We created Indeed to help as many people as possible find jobs. In January, over 100 million unique visitors came to the site to do just that!

Indeed is the starting point for more job searches and the source of more hires than any other site. Last month alone, visitors to the Indeed network performed over 3 billion searches, more than 1,000 searches every second. People use Indeed to search for jobs in over 50 countries and in 26 languages. Traffic continues to grow worldwide, with the most rapid growth occurring in Russia, Japan, South Africa, Australia and India.

Most importantly, January’s 100 million unique visitors represent a fundamental change in the way people find jobs and get hired.

Fifteen years ago, newspaper ads were the dominant hiring source. In 2003 (the year before Indeed’s launch), job boards had overtaken newspaper ads. Both limited their selection of job opportunities to paid advertisements placed by employers.

Fast forward 10 years and Indeed is now the leading external source of hire for employers of every size. According to a recent analysis of 1,000 employers, 50 of them in the Fortune 1000, Indeed alone provided more hires than the next four job sites combined in 2012. The comprehensiveness and relevance of Indeed’s search engine model has proven to be the most effective way for people in every job category, at every skill level and in every country to find a job online.

After health and family, a satisfying job or career is one of the most important aspects of peoples’ lives. With that in mind, our goal is to continuously improve the experience of finding a new job opportunity. People now use Indeed to post their resume and get found by recruiters, learn what it’s like to work for prospective employers through the world’s largest source of employer reviews and apply to jobs from their mobile devices.

To everyone who had a part in helping us reach this milestone, including job seekers, employers, publisher partners and Indeed employees — Thank You!

The graphic below shows how over 100 million unique visitors use Indeed to find jobs:

More hires from Indeed than the next 4 job sites combined and 10x more hires than LinkedIn

While there have never been more ways to find and attract potential employees, new research shows there are just a few sources that account for the majority of hires.

SilkRoad, provider of the OpenHire applicant tracking system, analyzed data from over 150,000 hires to see what sources really work. What they found is revealing – 63% of hires came from just four sources: referrals, internal hires, company career sites, and Indeed.

For the second year in a row, SilkRoad’s report finds that Indeed is the number one external source of hire in the U.S. In fact, Indeed drove more hires than the next four job sites combined and nearly 10X the number of hires provided by LinkedIn.

Unlike other studies that rely on survey data, this report uses an entire year of primary hiring data from 1,000 employers of all sizes to show which online recruitment sources are most effective. It is based on source data that is automatically tracked by OpenHire, which ensures the data is as accurate as possible.

Among the report’s most notable findings about the more than 150,000 hires analyzed:

• Indeed provided employers with more hires than any other external recruitment source.

• This year, Indeed increased its lead over other sites. Among the top 10 external sources listed above, Indeed drove 98% more hires than the second biggest source, CareerBuilder. In last year’s report, Indeed provided 72% more hires than CareerBuilder.

• Among the top 10 sites, Indeed provided more hires than CareerBuilder, Monster, Craigslist, and LinkedIn  combined.

Multiple third parties, including iCIMS and Newton Software, have published reports that show Indeed is the top external source of hire for employers of every size. This data provides valuable guidance for employers seeking to focus their recruitment strategies on sources that are proven to deliver results.

Millions of people have told us how they got a job on Indeed. We’re delighted to hear the other side of the story from the employers that hired them.