Senior executives are increasingly using social networking sites to climb the career ladder, according to a report from recruitment firm Harvey Nash.

A survey of 500 senior executives shows professional social networking sites are set to rival executive job boards as a way of finding new career opportunities.

Some 90% of respondents said they were registered on sites such as LinkedIn, compared with just 50% posting their CV on a job board.

Most executives see "building a personal brand" as important to their career and more than two-thirds (68%) say social and professional networking sites are an important part of this.

Carol Rosati, director at Harvey Nash, said, "We are starting to see a shift in the way senior executives develop their careers.

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