LinkedIn wins again. At least when it comes to job recruiters.

New data from the Society of Human Resource Management's latest survey of human resource professionals finds that organizations are turning to social media sites more than ever when targeting so-called passive candidates.

LinkedIn is the fan favorite for HR pros, followed by Facebook and Twitter. So, while teens might be fleeing these sites in droves, job seekers and fillers are turning to them more frequently. Specifically, 77 percent of companies used social media for recruiting in 2012, a sizable jump over the 56 percent the year before.

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