Employers can also increasetheir chances of finding the right talent by making their postingsavailable via smartphones, as more people are on-the-move thanever. (Photo: Shutterstock)

How do people find jobs? Turns out it's via both the latestdigital technology and the longstandingtried-and-true method of nurturing professional relationships—i.e.,networking.

Clutch surveyed 507 people who began a new job withinthe past six months and found that online job boards are the most popular sourceof new jobs–nearly half of recent hires (41 percent) found theircurrent role through an online job board. However, the moretraditional method of networking is the second-most popular way tofind a new job, with a quarter (25 percent) of the respondentssaying that networking led to their current role.

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Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a freelance writer based in Running Springs, Calif. She has more than three decades of journalism experience, with particular expertise in employee benefits and other human resource topics.

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