Previous research from Jobvite found that 86% of recruiters are likely to look at social profiles for candidates, with 48% reporting they always do so.
In the first of a series of profiles on the top candidates, NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro sent this report on the current frontrunner, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
But LinkedIn makes much of its money by charging an elite group of corporate recruiters big money for the right to sift through member profiles, hunting for great candidates to hire.