Are you making 10% of your hires through social networks? According to Workforce Management, William Uranga is, and he's surprised Facebook hasn't caught on. William is pretty well-versed in social media, but his work is no surprise to third party recruiters, who have dug into the LinkedIn bonanza and made big bucks off the network.

If you're an independent recruiter, LinkedIn is a must. I'm fond of saying that if you're not making $100,000 more of your LinkedIn account, you're not doing it right (which is why I have this beautifully packaged training DVD telling ...).

For corporate recruiters, and also for recruiters working in third party firms, using LinkedIn can come with hassles. Owners and Executives are very nervous about allowing recruiters to build networks that leave when the recruiter leaves. Some are even foolishly trying to get employees to sign statements promising to turn over the LinkedIn accounts if they leave (it's a violation of your TOS, if you do, btw).

Well, with the new services being rolled out by LinkedIn in the next few weeks, that problem is solved.

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