every-hiring-manag… ↗
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What Candidates Really Want: 10 Stats Every Hiring Manager Should See
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Another Source
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Survey of over 70 higher education professionals actively looking for new roles, conducted by Another Source
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Higher education job seekers: 81.9% share of job seekers using linkedin first. Source: Another Source (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-first-job-search-higher-ed-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-first-job-search-higher-ed-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>81.9%</strong> -- share of job seekers using linkedin first for Higher education job seekers<br><small>Source: Another Source (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-first-job-search-higher-ed-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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