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By Sandra Hennessy

Picture the scene. You’re working for a company and, like many others, you’re using your LinkedIn profile to build the business’s network and you also use it to nurture relationships and increase sales using its range of excellent tools. Now you decide to move jobs and to another company, so you pack up your things and say your goodbyes. But your boss has other ideas! Before you leave, you’re asked to hand over your LinkedIn account access details. The big question now is….. Who owns the LinkedIn contacts and the profile? And unfortunately, this is a question no-one ever asks until it’s too late!