Abstract: A recruiting tool for leveraging social and business contacts of existing employees, contractors, franchisees and the like is disclosed. The system provides an application for evaluating contact data of employee contacts available through existing social networks or other applications. The application compares the contact data to opportunity description data and, if any of the contacts appear to possess the proper qualifications, matches those contacts to the opportunity of the employer. Feedback is provided to the employee identifying these matched contacts. The employee may then use the application to alert the matched contact of the opportunity, and to submit a referral to the employer relating to the matched contact. Additional system features and options for parties in the role of the employer, the employee, and the matched contacts are disclosed.