ACCORDING TO a study by Chicago-based job board, CareerBuilder.com, one in five employers in the US are now using social networks to research information about job candidates.
In SA, this trend is gathering momentum as people are starting to explore the uses of social networks beyond friendship connections.
But, where do you start and how can you make the most impact? Mark Gray, of specialist HR recruitment and technology company Graylink, offers some tips on how to get the most out of Linkedin, a professional version of the more social Facebook: