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At Talent Connect, our inaugural corporate recruiting customer conference in November, VP Product David Hahn talked at length about LTBDs, or the ‘Little Things, Big Difference’ that we’re continually changing to make LinkedIn Recruiter an ever more critical sourcing and pipelining tool. The major inspiration for much of this innovation is input from our customers.

Now, we all know recruiters aren’t shy, and LinkedIn Recruiter users are no exception. We logged hundreds of  separate pieces of feedback last year that informed many of the 50+ enhancements we made to our core product. Before we dive into 2011, we thought we’d take a moment to recap some of the highlights of LinkedIn Recruiter’s 2010.

January: LinkedIn kicks off the New Year with 55 million members. Meanwhile, we make the Recruiter home page smarter by adding more intuitive navigation, clearer visibility into team activity on shared projects, and easier management of assets like InMails and Job Slots.

While the major TV networks are busy promoting their fall line-ups, LinkedIn’s late September webinar schedule is also looking strong, not to mention star-studded. Here’s a quick preview of our must-experience webinars in the next two weeks:

On September 21, back by popular demand, Lou Adler tackles the topic of Proactive Sourcing Strategies for Recruiting Passive Candidates.  Lou will talk us through how to align your strategy and tactics to achieve your hiring goals; ways to prioritize drivers of success such as quality of hire; how to convert drab job descriptions into real career moves; and much more.

On September 22, we’ll be hosting an informational session on LinkedIn Corporate Recruiting Solutions, which are now used by over 60 of the Fortune 100 to find, contact and build relationships with the world’s best talent. If you’ve always wondered how LinkedIn Recruiter works, here’s your chance to find out.

On September 29th, talent management expert Dr. John Sullivan joins us to lead a session on Social Recruiting for Real: Crafting a Strategy to Support Your Recruiting Lifecycle. In Dr. Sullivan’s words, it’s time to stop viewing social networks as mere phone books of passive talent; you’ll really raise your game if you think about driving your broader recruiting lifecycle via social platforms like LinkedIn.

Last but not least, we’ve got not one but two sessions lined up for recruiting professionals at agencies and third party search firms. Join us on September 22 or September 30 to learn more about how you can leverage LinkedIn Professional Services to boost your productivity and effectiveness on LinkedIn.

If your end of September calendar is already packed, bookmark http://talent.linkedin.com/events so you can always be in the loop on future free events hosted by LinkedIn.

All in all, not too shabby for an early fall line-up. Who knows what we’ll have in store for sweeps week!