Announcing the release of the ultimate LinkedIn roadmap for recruiters. Authors Bill Vick and Des Walsh have interviewed and written about the best practices from over 50 recruitment industry leaders, big billers, authors and expert LinkedIn users. This is a must read for every recruiter.

Cupertino, CA - February 14, 2006

You've probably heard of an online service called LinkedIn. You may already be a LinkedIn user. If not, LinkedIn is one of the largest free networking resources available to recruiting professionals and candidates today. Simply put, it allows you to easily and quickly build a network of trusted contacts for your business. And more trusted contacts means a greater pool of potential candidates and clients.

But LinkedIn is also so much more, and there lies the challenge: How do you leverage this fantastic resource for maximum effectiveness and profits?

You see, it's not always straightforward, even for experienced LinkedIn users. That's why industry veteran Bill Vick decided to interview over 50 recruitment industry leaders, big billers, authors and expert LinkedIn users. They picked their brains and got them to reveal their most closely-guarded secrets for success. What he heard changed the way Bill looks at using LinkedIn for Recruiting: our guess is it will change yours too. Read more about the book "Happy About LinkedIn for Recruiting" at: http://www.happyabout.com/linkedin4recruiting.php.

"LinkedIn is a phenomenal tool for business networkers, job seekers, and recruiters alike. Everyone has different objectives behind the networking they do. Bill Vick's book is a fantastic resource for any recruiter who wants to understand how to get the most out of LinkedIn. The book's value isn't limited to recruiters however. The book is also a great resource for job seekers desiring to maximize their exposure to opportunity by understanding how recruiters utilize LinkedIn to identify great candidates, in addition to having obvious applicability to business networkers in general".
- Ron Bates, Managing Principal, Executive Advantage Group, Inc. and #1 most connected person on LinkedIn.

"Happy About LinkedIn for Recruiting" is the ultimate LinkedIn roadmap for recruiters. With direct, unvarnished quotes and detailed commentary, the book shows the best ways to use LinkedIn's formidable database of potential candidates and hiring managers, including many of the often hard-to-find passive candidates that so much of today's recruiting efforts are designed to uncover.

When you buy this book, you will also receive:

• Free $95 job posting on LinkedIn
• Free $200 software program, Content Manager from Broadlook Technologies
• Free one month membership at Hireability.com - a $150 value
  
• A 20% discount on any eGrabber.com product - potential $100 value
  
• Password controlled access to the mp3 interviews of those interviewed for the book and others, plus additional valuable information including:
  • White papers from trainers, coaches and others on networking, using LinkedIn, etc.
    
  • Tutorials and how to guides on finding candidates, splits and marketing

The book is available in eBook and paperback formats at http://www.happyabout.com/linkedin4recruiting.php and book stores everywhere.

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Press contacts
Publisher: Happy About, Mitchell Levy, mitchell.levy @ happyabout.com, 408 257-3000
Author: Happy About LinkedIn For Recruiting, Bill Vick bill @ linkedin4recruiting.com, 972 612-8425

Press Copies
A free pdf version of the book is available to the press upon request.
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