Have Your Say: Have you found a contract through a social networking site?

Canny contractors are always on the lookout for new ways to find the right contract. Many already use business networking sites like LinkedIn, and it seems that social networking sites are keen to muscle in on the lucrative recruitment sector.

We recently reported on Facebook’s introduction of features that enable recruiters to advertise contracting work. And other social networking sites seem to be gearing up to offer employment opportunities too.

Have you found a contract by using a social networking site? Are you planning to start searching Facebook and its like for contracts?

Published: Monday, June 23, 2008

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