I take a lot of guff from family and friends when they see me hunched over my phone.  They know I’m not about the make a call and they know I’m not sending a text.  I’m either catching up on Facebook, or catching up on Twitter.  The admission to what I’m doing normally results in an eye roll followed by a verbal cease and desist, but I just continue about my business.

We live in the age of social media.  There’s no disputing that fact.  With the advances of technology, and having the far reaches of the globe at a finger swipe away, it’s not surprising to find out that the way people search for jobs is changing along with the digital landscape.  The days of sending out hard-copies of resumes, cover letters and references is slowly going the way of the dinosaur.  It’s not extinct yet, but with the advent of email, online resume submission and good old fashioned networking, it very well could be some day.

I came across a very interesting piece of information today.  That is that 36.6 million people found a job by way of social media.  That figure stopped me in my tracks.  Blogging 4 Jobs posted an in depth infographic showing the figures and even though it may take a few looks to really absorb, it’s pretty darned impressive.  Click the image below to enlarge it and be sure to head over the Blogging 4 Jobs to check out the full post.